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I wasn’t expecting to see this kind of shape, but the new CJ7 Dog Doll MP3 Player has knocked me down with its unique and bizarre greenish plastic look, apparently designed for kids or those who stayed infants in a growing body. Equipped with a furry head and a frightened gaze, the new doggy player boasts 1GB internal flash memory, a built-in speaker, headphone jack and a USB port, placed at the dog’s buttocks. To get this cutey on your desk you will have to pay $18.67, to enjoy your favorite tunes instead of barks. Hit the jump to see another picture.

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iRiver has announced the release of its new Domino USB flash drive series, coming up in 6 flavors, including white, silver, chocolate, black, pink or coral pink. The new flash drives offer 2GB or 4GB storage capacities with Sandisk-alike sliding USB connector and Windows Vista compatibility. Release date isn’t clear but those 2 gram flash drives will cost you $21 or $34 respectively.

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R2-D2 and Darth Vader are well known Sci-Fi Star Wars characters and from now on they officially been transformed into USB hub figures, thanks to Japanese company Cube-Works, who’ve managed to shift them from spaceship robots into your desktop companion, equipped with 4 full-speed USB ports on their front, for easy connection to your PC. In addition, you will be glad to hear that R2-D2’s head moves and lights up every 3 minutes, as Vader’s eyeballs glow with the appropriated sound effects. Release date was set to July – Japan only – so if you’re a Star Wars aficionado, I guess distance and $66 price tag won’t stop you from getting them.Checkup the videos after the break:

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This new LEGO USB drive from Australian Zip Zip presents a clean refreshing look and brings a nice juvenile touch to the existing dull flash drives assortment, and although this are not real LEGO bricks they still look very similar. The LEGO drive comes with a wrist strap to hook to your keychain and different size capacities, ranged from 1GB ($49 USD) to 4GB ($85 USD). You can choose one out of 5 colors, including red, yellow blue, green or black, so if you’re a real LEGO fan you can start building your own castle with your USB drive.

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This new gadget from Asus integrates between a USB flash drive and a mouse, yes a MOUSE. Though i’m doubtful it will fit ergonomically the palm of your hand, the Asus MS71 features a wireless mouse with left & right buttons and a scroll wheel in between. In addition, it serves as a flash drive to store uncertain amount of files to carry on the go. No word on price or availability but if you’re really running out of place in your lappy bag, consider having one.

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To those of you who collect Mickey Mouse artefacts, A-DATA provides its share, introducing the T703 Mickey Flash Drive with a place to slide your favorite image, after all, it suppose to sit in your keyring. The USB connector was design as part of the left ear, while the right one holds your keychain. The drive features 1GB to 8GB storage size and price range starts from 20$. No word on availability.

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Sony reveals a new colorful mp3 players lineup, with stylish replaceable shells. The NW-E-Series features 3 USB stick models with different storage sizes: 1GB -> NW-E023F,
2GB -> NW-E025F, and 4GB -> NW-E026F. The USB Walkmans have a small OLED display, FM Tuner, USB 2.0 plug and tons of customizable jackets, to fit your daily clothes. All players support ATRAC, MP3, WMA and AAC audio formats, dimension stands on 83.7 × 22.3 × 16.2mm, 28gm and the price will go between $100 - $150, respectively. Available for young Japanese girls from March 8th.

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TDK unveils its new colorful disk on key lineup, after years of magnetic media manufacturing, like cassettes, CDs and DVDs. The skinny USB sticks will be available in 1GB, 2GB or 4GB storage and will support Vista ReadyBoost function. The USB keys are expected to be released in Japan at the end of this month. Dimension stands on 32 x 15 x 8 mm, price details are missing.

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If you have visited Dell’s website recently, trying to build your next dreamlike laptop, you could have seen some new extended components added to the XPS M1330 “Build Your Computer” section. One of these add-ons is the Build-in Wireless USB capability with Belkin 4 port hub, offered for extra 150$. Sounds exciting to me.

Update: also available in XPS M1530, XPS M1730, M2010, Inspiron 1525 and Inspiron 1720 models.

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Sony to release a new USMGLX USB memory stick series with 31MB/sec high-speed reading capabilities. The new lineup includes 5 sticks, ranged from 1GB, 2GB, 4Gb, 8GB to 16GB. The series supports both Mac/PC and is a Windows Vista Ready-Boost technology compatible. Available in Japan from March for $210 (16GB model).

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This new USB mini-plug adapter from Novodio can easily connect your iPod player (or your iPhone) into the wall and charge it without other accessories. The tiny plug has a USB hub on one side and an outlet connection on the other side, for direct charging. Being so small, it takes no place in your luggage and costs around 22$.

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For those who always wanted to utilize their PC keyboard gaming abilities on their game consoles, XFPS created a special designated adapter that enables users to hook any keyboard or mouse, directly to their Sony PS, and start kicking those creepy zombies. Once you have the adapter, just plug it into one of the USB slots in your console, and hook your keyboard/mouse to the other side, using USB or PS/2 connections. This will give you full control, using your favorite keys, for only 99$.

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Pinnacle is about to unveil a new video transfer box, at CES 2008. This unit can transfer any analog video source directly to a USB 2.0 storage device, such as USB flash drives, iPods, PSP consoles or external hard drives with USB connectors. The box has a built in audio input, s-video/composite outs, and the transfer is recorded with H.264 video format. The device should go live somewhere around the middle of January, for 130$.

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Buffalo revealed a new USB flash drive with a mammoth 32GB of storage. According to Buffalo, the new SHD-U32GS USB 2.0 flash drive is 20% faster than any other similar drives, thanks to its Turbo USB technology. Price should be around 300$.

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This tentative idea can be really cool. M++Card, is a business card concept with a USB extension…I guess no one will throw your card away anymore, and it will get the most attention from all the cards in the pile. Also, it could come with some uploaded marketing brochures and information about your company.

So all the Brains: On your marks -> Get set -> GO !!!

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