Philips presented today its new line of peripherals, with four new models of wireless and corded mice and a wireless keyboard. The new products were made with an emphasis on ergonomics and comfort, and a clean no-thrills design and a glossy surface that prevents dirt from building up on your mouse and keyboard.
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When I first saw this crazy item from the Rare Mono Shop in Japan, my reaction was one of disbelief and puzzlement. It appears as though the world has run out of things to power by the low voltage USB cord, resulting in the provenance of the USB health mask. Worn over a standard filter mask (think surgery), the two mini fans on either side of the mask blow in cool air to the mask-wearer.
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You know how work PCs are - leave them alone for a short while and you’re greeted with a screen saver or password entry screen. While the latter situation happens more for security reasons, it can get pretty frustrating after a while having to key in your password oh-so-often. The Mouse Jiggler would be the perfect device for preventing your computer from going to sleep, activating a screen saver, or getting it locked automatically as it randomly moves your mouse cursor around whenever plugged in. There is no need to install any software whatsoever - the Mouse Jiggler is truly a plug and play solution as it registers as a Human Interface Device (HID).

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I take a look around my work desk and often let out a long sigh. Surely in between the keys of my keyboard lies thousands of colonies of thriving bacteria and other unmentionable microbes which are invisible to the naked eye, but when put under the scrutiny of the USB Digital Microscope from ThinkGeek, the entire picture changes. Chances are I will probably have to turn in my current keyboard into the incinerator and pick a new one up, preferably a model with an anti-bacterial coating on. Like they say, ignorance is bliss - hence I’ll follow that good advice and save myself a fair amount of money in the process without killing off entire nations of unseen life on purpose.

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From Jasco comes this Collapsible Webcam which can not only save space, but is also capable of shooting shots in just about any direction by twisting the ring design in a variety of angles.

For low light conditions, the Collapsible webcam is designed with four ultra bright LEDs and can record full 640×480 video at up to 30 fps with it’s 300k pixel CMOS sensor. It also has an integrated microphone and comes in any color you want so long as that color is black or white. Other specs include a focus range of 1 1/4″ to infinity, auto white balance, and snapshot buttons for still images.
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The humble flash drive has come a long way over the last few years, there was a time when they were a serious piece of kit and had a price tag to suit, and yet now days the flash drive has had a bit of a makeover. It is possible now to buy some flash drives pre loaded with software solutions and in some cases companies are even giving then away with promotional material loaded onto them for people to watch in the privacy of their own homes.
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Energizer is a name synonymous with alkaline batteries, and I personally prefer it over the bunny hopping Duracell due to its design and mascot. It is also the No. 1 selling brand when it comes to NiMH products, and has recently announced the introduction of a couple of systems that will make their way nationwide in due time. These new chargers aim to forge a new path when it comes to rechargeable batteries with the Energizer DUO and Energizer Family Charger.

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What do you get when you take a ReadyNAS, swap the Ethernet connection for direct USB and give it lots of sweeping curves? You get Drobo! It certainly is very nicely styled… Is it possible to have a “Web 2.0″ looking product? “Storage 2.0″ perhaps?

Anyway Drobo is a new product category - a directly connected USB hard drive array with redundancy. They’re very clear in their marketing that it’s a proprietary technology and not conventional RAID as we know it, but I’ll call it that because it conveys the idea and we all know what it means.

I think “The world’s first storage robot” is pushing it a bit - serious tape libraries have been around for years. Still there’s no doubting that putting hot swap redundant hard drives in a USB enclosure is a pretty neat trick.
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