No, they’re not some fancy luxurious over-priced speakers - they’re just some plain 1W USB 2.0 powered speakers priced at a mere $39.99. That’s all there is to it unfortunately. Besides the cool aspect don’t expect too much out of these speakers as they’re rated at only 1W per channel.

They’re compatible with almost every OS - meaning no drivers required - except Linux.

Here’s a breakdown of the tech specs according to ThinkGeek :

• Small USB speakers that produce quality audio output
• Rated at 1 Watt per channel
• USB 2.0 compatible
• USB HID spec. v.1.11
• Compatible with Windows98SE/ME/2000/XP and Mac 9.x (no drivers required)
• Dimensions: 1.6″ x 2.1″ x 3.5″ (4 x 5.4 x 9cm)

Here’s another useless way to spend $22 - buy a USB powered pole dancer. The pole dancer performs as you type and it includes software that features a daily word count, your top five typing performances and a WPM testing function. Although it would be a rather lame excuse to pretend this USB powered toy can increase your efficiency, we say why not give it a shot ? It will certainly stylize your office and draw more curious eyes towards it.

Well, if you were looking for a way to spend $22 on some totally useless device here’s our suggestion : the USB powered thermometer.

It’s good if you’re keen on knowing the exact temperature at any given time of the day, other than that I don’t see what weather obsessed person would use it.

Here are a few of the tech specs :

Temperature Range - Inner: -40° ~ 120°
Temperature Range - Outer: -50° ~ 150°
Temperature can be captured from every second to 12 hours

Worth giving a shot ? That’s up to you.

The Kapsys Kapten GPS is meant to be a driver’s best friend - literally. You’ll never get bored again while driving because purchasing this $220 ( approximately 150€ ) GPS you’ll get a talking GPS - and we don’t mean the usual “turn left ahead” filler talk. Using only advanced text-to-speech technology this gadget will pump out road instructions like crazy.

With a thickness of 13mm and a weight of only 50 grams this gizmo is also packed with MP3 and FM features and sports in a SiRFStar III GPS chipset and 4GB of internal memory - awesomely cool.

Although Samsung has had it’s first take at eco-friendly cellphones this last June in Asia with their hybrid cellphones made out of bioplastic and regular plastic it looks like now they’re back. Apparently that their latest product - the E200 Eco - is completely made out of bioplastic - a corn based plastic. Unlike traditional plastics, which are derived from (non-renewable) petroleum-based products, bioplastics are derived from (renewable) biological sources, such as corn.

Featuring a 1.3 MP camera and MP3 player functionality it looks like Samsung is aiming towards a less tech-savvy audience and a more green loving one. As announced, the E200 Eco will be available in Europe in September - release date for America hasn’t been announced yet - and if you were wondering the packaging is also made out of recyclable materials. I’ve got to say the phone is looking pretty ‘corny’ at this time.