USB Heating Slippers

First, we had USB heating gloves which our venerable Mobile Ojisan mused as a very cheap cheap alternative to central heating. Just in case your office chilled toes are also complaining, online retailer Thanko has unveiled a pair of, you guessed it, USB heating slippers! And with notebooks making such cosy lap warmers, you're all set for some truly toasty surfing! Rock on.

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Via Akihabara News

Price: 3,980 yen (US$33.30)
Availability: See Thanko site
Device: USB peripheral
Basic specs: N.A.

Iqua Smart Badge

Another slick corporate gizmo, this one from Finnish company Iqua which has incorporated a wireless Bluetooth headset into the ubiquitous ID badge holder. Which isn't a bad idea since it leaves you totally handsfree when you get that call on your mobile, most probably from your boss. Apparently good for three-way conferences, too, though it'll be downright weird to see a bunch of executives conferencing into their ID badges.

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Via Fosfor.se

Price: About 120 euros (US$141.45)
Availability: See Web site
Device: Wireless headset in card
Basic specs: Bluetooth 1.2 specification, headset and corporate ID badge holder combined, talktime up to 40 hrs, standby up to 600 hrs, vibration to alert incoming calls silently during meetings, three-way conference call, 100 x 70 x 13mm, 45g, Lithium-polymer battery, user guide, carrying case, travel charger, mini USB adapter

FM Radio Watch

If your cell phone doesn't offer an FM tuner, check out the FM Radio Watch which does more than tell time. In fact, there's nothing cooler than plugging your earbuds into your wristwatch, and have fellow commuters gawk in amazement. Or you can run those headset wires down a long sleeve, tune in during those long boring meetings or lectures, and stay entertained while occasionally nodding your head sagely to show you're paying attention. Just remember not to sing out loud.

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Price: US$49.95
Availability: See Web site
Device: Watch
Basic specs: 1 x 1 x 9 inches, analog watch, FM scan, wired volume control, 3V battery, stereo earbuds

Razer Piranha Gaming Headset

It may be game over for the World Cyber Games at Suntec City, but those still revved up from all that virtual gameplay can check out co-sponsor Razor's newly announced 5.1 surround-sound gaming headset. Named after a deadly fish that's yet to make it to the sushi platter, the Piranha joins Razer's staple of Vipers, Diamondbacks, Tarrantulas and Barracuda for hardcore gamers. Here's the thing. If you're constantly getting flack for being too loud during gameplay, investing in a quality gaming headset may be good for your health. That way, your parents, siblings, neighbors, spouse, partner, pet or assorted combo won't bite your head off or do you bodily harm when next you crank up the volume.

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Price: Expected to be under US$100
Availability: January 2006
Device: Gaming accessory
Basic specs: 5.1-surround sound, 3m cable length, extended non-tangle cord with gold-plated headphone jack, interchangeable mic system, noise signal accuracy, headphones: 16-24,000Hz frequency response, 32om impedance, 118dB, mic: 18-15,000Hz frequency response, -40dB sensitivity, -2om impedance

The Flite Bike

Hi ho, Silver, away! Now here's the kind of wacky idea you probably won't think so crazy when you're stuck in killer traffic, right behind a lorry with a leaky diesel exhaust, and suffering a full bladder. Just take off and fly over them with the Flite Bike, a kit that equips your motorbike with wings. There're just two bitsy problems. At US$19,800 for the kit, that can buy you an awful lot of choppers as gifts for your family. Plus the Flite Bike gear works on only Honda Reflex scooters. If neither is a problem, then your flying carriage can keep 113kg (250lb) of body mass airborne for up to 2.5 hours. One supposes that a status light will alert you when the fuel starts to run low, and that you will need to factor in a safe takeoff and landing distance.

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Via Mike's List

Price: US$19,800
Availability: Read more here
Device: Motorbike flying kit
Basic specs: Custom Flite Bike airframe, ram-air powered parachute canopy wing, 65-hp Rotax 582 liqiuid-cooled 2-cycle aircraft engine, 4-blade composite prop

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