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At home, I’m sure most of you have your holiday decorations up and have your Christmas tree all lit up and looking all fabulous and festive. What about your desk - at home or at work? What sort of holiday decoration have you done this year? Do you have your same old dirty coffee mug “displayed” with your pen cup? Why not have a Christmas tree for your desk?

You can also use flashy Christmas lights and Christmas music to enchance your desk at work. Mini Christmas tress also make a great… Continue Reading»

I’ve carried many USB drives over the last few years. My first was a very boring 128MB Memorex stick. They didn’t really make them fancy back then, it was cool enough to be carrying one at all. Like the rest of my flash drives, it was likely lost or broken. Needless to say, I’ve seen a lot of them. I’m not really sure why, but Mobile Disk P1 from TwinMOS really caught my eye.

I suppose that it’s human nature to be drawn to things that are shiny. I can’t really explain it, but if… Continue Reading»

Mercedes has become teh first to add “Search and Send” option into their Luxury Cars. It is a new and convenient way to plan your trip destinations ahead of time. Using the popular Yahoo!Local Maps and Google Maps web sites from the comfort of your home or office computer, you can search for a destination online, then send it right to your Mercedes-Benz. Once you’re in your vehicle, simply push the i-button and your destination will be downloaded directly to the vehicle’s navigation system via your… Continue Reading»

1.3 MP ain’t bad, but if you’re giving a cameraphone a huge telescoping lens with it with a 3x zoom optical, you might want to aim for a higher pixel count. China only, and thankfully, only $130. UPDATE: Forehead slap. Obviously, this is not a DSLR, mechanically speaking. [Slashphone]… Continue Reading»

Springtime’s Bike Dispenser allows you to rent a RFID-equipped bike from one vending machine, ride it to your destination, drop it off at another vending machine, and walk away. The Dutch company won an award at the 2007 Spark Design & Architecture Awards for their idea, which is perfectly suited for an urban environment. Unfortunately, the bikes won’t do much for your cool factor. [TrendHunter]

Shooting for the moon is a bit easier when you have one of these wacky Russian personal moon light boxes. I can’t even imagine what they’re for, but the users so far have come up with some fascinating, classic and even cryptic uses for a portable crescent. Good luck getting any sleep next to this thing, though; it appears somebody accidentally set the brightness level to “sun.” [English Russia]