Gadget mavens Brando are back with yet another SATA hard drive dock, and this time round, their offering features a built-in 2-port USB hub and a memory card reader for your convenience. Gotta love the one touch backup feature, since that makes it a snap to keep a copy of all your crucial files without going through too much of a hassle. Good to know it supports both 2.5? and 3.5? SATA hard drives, making this a highly versatile gizmo to have, especially when you want to transfer data from different computers since this connects via USB. It will cost you $53 to bring this puppy home.

So it is a Friday afternoon, and you just can’t wait for work to finish so that you can go home and unwind, waiting for Croatia to bundle fighters Turkey out of the Euro 2008 tournament before you see the Dutch dismantle the Russians. In order to pass some time at the office, why not pick up this $70 USB Digital Microscope? Powered by your computer’s USB port, you will be able to use it to check on just how much bacteria there is around your desk, perform a quick scalp check on your colleague’s head while role-playing as Jane Goodall. It is capable of magnification from 10x up to 200x, so I’ll let your imagination run wild on what exactly you would like to see.

Chinavision is now offering a refillable Zippo style metal lighter that comes with a 4GB USB flash memory. It will allow you to both smoke things and store things like the 21st century Marlboro man.

Just like a real Zippo, it’s refillable. Looks like it only comes in cowboy cow skull flavor. It will cost you about $27. Just be careful you don’t fry your data. I’m surprised that zippo hasn’t started doing this. I bet they will pretty soon.
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USB gadgets have become popular by being just plain crazy. This latest one makes a small exception to the rule though in that it could provide much needed stress relief for the office worker. The USB waterfall is exactly what it says it is, a waterfall that is powered by USB. The waterfall is also illuminated with various LEDs that flash while the water gets slowly pumped around. At the bottom of the waterfall there are a number of glass pebbles to finish the effect off.
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Now here’s a webcam that does more than transmit your immediate surroundings to people on the other end of the Internet. This webcam features three PC video interactive games - Kungfu, Super Knight and Funny Stair. It is capable of capturing your real-time moves and translating them into action on the screen. Sounds as though this is something you would play in your own room as you certainly don’t want to be caught in an embarrassing position at the office while busting out some Bruce Lee moves, do you? This webcam retails for $33 a pop.