Well it’s about time. Think about how many gadgets we use on a daily basis are powered strictly by AA batteries. TV remote controls, flash lights, even wireless mice. The amount of batteries we go through has become a burden on not only the landfills, but our finances as well! How much money do we spend on batteries per year? Probably much more than we need too.

Sure, we can always pick up a set of those expensive rechargeable batteries. But even with them, you need a special adapter just to charge them up. And how many times can they really be recharged? The USB Rechargeable Batteries allow you to charge your batteries back to full power right from your USB port.

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Having too many peripherals on the desk these days is not cool - you end up with a mess that might never be cleared up, considering the amount of workload that you have. Brando aims to help with this 3-in-1 Data Tray Dock. What’s so special about it, you ask? Well, it not only holds a 2.5″ SATA hard drive inside, it also comes with a 4-port USB hub and a memory card reader enclosure, all rolled into one. This means you can organize a variety of USB peripherals in a neat manner while gaining a look of approval from your boss. Available in silver or black colors, retailing for $69 each.

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.

Realtek Semiconductor Corp. from Taiwan has just rolled out a fair number of new reference designs that boast Wireless USB Host and Wireless USB Docking Station functionality. This development is very much welcome, as it enables PC OEMs to have the industry’s widest portfolio of complete end-to-end single-vendor solutions for wirelessly connected docking stations. These reference designs will greatly speed up the development process while enabling customers to roll out solutions to the market in a swift and decisive manner. To know more about the Wireless USB Docking Stations, head on after the jump for an excerpt from the press release.

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If you’re tired of boring gray and black electronics this cute little butterfly will be a refreshing change.  That is if you’re female, I doubt many guys would be overly pleased by a brightly colored butterfly webcam.  Then again I’m sure there are at least a couple exceptions to that.  The webcam easily attaches to the back of your laptop and peers over the top of it to catch a glimpse of you while you type away at whoever you may be broadcasting to.

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People say that the world population is reaching epidemic numbers. This might be true, but imagine how many more little people there would be crawling around if so many couples didn’t have fertility issues. Not to mention a lot more happy, yet stressed, parents.

Issues with fertility have luckily been getting a helping boost from the progress of technology. Medications and laboratory fertilization has totally changed the concept of getting pregnant. Though if you don’t want to grow your baby in a lab, there are other methods on the way to help before reaching that point. The DuoFertility USB Skin Patch could one day help millions of couples plan their newest addition to the family.

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Now I’m pretty sure than plenty of us live in highly stressed environments, especially with the workplace getting more and more rigid while the cares and concerns of the world tends to overcome us. Why not take a back seat and relax with the USB Illuminated LED Waterfall Cloud Fountain on your desk? This will definitely add a touch of zen to your home/office/bedroom, as you play back relaxing soothing music while holding a mug of your favorite beverage in one hand while just letting all the stress melt away. It can be powered via three AA batteries or hooked up directly to any available USB port. Guess a highly strung dad deserves this $24 device for Father’s Day, eh?

With weather warming up, or at least I think it has warmed up, all we’ve gotten here is rain, either way you might need a fan if it’s getting hot where you’re at.  You can’t have just any old fan either, you have to have a strangely shaped one or no fan at all.  This cute little fan is definitely for those that grew up with thoughts of becoming a pilot, or with fascinations with airplanes.  Then as many of us did, ended up doing something entirely different for a living.  It would also look very cute at your child’s computer, if they have one of course.

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