Plug It In, Plug It In

The number of products that you can plug in to your USB port is growing on a daily basis. While Japan leads the way for such products, which include an air-conditioned shirt (we could use one of those right about now), America is not far behind. For around $22 you an purchase hand warmers (you won't be needing these for a few more months). These wool gloves actually heat up within minutes after being plugged into your computer, and will allow you to continue typing, even if you are in a meat locker. They are available for both Mac or PC at usb.brando.com.hk. At fingergear.com you can purchase a Computer-on-a-stick, which will plug into your other computer, allowing you to multi-task. How about a mini desktop aquarium? Yes, you can get one to plug into your computer. All you need to do is add water and, voila, you have a neat, little aquarium with life-like fish and a high density blue LED light for night-time enjoyment, only available at thinkgeek.com. Also available at usb.brando.com.hk is a fragrance oil burner and at perpetualkid.com, you can get a beverage warmer/chiller. How about a paper shredder and letter opener, which you can get at usbgeek.com or a fan-light combo from pcsuperstore.com? If that's not enough, at iwantoneofthose.com, you can get a mini missile launcher to annoy your co-workers with. Many of these items, remarkably, sell for under $50 and, in fact, some sell for under $20. Pretty soon, you'll never have to leave your computer.....not even to go to the bathroom!