USB Cannon

Whip out the big guns. It's the battle of the Alamo all over again. Get 'em before they get you. It's not the first USB weapon of mass destruction we've seen (remember the USB-Powered Air Darts?), but the USB Cannon is no less fun. This one shoots out not only foam Babes as missiles, it comes with prerecorded sound effects to add to the atmosphere of nukes whizzing overhead. Better yet, you can download your own sound effects and add them to your program. Allows you to lob three foam Babes at up to 20ft at an extremely fast rate, which might annoy the hell out of your colleagues enough to turn this into an all-out inter-departmental Alamo. Blast a Babe at your boss only if you reckon life is short.

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Price: US$35
Availability: At Brando
Device: USB accessory
Specs: No batteries required, uses USB power, compatible with Win XP, CD software, user guide, quick start guide, three foam "Babes" and a circus net to catch them, 10ft of USB cable

MP3s for bank robbers

Maxwell Parson must have scored some kind of record. The UK-based thief used an ordinary MP3 player to swipe transaction data from ATMs and uses it to clone credit cards. According to the Times Online, the tech-savvy thief employed an MP3 player to record the audio tones an ATM machine transmits via a phone line. In total, 200,000 pounds were stolen via this loophole.

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Easy Desk Aluminum

Just when we thought the the Rainbow Book Stand was the ultimate sloth machine, here comes the notebook companion. Who says a laptop has to sit on your lap or even on a tabletop? The Easy Desk Aluminum puts it exactly where we like to be--flat out horizontal. Fortunately, it's a little more flexible that that. Pressing a button on the joint lets the legs rotate 360 degrees, so that even those who can't see their toes easily can adjust the table over their generous six-pack.

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Price: US$58.17
Availability: At Rare Mono Shop (Thanko)
Device: Notebook stand
Specs: Top board 48 x 24cm, leg 30 x 3cm, can be adjusted into a portable desk or folded away for storage

Nikon D40, rumor no more

It's official. Nikon has announced its lightest and most compact digital SLR--the 6.1-megapixel D40 targeted at enthusiasts who want the performance of a dSLR and the compactness of a prosumer unit.

According to Nikon Singapore, the D40 should be available this year before the Christmas shopping season. The kit set will come with the new Nikkor AF-S DX 18-to-55mm F3.5-5.6G ED II Zoom glass. The company also announced the Speedlight SB-400--an entry-level external flash unit for the D40.

No word on local pricing yet, but rest assured you won't have to rob the bank to own this one.

Portable Ice Rink

Online store Hammacher Schlemmer continually amazes us with the stuff it stocks. There's virtually nothing it won't sell, from transparent kayaks to hydrogen fuel cell cars, short of doing a Harrods where it's said you can even buy an elephant. This time, HS has in its catalog a portable ice rink. And none too soon for Christmas in the colder climes where a couple of days' freezing temperature plus the Portable Ice Rink gives you an instant playpen to hold your own ice hockey tournaments or ice-skating skids. For those celebrating the festive season in the tropics and Under, stick to ice lollies for some cold fun. Coz that's all the chilly Christmas you're going to get.

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Via Luxist

Price: US$699.95 (37ft size)
Availability: At Hammacher Schlemmer
Device: Instant hockey rink
Basic specs: 15ft to 26ft ice rink size

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