If you have a thing for retro design you’re going to love this USB microphone.  It features of course a retro inspired microphone.  Which yes is a little more bulky than it needs to be, but it’s worth it to get the overall retro look.  It uses radio-frequency identification, so you can move about the room with it as long as you’re within three meters.  As you’re wandering you won’t have to worry about tripping over any wires, you can make a fool of yourself anyway though by singing into it.

Can you believe it - I went to the cinemas the other day to catch Star Wars: Clone Wars, but amazingly enough I was turned down due to the fact that nobody else bought the tickets (and that was just 10 minutes before the show supposedly “starts”), so the management decided it was not cost effective to open up the doors to that screening just for a couple of people. Amazing! Who’d knew that the world would run out of Star Wars geeks? If only I could vent my frustration with the Star Wars Lightsaber Lamp.

This mini Jedi weapon of choice plugs into your USB port and lights up to become possibly the coolest desk lamp since the discovery of electricity. Not only can you get in touch with the force (as long as you’re a Jedi), but once charged, you can remove this wicked wand from its base and have your very own mini-me glowing lightsaber. It’s the perfect present for any Star Wars devotee who may have slipped over to the Dark Side and is in need of enlightenment, and don’t forget that a good present can make up for a bad past.

This is different from the Lightsaber Desk Lamp that we saw earlier this year, since that model is not USB-powered but relies on AA batteries instead. You can pick up the Star Wars Lightsaber Lamp for £24.99.

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As the owner of a Labrador Retriever, I have to give this product some credit. After all, what dog owner doesn’t want to know what his or her dog is trying to say?

Unfortunately, this device is just a concept, probably because perfection of this technology would change the world as we know it. This LED Dog Tail Communicator is designed by James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau, and is on display at the Modern Museum of Art in New York City for the Elastic Mind exhibition.

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Ever lost your dog, cat or even your kid? If you have, you’ll know the panic which can ensue. However, if your animal of choice (or child) is kitted out with their own Identity Pal USB device, it’ll have all the information on it to let people know where to return the wandering little so and so back to.

Also, if you or one of your family or friends is involved in an accident or incident where emergency assistance is required, again the Identitiy Pal will not only let people know who you are, who your next of kin are and how to contact them, but if you have any life threatening medical conditions they need to know about, your insurance details and anything else.

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Oh my gosh, a USB Magic Wand! What could it be? Maybe when I plug it in and say “Windguardian Leviosa,” stuff begins to move. Or it could be that the magic of the USB Magic Wand is that it makes words when you wave it.

I think you may have seen this before. I’ve seen these little devices that are generally stationary and have specially programmed LEDs that somehow make words.

The USB Magic Wand works on the same principle, only you connect it to your computer and you program the message. I’m guessing that your message will have to be kept short.