USB Engine Hub

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Tired of looking at the conventional USB hubs? Why don't you have a motorbike engine or USB engine hub on your desk? This device comes with 3 ports to enable you to connect to any laptop or PC via a USB port. When you plug it into the USB port, the engine revs up to tell you that it is connected. The main feature of this device is that it has a starter pedal and gearshift which make realistic engine noises when pressed. Perhaps, the video here will demonstrate it better for its engine sounds and powerful vibrations.

Donut Flash Drives

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Are you hungry? Would you want to have some donuts? You can choose from three flavors: traditional chocolate frosting, strawberry and a weird green color. These delicious looking donuts are not served for you to bite on as it stores bytes and bits instead of calories.

Gundam USB-Powered Air Ionizer

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Are you a fan of the Gundam anime series? If yes, you will fall in love with this device. This USB-Powered ionizer is useful to keep the air around you ionize as long as your computer or notebook that it is plugged to is turned on.

USB Lighter Flash Drive

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This USB Lighter Flash Drive might not be caused you concern as it does not use a flammable liquid. Rather, it builds on the same concept as the lighter in most cars. It uses small resistance coils powered by a rechargeable battery, in which you can plug it into an available USB port for recharging purpose.

The Smallest USB hub

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This USB hub is claimed to be the smallest USB 2.0 hub in the world, which is designed to help you connect more peripherals to the PC without occupying too much desktop space. It measures 5.8mm x 28mm x12mm to make it travel-friendly. Though it is small, it manages to cram in four USB 2.0 ports. From the above picture, you can see that it's shorter than the length of two SD cards, weighing about 21 grams.

USB Fibre Optic Christmas Tree

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This USB Fibre Optic Christmas Tree will definitely get you into the Christmas spirit. When you plug this device into an available USB port, you'll experience a warm glow as the tips of the branches glisten with a bright blue shimmer. The sparkling lights from this Christmas tree will give you soothing as well as hypnotic effects besides adding a festive spirit.

USB Owl

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This USB Owl is a cute and friendly-looking little owl which is one of the weirdest USB products. The owl will blink sagely, move and roll his eyes around, and rotate his head which will definitely provide you inspiration to any home and office computer users.

USB “Timeless Watch”

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This USB “Timeless watch” is a combination of a digital watch and a USB. It was designed by the Czech designer, Ondrej Vaclavik. The watch is lightweight while providing time and information. After connecting to a computer or a notebook, it will remain the status of charging.

USB Animal Drives

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These USB drives are Swedish products. They're shaped into animals like a gorilla (Fredrik), a sheep (Jan), a turtle (Göran), and a pig(Maud). Each of this USB drive is available in four memory sizes: 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB.

USB Eternal Love Rings

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Are we matched to each other? How long will our love last? Now, let's synchronize these USB Eternal Love Rings to a laptop or a computer to “connect” our mutual love.

USB Hub Photo Frame

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This USB Hub looks like a digital photo frame. It comes with four ports and is USB 2.0 compatible. It matches the photo size of 62x 53mm. It's one of the devices to put on your desk to brighten your memories. Besides that, its back light picture frame will brighten up your paper pictures anytime and anyplace you get it plugging into your laptop or computer.

USB Mini Fan

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This super cute USB Mini Fan is shaped into animals like a little pig and a little ducking. If your indoor air is not thoroughly ventilated, don't forget to let this cute little pig or a little duckling to ventilate your surrounding air.

2008 Beijing Olympics USB Flash Drives

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In conjunction to 2008 Beijing Olympic, the USB flash drives took a theme of the Olympic Games in China. They were released with a very limited edition. The 4GB thumb drive of the Olympic torch features the game logo in its centre, with some swirly red cloud around its surrounding. The Mascot-series which consist of 4GB flash drives have their front side printed with images of Fuwa besides the Olympic logos.

Mini cars USB Flash Drives

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These mini cars USB flash drives are one of the weirdest products of USB. They won't take you go downtown but they help to store data of pictures, MP3 and some movie files as well.

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When you plug this mini car into a USB port, its headlight will be immediately lighted up. It's cool, isn't it?

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They also come in a freight car and a patrol car. It's such the weirdest and coolest products ever made!

What are these things, anyway? Here’s a simple explanation:

PERIPHERALS

Peripherals are external and optional devices that you add to your computer to make it easier or more fun to use. Peripherals DO NOT include devices that are absolutely necessary for your computer to work, like the monitor. Some common peripherals are:

• Mouse/trackball
• Joystick
• Modem
• Webcam
• Flashdrive
• Floppy disk drives
• CD-ROM
• Microphone/headset
• Speakers
• Printer
• Scanner

PORTS

Ports are the little holes where you plug in your peripherals. You can find them at the back of your laptop or CPU (the big box part of your PC that contains your CD-ROM and hard drive).

Ports have different shapes and sizes. A few of them are:

• A rectangular hole with holes or pins, where you plug in your keyboard
• Another rectangular hole with holes or pins for your printer
• Small, round holes for plugging in your speakers and headset
• Small, squarish holes where a phone jack fits, for your modem
• A small, rectangular hole for your mouse
• A black pentagon for the main plug/ electric supply

USB (Universal Serial Bus)

The Universal Serial Bus was introduced to standardize ports into just two shapes: a small rectangular plug or a small, squarish plug. They have no rows of pins or holes.

Unlike ports, which have differently-shaped holes for different peripherals, USB has only one kind of hole for all peripherals. A new model computer usually has at least two USBs where you can plug in your USB mouse and USB keyboard. If there is an extra USB, you can use it to plug in your flashdrive, digital camera, or webcam. All these USB devices can fit into the same USB hole.