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Tuesday January 8, 2008
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Man, where's Jen "The Weird Hunter" Deleo when you need her? Chinese-based peripheral company Honble makes devices that could have been created specifically as fodder for our associate editor's top ten weird gear countdowns.
Take for example the above mouse, which comes either topless or in the slightly-more-safe-for-work version, a mini-wife beater. As far as I know, unlike the newest Belkin mouse, this model isn't waterproof, so use at your own risk.
More wackiness from China, after the jump.
Calculator
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the International hall was packed full of devices that looked an awful lot like a certain brand of American MP3 player. This 5G knockoff slides out to reveal a calculator pad underneath.
Magic Cube Hub
This four-port USB hub is a bit like a desktop Tetris game. The four cubes can be twisted into different configurations, theoretically helping to maintain the classic wire-tangle scenario, but more likely just serving a neat aesthetic function.
Pedometer
Shuffle much? This Apple-esque clip-on device is actual a pedometer. It's also about three times the size of the 2G Shuffle.
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January 8, 2008 5:17 PM
I'm way ahead of ya, Brian, when it comes to that Sexy Mouse! http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=195823&s=27523&a=195823&po=2,00.asp