Even though your desk is probably a crime scene, you might just need a little extra yellow tape around the perimeter with the Dead Fred Pen Holder. 

Stab away at Fred as long as you need after that downsizing meeting with personnel and know that your pen will be safely stored in Drop Dead Fred.   At just $10, it’s harmless and needed fun.

If you add a keyboard + mouse, it magically seems like you’re not working on a laptop, but on a desktop computer.

On the other hand, if you’re more of the tablet PC type, don’t worry because the small + helpful product can suit your needs.

Since you want portability while the Cricket, it can be easily folded and once again by magic it becomes pocket-sized.

Priced at $40.

- Also allows air to circulate and heat to dissipate.
- The stand is adjustable to safely accommodate all screen sizes.

To make it 2-in-1 product, this hub can read different types of memory cards – SD, MMC, Memory Stick – and others. The 3 USB ports are located near the bottom, and they all support the 2.0 version.

Cheap, good and stylish – it can be your for $20.

- Dimensions: 6cm dia x 8.9cm tall
- Weight: 103g

Lacie has upgraded its USB + FireWire hub and now offers the ability for users to connect more than 6 devices to one computer, at the same time.

This hub is special due to the design made by Ora-Ïto, instead of the usual block-shaped-hub, he decided to “think different”, and the result is nice to look at. The round base is just one of the good details, but what I like the most is that all the cables are flexible so you can point them wherever you want to.

The total number of cables in this upgraded hub can be considered excessive, or not, depending on the number of gadgets you have that can connect to a USB of Firewire port. Basically you got all these cables: 5 for USB, plus 3 for FireWire 400, one more for a USB fan, and another for a USB light. Is it enough?

The Lacie USB & FireWire Hub costs $80.

There are a couple of programmable buttons located on each side of the Cintiq that will make the life of designers a lot easier, all thanks to the shortcut functions. As for the pen, it can generate 1,024 pressure gradients and is pretty accurate – 5,080 lines per inch.

The Wacom Cintiq 12WX is priced at £830 ($1,700) and will be available in November.

The display can connect to any Mac or Windows computer through either DVI or VGA for older systems.

Sharp has announced two new Blu-ray recorders on the AQUOS series, the BD-AV1 and BD-AV10. Priced at $865 and $1,040 respectively, the recorders will hit the shelves on the end of October, at least on the Asian market.

The difference in price between the two models is caused by the dual-layer recording that can be seen on the BD-AVI10 recorder. Other than that, the BD-AVI1 and BD-AV10 have a FireWire port as a connectivity mode, a HDMI port, a TV tuner, and last but not least – plain old composite ports to accommodate your older gear.

They will be available in at least 4 different colors: white, black, gray and red.

The Elecom MR-C12 is much more than a simple storage case, it does look good design-wise, and all the color combinations are good. But what makes it unique is having a double function – instead of only working as a storage case, it is also a memory card reader.

It works via USB2.0 and it supports/can hold plenty of different memory cards at once, such as:

• SDHC MC
• SD MC
• MMC / MMC4.0
• Memory Stick/ MagicGate Memory Stick
• Memory Stick Pro / Memory Stick Duo
• xD card

The only problem I see on the Elecom MR-C12 is that the USB cable length is only 5cm, which means that if you use a desktop computer instead of a notebook, the scenario can get kind of problematic. Anyhow, this unique card reader + storage case costs €20 ($28) and is available for pre-order.

It uses laser technology to simulate the discharge of a dry chemical extinguisher for a completely clean, safe and effective training experience.

On top of the lasers feature, the BullsEye’s can also play sound thanks to the speakers that simulate the sound of a real extinguisher. Now you know that offering experience to workers with fire extinguishers is possible, and as BullEx says, it is great for training and when the time comes it will be much easier to solve the situation.

BullEx

In case you are interested in adding a 2-in-1 gadget that offers style and information about the temperature, the Thermodec Desktop Thermometer is exactly what you need.

The transparent thermometer has a red indicator that is able to inform you about the current temperature in 2 ways: Celsius degrees on the left, and Fahrenheit on the right. Obviously, the rectangular shape and red circle are the focus points.

Made of wood and plexiglass for a simple yet elegant design.

The Thermodec only costs $12,50.

In order to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the first HP Handheld Calculator, the HP people decided to present a new calculator today – the HP-35s.

On top of having the retro style as the first handeld calculator (HP-35), the new 35s is the most advanced scientific programmable calculator on HP – a good pick as a birthday gift.

Featuring ample memory for keystroke programming, equation solving and more than
800 storage registers; 100 built-in functions; and a large, two-line display with
adjustable contrast to easily view entries.

The anniversary calculator HP 35s will cost $60, the release date is late summer.

HP – PDF file.