Hannspree is famous for bringing us TV’s that are drastically more unique and different than the typical black or gray shell surrounds most LCD’s or Plasma’s. One of their latest ones, the HANNSfries, is sure to give you an appetite and an urge to head to your local McDonalds. The too cute 10″ LCD has a casing that is shaped like a container of fast food French fries and it comes with a remote in the shape of a ketchup package. This is the perfect TV for those on the Nichole Ritchie look-but-can’t-eat-Diet.

In general when I clean my LCD or Laptop screen, my liquid cleaner of choice is reliable Windex. Now and then I get a little rebellious and use Mr. Clean’s Magic sponge. As long as it gets the job done, I’m happy. AM Denmark is looking to make your LCD cleaner more aesthetically pleasing than my old ordinary cleaners. They have a bunch of Colour Screen Cleaners designed by Tools Design which look like a cross between a flask and a perfume bottle. These are certainly the classiest screen cleaners we’ve ever came across. The color screen cleaner comes in 3 different colors and designs, but for all it’s glamor if its more expensive than my Windex – I think I’ll pass.

Revo has a new line of USB drives which come with quite a unique way of keeping your data secure. Instead of remembering a pin, you have to recognize your passkey by matching up a series of photos. In this case, the photos just happen to be those of a sexual nature – they actually borderline on pornographic material. We’re rolling our eyes as we write this, and the truth is that we couldn’t care less about the Sex Drive. It’s their other upcoming drives that sound so much cooler. For example they have a Simpsons, Dr Who, The Bond Drive, Mozart and several other ones in the works. A drive that requires us matching up Mr. Smithers with Homer to get access to our data, now that is totally more our speed. But in case you are more interested in the 1GB Sex Drive (Warning, Parental Discretion advised), it retails for £29.95 and comes with a USB lanyard that says “I’ve got a Sex Drive.” Sigh.

Revo has a new line of USB drives which come with quite a unique way of keeping your data secure. Instead of remembering a pin, you have to recognize your passkey by matching up a series of photos. In this case, the photos just happen to be those of a sexual nature – they actually borderline on pornographic material. We’re rolling our eyes as we write this, and the truth is that we couldn’t care less about the Sex Drive. It’s their other upcoming drives that sound so much cooler. For example they have a Simpsons, Dr Who, The Bond Drive, Mozart and several other ones in the works. A drive that requires us matching up Mr. Smithers with Homer to get access to our data, now that is totally more our speed. But in case you are more interested in the 1GB Sex Drive (Warning, Parental Discretion advised), it retails for £29.95 and comes with a USB lanyard that says “I’ve got a Sex Drive.” Sigh.

Who doesn’t IM these days. It’s been the norm of communication between friends and loved ones for many years now. A quick emoticon in an IM such as a smiley face or tongue sticking out is a quick way to show your buddy how you are feeling at the moment. AIM alone has about 20 emoticons. For those who eat and sleep IM, you can now literally sleep IM with pillows covered in emoticons. Take a nap on a smiley pillow or throw an indifferent face pillow at someone’s head. The colorful Ridibundus pillow cushions retail for $24.82 each. (Source: Stuff UK, April ‘07)

These adorable doggie beanies aren’t just any ordinary puppie toys – these are the beloved Nintendogs.  The soft little guys come with a plastic collar and the signature Nintendogs button on their back. Press their left ear and the dogs whine and bark just like they do in the DS game. The Nintendogs Beanies retail for £5.99 and are available in a total of 12 breeds including Dalmation, Chihuahua, Toy Poodle, Labrador Retriever, Yorkshire Terrier, Golden Retriever, Jack Russell Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Pug, German Shepherd, Boxer and miniature Pinscher.

Pacific Design is currently offering free personalization on many of their ipod and Motorola Razr Cases. We didn’t know that they offered that at all, but now that we do, we are ready to share the nerdiness of printing your name on a cell phone or ipod case. Customizing a case would make a great gift, and it is practical if you lose your gadget. But if you ask us, you have got to be a very confident person to carry around a personalized ipod case.

Crumpler, renown for excellent camera bags, has a new bag which kills two birds with stone. The Zoomiverse Full Photo Backpack is designed to neatly carry all of your camera equipment while still having room for your laptop. The photo pouch can accommodate up to 2 SLR camera bodies plus 7 lenses, camera cables and a variety of other accessories. And all of the photo pouches and the waterproof laptop sleeve inside the backpack are removable, meaning that you can use the bag for carrying around other kinds of items as well. The Crumpler Zoomiverse Full Photo Backpack retails for £219.99 and is suitable for laptops up to 15″. Crumpler also has a bunch of other new laptop and photo backpacks which are more affordable; the Crumpler Warm Shower Half Photo Backpack for £124.99, the Crumpler Royal Court Half Photo Backpack for £139.99, the Crumpler Opulent Rooster Half Photo Backpack for £159.99 and the ...

For geeky girls like us, these may be the best Phone Charms ever. Firebox has exclusive Dr. Who Phone Charms, one with a very miniature Tardis and one with a Dalek. The charms spin and flash to alert you of an incoming call or message. I know, you’re thinking, what, no Cyberman version? But these will just have to do for the meantime. They are available each for $9.95 or $17.95 if you want to get both together.

This adorable mouse shaped like a street car will be extra dear to many hearts because of its pink paint job. The additional tinted windows and working blue LED headlights are “ideal for those dimly lit evenings on the Internet.” And despite the fact that the Street Mouse seems a lot like a toy, it’s actually a 800 dpi mouse that is ergonomically designed with a scroll wheel and two buttons. The mouse retails for $25.98.

