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REVIEW: Motormouse

Normally I would shrug a themed mouse off as a naff gimmick but the Motormouse has won me over. Shaped like a Porsche 911, it's a mouse that boasts a smart metallic red finish - there's black or silver if you prefer - rubber wheels, an opening boot that stores the batteries and 2.4G wireless receiver. The mouse wheel is a thick rubber tyre that feels much more substantial than your bog standard mouse wheel plus the buttons have the added novelty of flashing lights. The wheels itself don't turn but it can still be zoomed around the desk with a little imagination. One thing I was concerned about was that it could be mistaken for a toy and pinched by younger family members so you'll have to take care to store it away from sticky fingers.

For £29.99, I think it represents good value and would make a good gift for Porsche fans or as a fun update to boring beige PC mice.

Motormouse will be bringing more models out this year, including the Audi TT, VW Beetle and a garage for storing it.

Motormouse

Functional meets cool with Mimobot flash drives

These flash drives really are the coolest thing. There's a massive range of designs from Star Wars with C3P0, Wicket and Darth Sidious models to Happy Tree Friends or community and artist designed drives including the Tokidoki designs pictured above. Prices are from $25 each for 1GB (that's 1024 x2MP pictures or 341 x6MP or 256 MP3s) and there is worldwide shipping. [via Unplggd]

Gain extra digital storage with Toshiba's 'Frost White' 500GB hard disk drive

Whether its your inability to do a digital spring clean or you just need extra storage for your vital media, Toshiba has a stylish new device out for Mac, PC and games console users.

With an attractive monochrome exterior and 'whisper-quiet operation', the 500GB portable hard disk drive is ideal for backing-up 131,000 MP3 files or 142,000 photos or 130 computer games giving you peace of mind if your PC gives up the ghost or if your console can't store as much as you want. All you have to do is 'plug and play' so set up is easy. It costs around £120 with retailers including Amazon.

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Make phone calls more fun with Mr. Jones’s Tengu lip-synching USB device

Long dreary phone calls have a chance of being livened up with this cute little gizmo. Plug it in to your PC's USB port, blow on it to get it started and it'll lip-synch to phone calls, voices or music. It even has different facial expressions! When no more sound is detected, it will promptly fall asleep. There's no software, just plug it in to play. £19.95 here.

The STC Wireless Router Vase - the most beautiful router ever

Your router, let's face it, is a rather boring looking thing. Far better to have something gorgeous as well as functional like this STC router from Saudi Telecom.

I do think the branding lets the vase down but I'd still be much happier to see this router vase on my bookcase than the bland beige box that currently occupies the space with its winking green lights. I just wonder if it's safe to put water in or would the flowers have to go in dry?

[Via Treehugger]

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