Verballs are cool little characters that you connect to you PC (via USB) and can be used in conjunction with Skype to talk to your friends.

Instead of communicating with a boring old VoIP handset you talk with you Verball, who will move it’s mouth to the other callers words. They also wave their hands about and can have illuminating horns to indicate a call.

There are different personality Verballs available including:

• Baby Skype
• Mr V Skype
• Striker Skype
• Slick Skype
• Britney Skype

As loony ideas go I reckon Verballs are pretty cool , available from Pixmania.