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You Need A USB Port Cleaner As Much As You Need A Colonoscopy

Only $US17 and some plugin-plugout action separate you from shiny USB ports. Why do you need that? No idea. But as one of my teachers used to say in high school: “Remember kids, always keep all your ports clean.” [Brando]

May 18, 2010
Gadgets

Leisure Eyes Cover With Nature Sounds Sets The Bar A Little Higher

This gadget has it all: it’s a light-blocking face mask, plays nature sounds, plugs into any audio player and comes in a variety of colours. And for only $US16, you can afford one for every room in your house. [Brando]

April 28, 2010

Brando, We Want A Double Down

This classic chicken sandwich USB hub would have served us just fine a month ago, but the world has changed since then thanks to a couple of pieces of chicken that were sick and tired of business as usual.

April 11, 2010
Cameras

Take The Ford To Work, Leave The BMW For The Nanny

I don’t know exactly what people are buying novelty spy cameras for these days, but I guess babysitter surveillance is as timeless a concern as any. Brando’s newest motion-activated spy gizmo takes the shape of a small luxury automobile.

March 6, 2010

Keyboard. Touchpad. Wireless. Laser Pointer.

It was 3.59am Hong Kong, and Brando’s offices reeked of Vodka and sweat. The design intern cowered from the men that encircled him. “Reach into the parts bag,” one of them hissed, “and make us something we’ll like.”

February 17, 2010

The Infamous Hard Drive Dock, Now Imbued With USB 3.0

If viruses evolved as quickly as USB hard drive docks, mankind would be but a rotted pile of bones littered with the occasional green bottle of NyQuil.

February 8, 2010
Gadgets

Shoot From The Hip With Brando’s Camera Belt Lock Holster

Just because you didn’t make it into the police force, it doesn’t mean you have to go through life with a naked belt. Strap Brando’s camera belt lock on for size, and feel the testosterone course through your veins.

January 31, 2010
Gaming

Wii Magic Stick Cover Ditches D-Pad For Analogue Stick

If you can’t wait ’til later this year, and you want to give your Wii-playing thumbs a rest with an analogue stick, slide the $US7 Magic Stick cover on your Wiimote. It ain’t pretty but it’ll do the trick.

January 20, 2010

Bring Your Old Car Into The 21st Century, Sort Of

Brando’s new Steering Wheel Bluetooth MP3/FM Car Kit is a wacky little device that hangs on your steering wheel, giving you all sorts of different features probably done better by a nice in-dash stereo kit.

January 19, 2010
Cameras

Super-Budget Lens-Mounted Ring Flash For DSLRs

Lens-mounted LED flash rings are a great resource for properly lit macro shots, but they’re usually pretty expensive (think $US150). Enter Brando’s budget version.

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