Hello BabyGuiness in Windy Wellington,

Only just available less than a month ago:

Tiny USB-powered desk vacuum

Retro-tastic upright

Description is here:

http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/11083/12107/tiny-usb-powered-retro-vacuum.phtml

Happy Christmas from The Garden City....

Sorry Sparks I beat my own record....and I'm not even translating ;-)

Le vibromasseur

Je pense que ça se passe de commentaires ;-p

BTW sunny and warm up here in Windyville.

And sorry, Christmas is cancelled - do you not see my icon!!!

Hi again, BabyGuinness,

I had heard about those things, I trust you know what you're doing when they are plugged in.

I cannot "see your icon", but I can see your Avatar, evidently the pic was taken at Rongatai airport, when the wind blew old Santa splat against the nose of a stationary plane...

"Father Christmas/SantaClaus" is not what Christmas is all about, anyway.

Did you know where his red suit came from?

Check out CocaCola history, they were not the first, but they permanently changed the jolly old gentleman's suit colour, last century, refer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus

Kind Regards....

And I thought the USB _LED light was the ultimate (until it blew my laptop)

Nawwww the ultimate gizmo to plug into your USB port is something ebay sent me for free a few weeks back!!!

Would you believe its a set of Christmas tree lights which spell out the ebay name a few times?!! All powered from the USB port!!

I've wired them up in the window so anyone passing can see when I'm on my computer LOL

John.

I have posted before regarding this device, so here it is again.

Oh, just found the humping dog USB flash drive http://www.hiptechblog.com/ and the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rI-pct3zy18&eurl=

I don't know, its not a very practical memory stick to put in your pocket. Almost impractical as the memory stick that looks like a stick.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/31/business/yourmoney/31goods.html?ex=1325221200&en=3fcdea5d2e446b81&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Now doesn't that look practical.

Maybe it's the Captain's Log?

Ok as self-appointed administrator for this thread the current ratings are as follows:

1. Humping dog

2. Le vibromasseur

3. Desk vacuum

4. Pedalling mouse

5. Captain's log (doesn't look real, but what am I talking about???)

However (as my school report cards used to read) very disappointed, must try harder!!! 2 of the above are my own contributions!!!

There must be something really strange out there...go for it guys and gals.

BabyGuiness you forgot my free Christmas ebay lights powered from my USB port!!

There is a fine and ever-increasing selection of arcane USB-powered items here:

http://www.engadget.com/tag/USB-powered/

Now I'm away for a well-earned cup of Earl Grey tea, after perusing that webpage....

Mmmm I'm in love with Hello Kitty... but WTF is she doing in that aquarium?????

I'm worried she will drown.

Please tell me something nice so I can sleep

Del

Just a regular flash drive...

You da winner Mrinny!!!

Absolutely love it. Now where can I get one.....

Says "Te Quiero" (which for everyone is Spanish for "I Love You") - hope it wasn't a personally made gift!

I got something free in the mail many years ago. It was called CatsEye or CatsPaw or something. Was a handheld device, shaped liike a cat lying down, that had a IR scanner in the nose. you were supposed to use this free device and software to scan barcodes. It was targeted toward consumers,no idea in the world why anyone would want to scan there own barcodes at home, but whatever. It obviously never got used and sits in my computer junk drawer along with its Win95 drivers to this day hehehe.....

It is still in its original packaging...the bidding starts at $50.......

This is totally off topic, but being a hater of cables - I'm mean aggravated hate.

I really love my Cannon scanner! It gets all of its power off of the USB port, so no AC connection to add to the already exasperating load of knotted cables!!!

You should see my collection of desktop USB and other hardware...

5 external USB Hard Drives - total over 1TB, 1 USB Internet Phone, 1 USB Router, 1 USB inkjet printer/scanner/copier, 1 USB Laser fax printer/copier, 1 USB mouse, 1 USB keyboard, 1 set USB speakers, 2 USB powered hubs.

Of course there are other phones, answer-phone, and Mains surge diverters, 2 x UPS, plus all those power-packs which clutter-up the place.

I dare not take a photo of it all, because the Forum Editor Window is not big enough.

Kind Regards....

My USB band saw, my USB drill press, my USB car battery charger, my USB powered corporate jet... Oh, and the one with the humping dog on it.

Just being lazy - what is the maximum conceivable number of devices on USB? Just how many USB ports can a PC support?

Can't remember the specs. Too many letters in wikip.....

Hippy Yew Bear 2 U. Hic.

Jush trying me UBS hot wheeshkie maker

In answer to your question, as many as your expansion slots can hold adaptor cards for. Behold, the most worthless USB-powered device ever conceived.

...........The USB Grill

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/usb-powered-bbq--wtf-196087.php

30 USB outputs are not going to give you much heat at all. What's that, about 15W of heating (before diode losses due to the parallel connection). Your average sandwich maker is around 650W, and average griller around say 1200-2200W.

Hello Jack,

That USB grill looks interesting. Is it yours?

What length of time does it take How Long to grill a piece of streaky bacon?

"How Long" is the cook, of course.

Kind Regards....

It's not mine obviously. Someone else's little project. I thought the original source was Japanese (they really do have a qwerky sense of invention, but that is another thread altogether).

No, not my style - impractical and illogical. The heat loss from the computer power supply would probably do a better job of cooking that meat. What's the cost now days of USB expansion cards?, now compare that to the cost of a standard 110V or 230V sandwich griller (or similar). Madness, there are some things you should not stick into your USB ports.

You must have way too much time on your hands, way too much money that you don't know what to do with, and you must really hate that computer!!!