The USB Snake Cam. With 2 infra-red and 7 white LEDs for night vision purposes, this is a VGA webcam with vision. Yeah right, corny, but what do you expect, poetry? For a webcam? Sheesh! $22.00.  350K pixel CMOS sensor (VGA) # 2 Infrared LED for low Noght Vision. # 7 white LEDs for light assistance. # Built-in microphone. # Adjustable lens to manually control the clarity of your image. # Snap Shot trigger button. # Top Quality Glass lens…

The Computerised Stargazer’s Chair. Man, telescopes are like so last year. Star heads are now doin’ it wit the motors and the Teflon ball bearings dude. And you get a miniature joystick and built in green laser pointer to play around with, just like a real Star Fleet captain. Yes! $1995.95.  This is the motorized chair that allows star gazers and amateur astronomers to lie down in a comfortable position for night sky binocular viewing. The computer-controlled motor quietly and smoothly…

USB 5 Pin Adapter Keychain. Yep, this little doohickey would make my life infinitely better in every way I’m sure, judging by the number of times I’ve sat staring impotently at a wrong end of the wrong type of USB cable with an aaargh on my lips and a sigh in my heart. $5.00.  Functional and mini adapter for most of the USB devices.

Evoluent VerticalMouse 2. They’ve improved the original ergonomic Vertical Mouse by improving the mechanical and electrical design, upping the resolution to 1200 dpi, adding an extra button and improving the vertical grip shape. Oh and they painted it a lurid purple just to make sure you’d recognise it. Nice folks aren’t they? $75.00.  The patented shape supports your hand in a relaxed handshake position that eliminates forearm twisting. You will quickly become accustomed to the improved comfort. An ordinary horizontal mouse requires your…

Solar Powered Battery Charger. What’s the definition of optimism then? Selling a solar powered battery charger in the UK. Arf! Thank you, thank you, we’ll be here all week. £14.99.  This charger will charge four batteries of the same size simultaneously. On a good sunny day, 4 x AA 2000mAh NiMh batteries can be charged in as little as 6 hours. The batteries are charged within the case, which features a fold out stand for directing the solar panel towards…

The Earthquake Kit is designed to keep you safe in the event of a Richter scale event occurring in your area. How does it work? Well it includes a compass, a little whistle, an FM radio and a little flashlight. Cute, but let’s hope you never have to use one, eh? Around $14.00.

The Night Navigator Star Finder probably won’t help you locate Brad, Angelina or Keanu, but it might just let you find the Big Dipper up there in the light polluted excuse of an evening sky we call star studded. Computer powered and just $99.95.  Find your zodiac sign, your favorite constellation or any of the visible planets – in a matter of seconds. A state-of-the art computer tracking system shows you precisely where to look to find the star or planet…

The USB Insulated Cooler and Warmer. So who said USB wasn’t versatile enough? Stick a can in there, press the cool button and get a fridge effect. Or shove a coffee cup in and press hot and get it toasty warm. Apparently it’s all powered through the USB port too, which is nothing short of miraculous. And all for around $50.00? Gosh. 

The Hipper Mood Creator is a totally useless piece of crud which produces a cute little light show when you plug your USB audio or MP3 player into it. £44.99 for something like that? I’d rather save me money and sit there flicking the light switch in time to Dark Side of the Moon. Your mileage may vary of course.  The Hipper 100 will emulate the mood of your music and control the colour change of the 10 different LED…

The Magic Box Internet Radio. I’ve been playing around with the Acoustic Energy Wi-Fi Radio for a while now, and it’s very cool. The only thing I don’t like is the fact that you need to get the company to OK any radio stations which you add, which limits your user choice unnecessarily. This model appears to be much of the same, maybe re-badged? Still if you’re in the market for a simple to use Internet radio device which is…

The Wireless Pet Doorbell Mat. So like the pet stands on the mat and the door bell goes. Simple eh? But just consider the potential for abuse by a mischevious feline or pooch? Hop on, hop off, hop on, hop off. Who me? Ringing the bell all night from 3.00 am? Naaah! $59.95. [Via Seihin]  The wireless Pet Door Bell Chime Mat is designed to look like a doormat and the chime can sit on the floor or mount on the wall….

Why settle for a boring old PC microphone when you can invest $9.00 and get yourself a Classic Condenser Microphone? Coming to you from the old Radio Music Hall, here’s Tommy Wansworth and his Troubadour Bandsmiths. Or something.   Outstanding transparency and natural sound reproduction # An extended 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response # Flat response curve for accurate reproduction of sound sources # Low noise and high output clipping level # Low distortion over a wide range…

The PM304AF MP3 Player and FM Tuner brick. OK, so it’s not a brick, it’s a portable device. But you get what we mean, don’t you?

The Animatronic Sir Alan. Er..so there’s Donald Trump in the US doing The Apprentice thing, and in the UK there’s Sir Alan Sugar. But only here would they produce a surreal animatronic desk ornament which talks and stuff. Words can only attempt to describe our embarrassment. £39.00. [Thanks Graeme]

There is a school of thought that says if you’re going to carry around a wireless Internet tester gizmo, then it should be glaringly loud yellow and totally in your face. That’s just one school, of course. Your tuition may lead you towards a different star. $274.99.  See signal strength in any location, identify equipment name and channel of transmission, and identify and communicate with IEEE 802.11b/g access points. The Wi-Net Window Wireless Tester features a full alphanumeric LCD that…