The M-Bird MP3 Player must be vying for the smallest media player with stereo speakers on-board. Of course calling it a ‘’boombox’ may be exaggerating a little, even if the specs – inbuilt FM tuner, recording from radio etc – are pretty decent. $189.00 and available in a few colours.  Along with MP3, unprotected WMA, and OGG audio files, it’ll play AVI, MPEG, WMV, and ASF video files (after converting with the included software), JPEG images, and TXT files (with auto scrolling). Includes an FM…

The iMONO Keychain MicroSD/SIM Card Reader. The fact that it comes with a nice handy keychain makes this SIM card and flash memory card reader a little more useful than your usual offerings. And it’s also kind of cute, don’t you think? $10.00.  iMONO T-Flash/MicroSD + SIM Card Reader supports direct plug of T-Flash/MicroSD together with SIM card as well. You can use it to transfer your files to PC, and also back up contacts in your SIM card. And…

The Sound Box Waist Bag promises to deliver a delicious combination of elegance and style to any waistline. For what could be finer, good people of earth, than a glorious orange hip bag containing a 3W speaker for your media player which will unquestionably rival high end stereo systems in terms of fidelity, loudness and acoustic clarity? Nurse, my tablets please. Tags: ipod, media+player+dock

The Hot Wheels Radar Gun. From the ‘catch ‘em young enough’ department comes this little gizmo which lets the youngsters read the speed of their toy Hot Wheels cars as they whizz about causing havoc. The Christmas gift pack will probably come with a pair of toy handcuffs and a tiny Tazer. $29.74.  Now you can read the speed of your favorite Hot Wheels racing vehicles with this Hot Wheels Radar Gun. With point-and-read real-life styling, and a sharp, streamlined design,…

The Gold Cassette Belt Buckle may look gauche to your trained eye, but to many lesser mortals the 18K gold plate, bronze tape and stylishly retro look shrieks out to their inner soul. The $210.00 calls out to our wallet too, but we’re simply not listening.  This belt buckle was made from an actual cassette tape. The inside pieces also twist like a tape would. The front has a shiny polish and the back is matt. It’s 18K gold plated/filled with…

The Plus Minus Zero CD Radio. If you find anything more minimalist, please wrap it up tenderly and plant it under the nearest Bonsai tree. Thank you.  But the audio systems around us which we use to play beautiful, enjoyable music on have no soul – they’re just machines. They’re showy and can be customized right down to the last operative detail, and at first glance appear good for all people, but in reality, are they not completely unnecessary functions…

The Neiman Marcus Jeweled Desk Set takes desktop flatulence to a whole new level really, doesn’t it? And at $79.90 for a stapler, we’re also flying high in the realms of pink pigs and fairy dust wings. Anyhoo, no doubt there are those of our esteemed colleagues who will jump at the chance to spend $87.90 (reduced from $110.00) on a tape dispenser, but you can count us out of that party. Tags: jewellry+accessories

The Metal Pad DDR Platinum Pro is proof that in some places on this planet there are people for whom Dance Dance Revolution is nearer to a religion than a game. Needless to say we don’t understand any of it. Especially the ‘hot of arcade party!’  It’s the debut of new-concept Commercial dance pad. It is designed for firmness and reliability,and it surely will appeal to those top players for its smoothness. 3-times firmness, 9 stainless steel pads, together with thick metal frame…

The Retro iPod Alarm Clock Dock is clearly designed for those who need to mix in a healthy dollop of old with the convenience of new.  Slot your iPod into the base and pretend like it’s an old style alarm clock. When it wakes you with your playlist, you can then slap a button on the top to trigger a snooze function. Wow. And the speakers are even disguised as olde worlde alarm bells. Awww, cute. £39.95.  The Retro iPod Alarm Clock even features…

The $150,000 Bentley Gear Shift Knob. With 30 Karats of diamonds, 10 ounces of 18–Karat white gold and a huge dollop of infantile, poser ego thrown in for free. Gosh, what a wonderful product. [Via Tendance] Tags: gear+knob, bentley

I-mu Magic Audio Frequency Singer. Occasionally, very occasionally dear reader we get a product on The Ferret which we don’t totally understand. Herewith one such. It’s billed as a ‘fairly magic audio frequency fixture’, and we’re not absolutely sure what that means. It could be a flat surface resonator which transfers music from your MP3 player or phone to any surface. Or it may not. We must therefore leave the facts to your imagination and press on with the price….

The Swarosvki Vinyl Killer is one of those fun looking self-running record players. Just pop it on to your record and it will whizz round and round at 33 RPM playing the track with it’s on-board amplifier and needle. This new model features a bling-bling set of Swarosvki crystals to impress as it gouges, so for a mere $487.00 or thereabouts you can really trash your vinyl in style.  It’s not the record that spins. The world’s smallest self running…

The Cyber Snipa USB Dog Tag is a flash memory drive and utility toolkit all in one dainty, neck worn package. It even has an LED flashlight, which makes it great for finding your computer’s USB slot in the pitch dark. And why not? £26.95.  The hardcore tag houses a 512mb USB memory stick, with an in use status light, ideal for storing all your top secret files. For the old school die hard battle fans out there, the USB Dog…