Tengu: Lip-syncing, emoting USB desktop companion
By Andrew | April 3, 2008
If going karaoke is your favourite time pass technique? If yes, then the latest musical wonder Tengu is sure to catch your fancy for it awesome lip-synching gimmicks. This is a cute USB-powered desktop companion that sits by your computer and keeps making faces in accordance to its mood. Now, what triggers it’s mood? It’s the music that it hear and keeps singing as your comp plays that makes tengu emote with 14 different facial expressions.
You’ll love the way Tengu make faces which you can see in form of LEDs glowing on its sleek rectangular bod. The moment you play your fav music the little chap starts moving its lips as if trying to lip sync to the words. Now the karaoke story doesn’t ends here. Not just to music, Tengu moves its lips even when you speak.
To set is go, all you need to do is simply blow and make some noise. And there goes Tengu to treat you for all your work-sickness with its cute facial contortions.
This perfect desktop companion can be plugged into your PC and do nothing but give you some relief from that not so good face of your boss!
Price: £19.95
Via: Firebox
iPod look alike USB drives
By Andrew | January 24, 2008
Don’t know if anyone would actually find any unique feature in the USB drive other than the looks. Designed as a prototype of an iPod, this one is cute and different.
It’s just like storing your data not on the ipod but on the little version of your music machine, with the only difference that on these iPod will also store those files that your iPod fails to do.
Available at FruitShop this one is one of their funky drives that are sure to bring a smile on your face every time you use the cute tiny iPod drive flashing it’s eyes at you.
To plug them inside your comp you just need to bend them and plug. Don’t worry! They don’t break as the USB drives are made in soft and flexible material. Each drive comes home with a easy to handle electric strap and covered with a removable silicone case that’s soft to the touch.
Now this is not where the story ends, they are available in three funky colors, black, white and pink. No info available about the price as yet.
iPod USB drive
Via: Technabob
