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Teal Triple Capacitor Necklace

Okay, so you're having a picnic. And it starts to rain, so you duck under a nearby tree. And you're struck by lightning. Fortunately, you're wearing your Teal Triple Capacitor Necklace which converts the strike into usable energy and instead of incinerating you, powers up your iPod and fills it with a remix of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite as rendered by Deltron 3030. All this can be yours for only €30 (with matching earrings for another €13). [GT]

Teal Triple Capacitor Necklace

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MoPod Mobile Alerter Charms

The worst thing about mobile phones is the stupid ring tones (crazy frog, I'm looking at you and Dom Joly, you're next on the list) that the general public are forced to endure everytime a phone rings. So save your neighbours, switch to silent and get a MoPod. The characters live in domes which can sit on your desk or bag and will light up, spin and flash to alert you that there is an incoming call. Pick from Devil, Kitten, Monster, Penguin, Monkey and Pup - £4.95 each

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Sennheiser Style Personal Earphones

Earphones are a tricky thing to get right aren't they? Too small and they fall out of your ears so you get a wrap around pair and then you can't wear your sunglasses. Then you try a big overhead pair and everyone laughes at your outer geek.

Sennheiser Earphone are 'a new design of earphone capsule [that] has special damping and is tuned for a natural balanced sound, with extended bass and smooth clear treble.' Not only that but it has 'twist-to-fit' for best fit and comes with a carry case and cable clip with a stopper for the outer ear that keeps the earphones in place. This style - MX90 -is £49.99.

By Shiny Forum request: a gold and platinum USB drive from LG

Our Shiny Shiny Forum is proving to be a worldwide smash hit after its first 48 hours online (well, there are people posting from across the world), and one of our hot topics at the moment asks what you'd like to see more of from us. And to prove we listen, this post is dedicated to Julia, who asked for more cute USB drives.

Now admittedly, you have to look hard for the cuteness in a solid gold and platinum USB drive, but it's there. What could be more cute than carrying around your documents in something worth more than my entire house. Come on. That's cute. As for money, if you have to ask, you can't afford it apparently. Julia, I hope you're a saver, because this one's for you. [Via BornRich]

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UTStarcom Launch F3000 - Portable WiFi VoIP Handset

VoIP phones are making the jump from looking like bricks to more like mobile phones and UTStarcom's F3000 model neatly fits my point. The clamshell design, in gold or black, has various call features including 1.8inch colour LCD screen, ringtones, text messaging, three way calling/ call waiting, transfer and forwarding, reject anonymous calls and caller ID blocking. Standby time is 75 hours and talk time is 3 hours. The Auto-Search function will also locate WiFi Hotspots so you can use them whilst out and about.

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Lipgloss for your mobile phone, kinda

I'm reliably informed by those over at Kiss and Make Up that lipgloss is back, and that I'd better get used to it (underneath that bronzer they're quite frightening girls). "But" I wailed "my bag is already full of phones and charges and cameras and SD cards. I have no room". "Never fear" said they "just afix this lipgloss charm to your phone" (as they had mellowed a bit when they saw my distress). To which I replied "I hate phone charms, but someone reading ShinyShiny might like them, so I will spread the news". Which is how you ended up reading this post.  They're a mere $5 for 8 mini glosses. [Via TechieDiva]

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O Sakana Mouse POI

I don't know how ergonomic this mouse is, but then, it's not intended to be a mouse so much as a fish, and any fish you can steer your computer with is already far more ergonomic than any fish in my house. The O Sakana Mouse POI is an adorable little gadget from Elecom available in metallic primary blue, red and yellow, and it's squinty wisdom will substitute for the zen garden you forgot at home and then they turned into a cat box. No word on price or availability, but just sit here and gaze into its eyes for a while and you'll find satori. [GT]

O Sakana Mouse POI

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IFA 2006: Harman Kardon Go + Play iPod speaker system

It may look like someone lopped the head off an innocent robot, but the Harman Kardon Go + Play is actually a speaker set that you can pop your iPod into. It's designed so that your iPod will lie flat in the top part, which certainly looks a lot neater than the usual poking-out-the-top look. The sound is boosted by a combination of "bi-amped digital amplification", "DSP (digital sound processing)" and "Ridge and Atlas transducers" all of which probably means a lot to you musos who know about sound technology. You can control your player using the remote from up to 30ft away and it also connects via S-video to your TV if you want to watch your video clips on a bigger screen.  In shops for Christmas, the Harman Kardon Go + Play will be priced around €349 (around £235).

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Sony Launches MV Tiny USB Key in UK

Back in July we were hoping to see Sony's Tiny Microvault USB memory drives on sale in the UK as soon as possible (US readers can find them in Target stores) and luckily for us, that day is now here. The smallest of USB memory keys yet weighs just 1.5g and comes in a variety of fruity colours. With a storage size between 256MB to 2GB they can store a variety of files including word, photos, music and video.

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Houseparty iPod 'mood enhancer' speakers

Hang on, didn't PodGear have an iPod speaker set called the HouseParty? As if all these millions of iPod speakers don't confuse me enough already, Gear4 has to release one with the same name.

GEAR4's HouseParty 24/7 is apparently an 'around-the-clock mood enhancer'. It does all the usual iPod dock, charger and speakers business we've come to expect, plus it will apparently enhance your mood, which is no mean feat. Also includes an AM/FM radio and comes in white or black. There are two 6W speakers plus a 12W subwoofer and ActiveBass 2.1 technology and it costs £99.99.

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