Remember those wild flashing ice cubes we posted about a while bag? Those were totally dangerous, and soooo overkill. Instead, try these flashing light cups on for size. There is a Flashing Wine Glass, a flashing mug, and a flashing cola glass. Each retail for $4.00, and really, these are so much safer to use at a party. Because you know that there is always one fool who will manage to swallow one of the ice cubes.

The new Freestyle Audio Digital Music Player is ready to take on everything you’ll splash at it. The DAP can be submerged up to 10 feet and it can even float in water, which is more than I can say about myself. It has a very generous 40 hours of playback time per charge, it weighs just 1.3 ounces and it has a built-in flash capacity of up to 1GB. Sorry folks, no display, but who looks at what track they are playing while swimming anyway?

While we’re on the subject of free ways to stream your MP3s, here is another method of doing just that. Albeit, this is a way of personally streaming and having access to your music collection. MP3tunes is offering 1GB of free storage to use to store your music collection in. Your Oboe Locker allows you to listen to your music files via a browser or an iTunes or Winamp plug-in. However, if you’re the greedy type and want unlimited storage for all your tunes, you’ll be happy to hear that you get automatically put on a waiting list when signing up. After a couple of weeks of waiting you should be worthy enough to score a free Premium account which is regularly $39.95. (Source: PC Magazine)

Nowadays, whether it be YouTube or our current favorite, Vimeo, there are a ton of sites that will host and stream your video files for free. However, oddly enough we didn’t know of any free MP3 streaming services until now. Now DivShare, an already awesome site for free file hosting, is also enabling users to stream MP3s on their site or blog using a simple snippet of html code. It’s that easy, and it’s totally free. Just don’t try any streaming any copyrighted music, unless you enjoy looking for trouble.

Another day another speaker that either looks odd or does something odd. Plug in any type of music source from a stereo system to mp3 player in to the I-Lit Sound Activated Illuminating Speakers, and watch the different colors cascade around your room to the rhythm of the music. You can even change the sensitivity of the colors so that way it can be a different experience every time. Cheap thrills, yes, but on a lonely Saturday night it will be your own personal disco.

We have seen many USB flash drive pens around lately. Unfortunately, most seem to come from overseas or little known companies. However we just came across a very well known company that is selling one and it looks good. PNY has a line of Executive Attache USB 2.0 flash drives. The Multi-function pen is being marketed towards business professionals who are on the go and quickly need to upload docs and save space and time. The Executive Attache comes in either 256mb or 512mb storage capacity, for $14.99 and $19.99 respectively. If you’re looking for a similar pen with a bigger capacity, check out our review of the 1GB UBONI USB laser pen .

We have seen many USB flash drive pens around lately. Unfortunately, most seem to come from overseas or little known companies. However we just came across a very well known company that is selling one and it looks good. PNY has a line of Executive Attache USB 2.0 flash drives. The Multi-function pen is being marketed towards business professionals who are on the go and quickly need to upload docs and save space and time. The Executive Attache comes in either 256mb or 512mb storage capacity, for $14.99 and $19.99 respectively. If you’re looking for a similar pen with a bigger capacity, check out our review of the 1GB UBONI USB laser pen .

While this isn’t exactly an imitation of the iDog like the Hip Hop Pets or the Twin Dog USB Speakers, these Bow Wow speakers certainly do seem familiar. These little USB powered pups come as a set, for a total output pf 6 watts. They’re available in bubble gum pink or as a black and white pair and they retail for £24.99.

Lately, whatever the latest pop-culture phenomenon is – it ends up on a T-shirt, like ” Paula’s Fallen and she can’t get up” to ” Team Aniston” or ” I-pod, do you?” It looks like this trend has moved to underwear as well. It may not be as hot as saying “Free Katie,” but I know a couple of geeks out there who wouldn’t mind if their significant other or even themselves wore a “403 Forbidden” pair of bikini cut undies. I know, I know – only an item a nerd or nerd lover would be turned on by. But ThinkGeek certainly is banking on the double entendre here. The HTTPanties retail for $7.99 each.

If you’ve been looking for a light-weight solution to carry around your files, and the capacity of a USB key just won’t cut it, look no further. Pexagon Technology’s Store it Pro hard drive is a stylish and lightweight hard drive available in pink or black. Our test unit came in pink. Not a light pink, but a darker shade which I personally prefer. We’re crazy about the fact that you can customize it with an engraving. Pexagon customized ours with the Chip Chick Logo on the front and my name on the back. Not only does that admittedly make me feel special, it’s also practical so that in case you ever lose your drive, the person who finds it will instantly know who it belongs to.

