The Top 15 Wackiest USB Devices

[tyler811]

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When the USB format was introduced just over 11 years ago, the creators envisioned it as a way to liberate computer users by making it easy for them to attach devices to PCs without opening the case, fiddling with arcane settings, or dealing with a multitude of specialized ports. By simplifying things for product developers and users, the format gave creative designers the means to come up with any kind of device they pleased.

So they did.

An increasing number of oddball peripherals have appeared in recent years, and nearly all tend to be designed for the widely used USB standard. Many hail from Japan; the Japanese gadget company Thanko.com, in particular, could be considered the king of offbeat USB products.

Here we present to you a sampling of 15 of the most absurd USB devices we could find. Let's start with a collection of fully functional flash drives that look a little kooky--and, in one case, downright scary.

 

[FoBoT]

i want the snowbot, somebody get it for me for my birthday in april

 

[mwmorph]

I want the running hamster. Where can you get that in the US?

 

[Qwest]

i've been waiting for the usb missle launcher to be available in the US, but $50??! Kinda pricey.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
I want the running hamster. Where can you get that in the US?

The image has iwantoneofthose.com

Here , it looks like they will ship to the us, but i dont know how much for.

 

[tyler811]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
I want the running hamster. Where can you get that in the US?

Here you go

Looks like several places

 

[thirdeye]

The USB pole dancer didn't make that list?

 

[acid45]

cool i like the usb missiles!!

 

[acid45]

Originally posted by: thirdeye
The USB pole dancer didn't make that list?

USB pole dancer is like 100$