Used by such musical luminaries as David Bowie and Rolf Harris, the Stylophone was THE instrument du jour back in the 1970s. And now Latestbuy are selling them. For 40 bucks. If that’s not enough to convince you that you need one to unleash your inner Rolf, then perhaps this video of the Stylophone playing the Star Wars Imperial March will:

Inspiring stuff.

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The shirt, which is available from LatestBuy, runs on three AAA batteries which connect to the screen to show the animation. There’s an on/off switch too, so you can save power inside when you’re home by yourself — there’s no point wasting those credentials in the mirror now, is there?

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For $30 each, you get a torch shaped like either Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader’s lightsaber, complete with either blue or red LEDs. Both play the Lightsaber sound effects when you turn it on or off, and require three AAA batteries to work…

You know what? For $30, I don’t care if it’s not the best torch. I’m buying one anyway. Quick, where’s my wallet gone?

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Mind you, the mug itself is uglier than Kyle Sandilands’ ego, and will shout out that you’re the kind of tool everybody should steer clear of.

Then there’s the question of what happens if you pull the plug to stop other people using it, then you lose the plug yourself. All of a sudden your $20, ugly-as-sin coffee mug becomes a $20, ugly-as-sin paperweight. And still nobody will like you. Hope you enjoy being lonely…

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For $70, you can get a 4-port powerboard that comes with a remote control to remotely kill power to your devices, eliminating power drain. The remote’s got a 50 metre range and can switch off each of the four ports individually, something the Belkin can’t do. The board itself also offers “overload circuit-breaker protection” and “surge and spike protection” although there’s no dollar value guarantee to back that protection up.

I’d definitely use one of these in my home, although I don’t think I’d trust it with my high-end kit… Sometimes it’s worth buying the more expensive option for the peace of mind…

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And seriously, why would you? For $200 you can grab a proper flatbed Canon scanner for less than that, or a multifunction printer for just a little bit more. Sure, the Latestbuy model works with both Mac and PCs, scans up to 3600 x 2400 (600 DPI) and doubles as a webcam – but it’s pretty ugly in its design and pricey for what it does. And if you’re really buying a scanner because it can double as a webcam, you should probably sit back and reconsider your technology choices…

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The Power pouch from Latestbuy is a solar panel-packing pouch that incorporates a portable battery and a million different little plugs. You can plug your gadget directly into the sunlight scraping juice pack and charge using the sun, or you can plug your gadget into the included battery, which you conveniently didn’t forget to charge using the solar panel back when it was sunny.

If you do happen to forget to charge the battery though, it can be charged via USB as well.

Included in the charging adapters are:

Mobile phone adaptors for: LG, Motorola, Nokia (thin & standard plug), Samsung, Sony Ericsson (wide & standard plug) and iPhone.

4 mm straight jack for: Sony PSP, Tom Tom GPS, digital cameras, PDAs and two-way radios.

USB female socket for: iPods, MP3 players, PDAs and GPS systems.

Mini-B USB male plug for: charging the portable battery via USB and for connecting other devices that also use a Mini-B USB connection.

And the best part is that unlike the Powertraveller, which offers the same sort of functionality, this thing is cheap. Like $50 cheap. But considering all the free juice you’ll get, that’s a bargain and a half, right?

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