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We all remember the Linos Portable USB Vinyl Player, a compact, portable USB-based turntable concept design from Charlie Pyott. Crosley Radio went ahead and, albeit less elegantly, made the dream a reality with their Revolution. Spinning vinyl at both 33 1/3 and 45 RPM, the device also sports an FM transmitter and is ready to rock with your Mac.

As a big Docs guy for about the past 16 years, laying eyes upon the Dr. Martens Limited Edition 50th Anniversary USB Boot Drive made me happy in the pant sector. This miniaturized classic boot comes in at 2″ tall with 2GB of storage. Available now.

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Available in 4 and 7-port iterations, these Power-Strip USB Hubs from Japanese company Elecom do all kinds of crazy shit. “Like what?”, you don’t ask? Well, they have magnetic backing to anchor to any steel surface and allow you to turn your devices on/off individually, for starters. Actually, that’s all they do. Oh, they ship with port labels, too.

Incubot is a company that has one mission: make absolutely badass retro robot collectibles. Like this officially-licensed rubber Voltron USB drive, for example. Hells to the yea.

Blow and Flow are touch-sensitive little pals who sit atop your desktop, staring at you with judgmental robot eyes. Via plugging into your USB port, their ambient lighting reacts to your touch.

Hub schmub! The Infinite USB concept design from Gonglue Jiang offers a directly chainable solution from plug end to plug end. I wonder at what stage of chaining would you achieve the ridiculous? The design won the 2010 Concept Award at the International Forum Design competition.

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You know what really grinds my gears? Urinals without that divider thingy between them (a little privacy goes a long way, man). Also, when I think concept designs are actually real. The Linos Portable USB vinyl player from Charlie Pyott is a compact wonder that would facilitate jamming to your records sans turntable. Beautiful form and function on this concept. Make it in meatspace, please.

Tired of the IT department’s B.O. wafting its way over to your cubicle? Fear no more, the USB Scent Flower is here to mask that stank. Simply plug the device into a free USB port, and let one of 4 scents fill the air. 3 refill cartridges included.

This diminutive boombox-shaped MP3 player is ready to blow ya damn mind, son. With a 1.1-inch OLED screen, built-in mic and speakers, 7 EQ presets, and 2GB of built-in memory, The Rad Blaster will be by your side as you throw down power moves.

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Do your RL friends suck? Never fear, Pingu doesn’t! (unless you buy the suck module; sold separately). The first MyDeskFriend, Pingu is in love with the facebook. He will read status updates, incoming messages, and interact with a corresponding facebook application. Broadly, he can also read daily news from any web site, sing your favorite tunes, or give you the weather forecast. For near $150, I hope he knows his obligation once I stuff him in my pants, too.