The drive itself is just 1.3cm thick and very light, yet it has a pretty tough aluminum chassis that provides good durability. Also, it is USB powered so it doesn’t require carrying around any bulky AC adapters. Inside the case is a 5,400rpm Hitachi Travelstar hard drive with an 8mb buffer which is speedy enough for most tasks. However, keep in mind that anything less than 7200rpm is really not appropriate for playing video files off of and other...

How does the saying go – “a rose is a rose is rose”? But in this case, this rose definately is unlike any other rose. This one will never die and it won’t prick you with thorns unless its message isn’t very kind. That is right, this rose speaks. Record up to a 10 second message that can range from the most romantic or to the most heartbreaking, and camouflage it with a rose to your loved one or enemy. So when you get that rose beware it may just say something unexpected like “feed me Seymour, feed me now”. The Talking rose retails for £8.50.

Seems that everyone can’t get enough of those equalizer shirts known as The T-qualiser, so now they made a cushion cover. So when you are kicking back and relaxing and feel like playing some music, the minute the iCushion senses any reason to get its groove on it will start dancing just like the t-shirts did. Surround your self with these dancing shirts and cushions, and you’ll never need a dancing partner again – and you’ll save money on drinks. The iCushion is available in blue, green or red and it retails for £19.99.

I like games, especially when I win, and I’m not a fan of losing – who is!? But does that mean it should have to hurt also? Spencer’s has a Shocking Duel Novelty game that tests your threshold for pain as well as the person you are playing with. The electric shock intensifies every 5 seconds. The person who lasts the longest wins. I don’t know about you, but I’ll pay if I land on Park Place rather than play this game. The Shocking Duel Novelty Game retails for $19.99. Anyone else think that this thing shouldn’t be legal?

I love to start off the day with a good cup of coffee but I never thought of putting my MP3 player in the cup. The Music Mug by Masato Tokuno – which can be only found at the MOMA Store takes something old and adds a twist. The Mug has a built-in speaker and is powered by your MP3 player. All you have to do is insert a mini plug into the players headphone jack and wa-la, now you have a cup of joe and a cup of tunes to start your day off right. The Music Mug retails for $42.00.

VPNs tend to be a complicated thing to set up, which is why it’s usually left in the hands of professionals. LogMeIn’s Hamachi claims to require zero-configuration, and just 2 minutes to set up. Once you’re up and running you’ll have LAN over the internet, windows file sharing, itunes, remote desktop, and gaming all on your own encrypted and authenticated network. Hamachi is totally free, but a premium license which offers even better security is $4.95 per month per license.

Mario Kart DS game is one of our favorite games, an dyes it’s unlikely that we’ll ever grow tired of that Italian plumber. The Nintendo Mario Kart DS Track Race Set brings the game out of the digital world on your handheld and on to a real (or real plastic) race track. The set includes 2 Mario Kart vehicles, 2 controllers and 18 track pieces. The Nintendo Mario Kart DS Track Race Set retails for $29.99.

Here is a great gift for those who love and appreciate digital music. The MIDI cuff is made of sequential MIDI cable segments arranged in rows that are attached with an adjustable vinyl-and-velcro strap, and the MIDI Keychain is a keyring with a standard MIDI plug attached to it. The cuff retails for $45 and the keychain for $8.50

MacCase has a Premium Set designed to protect your MacBook or MacBook Pro in a luxurious leather. The sleeve set is handcrafted and it comes with a matching pouch to hold your laptop’s charger or other accessories. The sleeve itself has a plastic window where the Apple Logo is located, so that no one will mistake you for carrying a PC, heaven forbid. The case is available in black, tan, red, pink and charcoal and retails from $104.95 to $124.95.

We don’t know how long this plan has been around for, but anything with unlimited in the title always has us salivating somewhat. Yes, we’re aware that many smaller cellular poviders in local markets have unlimited plans for much lower monthly fees, but around dis’ here parts there is no such thing as an all-you-can-eat unlimited voice plan. Sprint’s Power Pack Unlimited includes Unlimited Anytime Minutes, Unlimited Mobile to Mobile Minutes and Free Long Distance and Free Roaming on the Sprint network for $199 a month. No that isn’t cheap, but other major carriers offer less for more money. Oddly enough we can’t find this plan on Sprint’s web site, but it is on LetsTalk.com, so chances are that this is a limited time promotion. Now if someone could throw in unlimited text messages and data as well for $199 a month, we’d be all over it.

SendStation has a new very practical and very small accessory for your iPod with video. The PocketDock AV is an ultra-portable ipod adapter with connections for USB, line out audio, composite and S-video ports, and it allows you to sync and charge your ipod. This is a great way to easily share your videos and music with friends when you’re at their house. Just bring your iPod and the PocketDock AV and you can connect it to their home theater system. Kudos for SendStation for having the brains to include all of the connections on a single 4-in 1 cable. We’re also digging its affordable $36.95 price tag.