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santa flash disk ho-ho-holds your data

lambert v. — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:35:53 +0000

If you have a lot of friends but you still feel compelled to buy gifts for each and everyone of them come Christmas, you could do far worse than these Santa Claus flash disks. They come in various Santa designs too, although they’re not particularly admirable or cute.

Santa’s data-belly capacity ranges from 64MB to 8GB, so if you want to save money you can buy a bunch of lower capacity ones as gifts. Unfortunately the manufacturer’s site doesn’t have prices, but it does say that the disks are covered by a 3-year warranty. Also, worst title ever. I’m sorry.

[made in china via 7 Gadgets]

santa bender and robot santa wish you happy holidays

technabob — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:45:37 +0000

Call me a dork, but Futurama has always been one of my favorite programs on the old idiot box – at least when it comes to animated programs. Now, just in time for the holidays, I’ve found the perfect decoration for my office.

Inspired by the classic Futurama Christmas episode, A Tale of Two Santas, the set includes 6-inch tall bendy desktop versions of Santa Bender and (the bloodthirsty) Robot Santa for you to pose into a variety of compromising positions.

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Robot Santa and Santa Bender were actually released by Toynami as a limited edition release of just 2000 at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, but you can still find them over on Amazon for $54.99 for the set.

My only question is, where is Robot Santa’s tommy gun?

[via Captain Toy]

ho ho hot: usb santa boots warm your feet

technabob — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 04:16:50 +0000

Ever wonder how do Mr. and Mrs. Claus keep their toes warm on a cold North Pole night? Why, with these heated USB Santa boots, of course.

Leave it to the wacky gadget makers of Japan’s Thanko (the same guys who brought us other gems like these) to come up with these silly oversize red shoes, which keep your tootsies toasty when you plug them into your computer’s USB port.

What’s next? Heated booties for your flying reindeer?

[via 7Gadgets]

santa claus ipod speakers: ho ho hum

technabob — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 04:49:47 +0000

I saw these ridiculous looking speakers over on 7Gadgets and just had to give them a mention. The perfect accompaniment to your sequined Christmas sweater, these goofy speakers let you listen to your favorite holiday tunes emanating from the O-shaped mouth of of good old Saint Nick.

Personally, I think they remind me more of the Travelocity gnome than Santa, but who am I to question?

If you’re one of those people who just has to have anything and everything Santa-themed, I’m sorry to say they’re only available for wholesale purchase at this point. I suppose if you’ve got a ton of people to buy for this holiday season, you could pick up a gross or two and hand them out.