Remember how we were bemoaning the fact that the original SOSCharger didn’t work with smartphones? Well guess what, SOS Ready has heard the pleas of the smartphone owners and have put up a Kickstarter campaign for their newest line of hand-crank smartphone chargers.

Not only is this great for emergency situations like a blackout, it’s also great for camping trips too.The SOSCharger features a built-in generator and a 1,500 mAh Lithium Polymer battery. To power your device, simply turn the crank.

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French product designer Philippe Starck has designed everything from chairs, hotels, airplanes, boats and now he has teamed up with LaCie, again, to make a limited edition hard drive. Called The Blade Runner, the hard drive has all the hallmarks of Starck’s ultra futuristic aesthetic and LaCie’s knack for making cool looking products.

Sure the Blade Runner, which has a 4 terabyte capacity, looks like an old car part, but that’s surely the point. “In my design nothing is useless – style, symbolism or functionality,” says Philippe Starck. “In the Blade Runner, the warm interior electronics are encased in a mystifying shell, and the blades are the radiator that cools it down. The suspension gives space for air to circulate around the hard drive, and the metal material increases the temperature conduction.” That “warm interior” is an anamorphic blob that carries all the data and seems to float around, trapped inside the series of formidable blades.

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When you think of cotton candy, the first image that probably pops to mind is that airy confectionery so often found at carnivals and fairs. With the introduction of FXI’s Cotton Candy, however, the word takes on a whole new meaning.

The Cotton Candy is, simply put, the world’s smallest computer, measuring 3 inches in length. While it might not be made of sugar, it is totally sweet (had to do it). The tiny computer comes equipped with dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU, ARM Mali-400MP GPU, WiFi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 and a micro-SD slot. On opposing ends is a USB and an HDMI-out for all types of uses and a mini-USB to attach any peripheries.

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Charge two USB powered devices simultaneously with the amazing iGeek Portable Battery Pack for less than seventy dollars!

We’ve all been there: the last connecting flight has another five hours left before the flier can leave their state of suspended animation, and the battery on the smartphone dies. Ouch!

Not only will a string of uttered curses not achieve anything beyond an Alec Baldwin-like ejection from the airline of your choice, but it is entirely unnecessary thanks to the geniuses over at iGeek.

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I’m not sure if comfortable blogging is what the guys at IOGEAR had in mind when they created the GKM581R 2.4GHz Wireless Keyboard but, I can attest that I am in fact comfortable and well…

What I do know is IOGEAR has really put time into designing a truly ergonomic lap keyboard that makes controlling my media center, from across the room, surprisingly easy. You can almost feel the user testing and design decisions in your hand – it just works.

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What is sexier than a rechargeable portable speaker that produces vastly gorgeous bass and treble tones for twenty bones? How about one that comes in the form of a classic rubber ducky!

I am not quacking you, folks. The Disco Duck Speaker is here to float to the top of the audio-pond echelon.

Meander into the corporate headquarters, find the corner office, sit down to take a draught of a Colombian brewed java, and prepare to start working vociferously; but wait!

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It seems everything can be powered or charged by USB today – we have cameras, cellphones, iPods, RC helicopters, and even the ridiculousness of fondue sets but, what do you do when you can’t find the wall socket adapter plug or never had one to begin with?

If you want to keep the wire-spider-monsters to a minimum and kill your dependency on that computer to charge your gadgets, the U-Socket USB outlet is the answer.

The U-Socket replaces the typical wall socket you would expect to see in a 110v household system with a socket on steroids that features two 2.1 amp USB ports.

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There are no more enticing methods for attracting another–no more potent mating rituals/dance moves–than fondue.

And my girlfriend will attest to this, as our first double date was successful largely in part to the wonders of melted cheese and chocolate mixes that smacked our lips invigoratingly.

Welcome Fondue’s USB-powered Desktop Fondue Set! For less than thirty bucks anyone can now power up their very own fondue maker from their computer (or any USB terminal).

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Who wants to fumble around looking for a massager when they’re hard at work or maybe, say… watching a movie on the computer? The new Hedgehog massaging mouse from Brando is a solution right at the tip of your fingers for those times you’re engaged in the perfect scene and have a knot you just have to rub out on the spot.

This pleasure producing pink (or blue) mouse is fully powered by its USB connection so you never have to worry about running out of juice at an importune time and the removable silicone based rubber knobby cover is completely washable so you can get it as dirty as you want.

We all know it’s the thought that counts and nothing says tons of thought like a pink vibrating washable mouse. For just under 20 bucks you can have a perfect little gift for that special friend.

Have you ever been sitting at your computer and thought to yourself, I would love to be able to weigh some stuff right now? Me neither but, that doesn’t mean this new USB digital scale mouse hybrid thing isn’t cool.

We all know you barely have time to blink without missing something “important” from the thousands of people you follow on Twitter so, when you need to weigh something, and it just can’t wait, simply slide the top off the mouse to reveal the mini digital scale capable of weighing anything from 0.1g to 500g (around 1.1 pounds for you metric system haters).

It should be noted, although the mouse is USB powered, the scale does require two AAA batteries (included). For around 20 bucks, this mouse is perfect for all of your drug dealing or cash for gold buying needs.