Why we love it:
We never shirk from the opportunity to present you with techno-gadgets that aren't deadly dull or just plain ugly. There's so much black, biege and grey plastic in the world of computers, that we feel obligated to rebel at any opportunity. We're not saying that we require a Dr. Seussesque menagerie of brightly colored gizmos, but one or two bits of genuine fun might be nice. So we're always happy to stumble across things like the mimobots, USB storage devices with a definite... personality. Pictured here is Vera, a vicious little vixen who can be purchased in sizes from 256 MB to 2 GIG, depending on your needs. The mimobots come in a variety of scary and funny options, from the vicious
Magma to the minimalist
Protobot0. They're tiny, adorable, and here to attend to any data storage needs your recipient could have. It's a great way to cross a utilitarian gift with one that's fun, and a little frightening.