USB Airsoft Turrent

Call it the USB Wars. Desktop toy connoisseurs appear to be pushing the frontier of USB-based weapons of mass destruction. Modded by Inventgeek's Jared Bouck as a sort of weekend project, he's merged a simple USB foam missile launcher base with an Airsoft gun. Be warned that the USB Airsoft Turrent is a whole lot more potent than the fun-filled USB missile launcher and its sequel. An airsoft gun can shoot a plastic BB at up to 250fps. So, yes, it can leave welts on unsuspecting targets.

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Via New Launches

Price: Not for sale
Availability: More info here
Device: USB accessory
Specs: N.A.

USB Pole Dancer

Aiyaya. Too bad this pole dancer got yanked off the shelves of Marks & Spencer. A touch of the British prudishness at work? We're sure there'll be other stores soon stocking up on this toy. Another great desktop toy for your pub-crawling tech buddy or colleague who's seen one drink, or pole, too often. This little tease will gyrate up and down the pole to disco music and flashing lights, pretty much like the real thang and not to be confused with bar-top dancing. All she needs is a good plug-in to a USB port. Blonde, of course.

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Via Coolest Gadgets

Price: £19.50 (US$39.40)
Availability: Axed by Marks & Spencer, for the moment
Device: USB gizmo
Specs: 8-inch tall

Elica Lamp

Give us the good, old switch anytime. This one's just too much hard work to get some illumination. Not unless your kid's playing the Big Bad Wolf in a school production of the Three Little Pigs. In which case, you can get your little tyke to put in some practice huffs and puffs to blow this lamp on. There's an added benefit to this. Your sweet pea will be so worn out, he'll be too tired to hound you. According to the site, you turn Elica on by blowing directly towards it, ensuring there's enough revolutions while you're at it. To turn if off, do likewise.

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Via Geekologie

Price: 150 euros (US$199)
Availability: At the official site
Device: Interactive lamp
Specs: Glass, steel, ABS light source included, 220V-230V at 50/60 Hz or 110V 50V according to model, special purple led regulated to be very dim for making the lamp glow in darkness, mercury free motion sensor, weight 2kg

Stereo speakers that massage you

'Fess up, you perverts out there. If it's touchie recliners you desire, here's a cheaper alternative to Osim's pricey iSymphonic massage chair that combines massage with music therapy. The iCush may not give you the ultimate rubdown, but it vibrates enough along with the plugged-in music to give you a Pyramat-like experience. HoMedics says you can link the Audio Sync to the programs for an even wilder ride, whatever it means by that.

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Via CNET Crave

Price:US$99.99
Availability: At HoMedics
Device: Immersive audio sync seat
Specs: N.A.

Bibliochaise

The Italians are stylemeisters without peers, and this one's modest to boot, too (not!), given the company's irreverent label nobody&co. Its Bibliochaise is again, with impish irreverence, an armchair library. Though less chaise (a long chair for reclining) than the name implies, it's aptly named since biblio refers to book. If you're the sort who likes to get totally immersed in reading, the Bibliochaise does that literally, holding up to five linear meters of tomes... and one book lover. So, ok, we can almost hear the significant other screaming that it's a dust collector which'll take ages to wipe down. But think of the guests who'll be utterly impressed with your taste, thereby swelling your ego. All that's missing is a Bibliostool to prop your feet up on for the ultimate reading comfort. By then, your other half would have long since given up yelling.

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Via Popgadget

Price: Pricing to contact the designers
Availability: At nobodyandco
Device: Book chair
Specs: 102 x85 x 73.5cm, six possible colors, customization can be accommodated

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