Ever been in a public restroom and notice how some people leave the stall and head straight out without stopping to wash their hands? At moments like those, I can’t help but silently scream inside of myself. This is why I think that the Talking Toilet Paper Holder is an essential product that should be mandatory for every restroom. The toilet paper holder comes pre-recorded with several messages that play back whenever anyone unrolls some toilet paper. The messages included are, “”Don’t forget to wash your hands!”, “Please remain seated during the performance”, “This is a bathroom not a library!”, “Whoa! Somebody light a match… quick!”, and “We can hear you all the way in the kitchen!” Aside from those hilarious statements, you can also record your own custom messages to surprise your friends or family members with. The Talking Toilet Paper Holder retails for $14.95.

Remember Duck Hunt on NES? That good old NES system even came with an infrared gun to play it with, though the gun was often frustrating to use. Duck Shoot is kind of like having a live version of Duck Hunt. You use the included wireless infrared pistol to shoot at the ducks as they move along the carnival’s conveyor belt. An LCD screen on the front registers points while an accompanying carnival barker spurs you on. While we don’t think that this is quite the most family friendly game that the description makes it out to be, it certainly does have its charm. FirstStreet is also selling a Saloon Shoot and a Gunslinger game with a similar set up.

The back of my desk looks a lot like Medusa with its terrifying amount of tangled electric cords. Just in time for spring cleaning, Belkin’s Concealed Surge Protector is here to organize all of it together. The surge protector can accommodate up to 11 plugs and hide them away with its closing cover. It also has a convenience outlet that lets you plug temporary items in like a cell phone charger, as well as 2 phone / fax line, ethernet and coaxial-cable jacks. Belkin’s Concealed Surge Protector retails for $49.99 and it comes with a generous $300,000 Connected Equipment Warranty. This is the first time we can honestly say that a surge protector has got us excited, we only wish that it came in black too.

It’s that dreaded time of the year again where we all have to shell out even more money than usual. What better way then to figure out the crazy amount of money you’ve spent on gadgets, err, work related items, than with Takumi Shimamura’s Wooden Calculator. The solar powered calculator is made of ecologically thinned Japanese cedar and it retails for $75.00. Warning: do not use near termites or wood peckers.

Once and a while we come across a free service so cool and useful, we can hardly believe that it’s free. CallWave is just that, our latest favorite freebie service. By now you’ve probably memorized all of the iPhone’s upcoming features, including visual voicemail. For non-Cingular customers, or people who just won’t or can’t get the iPhone when the time comes, this feature has to admittedly make you jealous. But there is no need to let the green eyed monster out anymore because CallWave brings you visual voicemail for free, regardless of your cellular provider. The sign up process is easy, and once you agree to their terms, CallWave replaces your ordinary voicemail system. However, you can return to your original voicemail system at any time you choose.

The way it works is that when someone leaves you a message, you have the option to be notified by email and/or text message. The email and/or text message gives you details about the caller ID and city from which the caller originated from, the time the message was left and the length of the message. CallWave will also notify you of missed calls. The...

Between my PSP, my IPod, my PC and and home theater system, there are so many video and audio formats and so little time. There are plenty of software programs that handle converting one format to the other, but iTinySoft’s Total Video Converter Software is the first free software that we’ve ever discovered that does so much with out a price tag attached to it. Among its features is the ability to create photo slide shows that can be outputted to disc, ipod, PSP, PDAs, smartphones and DVD players, and support for generating a whole slew of audio and video formats including mp4, 3gp, xvid, divx mpeg4 avi, ASF, WMV, WMA video and audio formats – just to name a couple. The software has already garnered several 5 star ratings, so here is to hoping that it remains free.

Update: Thanks to Twocents comment on this post, we did some research and apparently our tip on this software was wrong! “It is a Free” Download, but not free software. What a bummer. But as a token of how sorry we are for this mistake, here is a great link to free ipod video conversion software – Videora. And we promise that this one is really free this time.

Our mothers taught us not to curse, our teachers taught us not to curse, our elders taught us not to curse, yet somehow despite all that we still know how to cuss up a storm. Perhaps this Swear Box will finally set us on a straight path once and for all. Every time you swear, you are consciously bound to put a coin in the swear box. Popping in a coin will result in a 12 second tirade that is sure to make your head spin. The Swear Box retails for £7.95 and is suitable for ages 16 and up. If only they knew how young I was when I started !%#%^@.

Here is a gadget that McGuyver would approve of. The Belt Bottle Opener isn’t made up of any fancy circuitry but it certainly is practical. For just £9.95, think of all the energy you’ll save from never having to get up and head to the kitchen again when you want to crack open a drink. This one is definitely a must for bartenders.

Wrist angels are slim bracelets of a sort that have a quick-flick case on them stuffed with natural essential oils. When you feel the need to perk up, flick open the cover. Breathing in the Wrist Angel’s natural vapors promise to work mysterious wonders on your body. There are three blends to choose from – “Soothing Stress”, “Purely Positive” and “Powerful Pick-Me-Up”. For example, “Purely Positive Angel gives you a boost of confidence, as and when you need it.” We’re a bit skeptical, but there are some people who swear by aroma therapy. Wrist Angel Kits retail for £5.95 and are available in black, hot pink, baby pink, khaki and biscuit.

For those of you who like to keep it real, real organized that is. Backpack is a free service that allows you to create your own personal web page with a To-Do List, notes, ideas and a schedule. And if you choose to, you can share all of that with your friends online – because you’re proud of the fact that you’re going for that pedicure at 3. You can also set up individual pages for different tasks, including calendars and reminders. Reordering to-do lists and items are as easy as dragging and dropping the items. And last, but not least, Backpack also enables you to upload files and images which can easily be downloaded off of your Backpack when you need it.