Just a Cheap iPhone/iPod Adapter USB Hub

If the Griffin Simplifi is too expensive for you, this $15 generic iPhone/iPod 3-port USB hub will allow you to sync an Apple product while accommodating up to three other devices that resent your favoritism. [USBFever]

Retro Cassette Tape 4-Port USB Hub Reminds You How Old You Are

Identical in size to an actual cassette (it'll even fit inside a tape case), this USB 2.0 hub has four ports, and for $25, also comes with a 4-foot USB cable for your PC or Mac. [Vat19 via TecheBlog]

R2-Q5 USB Hub for Those Who Think R2-D2 Is Too Mainstream

I've seen the original Star Wars movies. They're fun: Lots of stuff blows up and Harrison Ford is a total badass, but that's about as much as I care. So I'm definitely not the target market for this obscure gadget. More »

Just What I've Always Wanted! A Transformer/USB Hub/Fake Netbook/Cassette Player!

All we can say is, Michael Bay had better really step up his game for the sequel. More »

Twisted Soul Guts Super Famicom Cartridge to Create USB Hub

I'm all for mods, hacks and whatnot, but this SNES USB hub goes too far. Removing the innards from Mario Kart, just for a USB hub? Surely, Hong Kong 97 deserves such a fate, no? More »

LEGO USB Hubs Can Be Assembled to Make Bigger LEGO USB Hubs

How could they possibly fit a 4-port USB hub into a LEGO brick? They used one of those DUPLO bricks—you know, the anti-choking kind made for toddlers or whatever. More »

Smiling USB Hub Tries to Brighten Up Your Day

With a data transfer rate of 480mbps and LED light indicators, this four-port hub may seem like any other USB Hub, except it is annoyingly perky. More »

Brando Clock Thermometer Has More USB Than We Know What to Do With

I sometimes wonder if the people at Brando have a competition going to see how many USB ports they could possibly put into one gadget. This alarm clock hub comes with seven, as well as a calendar and thermometer. With seven hubs (and knowledge of your room's exact temperature), you could charge your iPod, warm your feet, warm your hands, heat your coffee, heat your lunch, humidify your cubicle and still have a port left over. Sure, having all those things running at the same time could cause some massive electrical shortage, but at least you'll be toasty, moisturized and you'll know what time it is. [Brando]

Rock Band USB Adapter Causes Fire, No One Seems Too Worried

Before the wireless instruments came bundled in Rock Band 2, users needed to utilize a 4-port USB hub to connect all of the instruments. It was inconvenient, but no big deal. That was, until one user had his adapter catch fire randomly after being plugged in for just ten minutes. Had he left the system on without being home, there very well could have been a more serious incident. More »

5-in-1 USB Charger Cable Could Solve Some USB Woes

USB hubs, schmUSB hubs: jam this 5-in-1 charger cable into the back of your machine and you'll be able to charge-up/sync five different gizmos at once (well, probably not all once, but you get what I'm saying). That's if you have an iPod, a PSP, a Nintendo DS, aGBA and a device that connects via mini-USB. Not rocket science by any means, but a handy way of simplifying your desktop wiring clutter, and good for computers with few USB sockets (I'm looking at you, Mr. MacBook Air). Out now for $14. [Gadget4All via BoingBoingGadgets]

Question of the Day: How Many USB Ports Are You Using?

If you are anything like me, you have waaaay too many gadgets plugged into your USB ports. I have a hub of course, but it is still hard to keep up with the insane amount of stuff you can plug in these days. That having been said, I am curious to know how bad things have really gotten. So, how many USB ports are currently in use on your computer? More »

Boynq Swing USB Hub Inspired By Newton's Cradle

You don't know what happens on your desk when you are out of the office. What if your 4-port USB hub is carrying on a torrid affair with your Newton's cradle? Well, the cat will be out of the bag if you show up to work one day and find a Boynq Swing USB hub sitting on your desk. Outside of the unique design, the Swing hub also features a DC power jack and surge protection for around $24. [Buy.com (currently sold out) via Gadget Life via TRFJ via Dvice]

Brando 3-in-1 Data Dock Saves Case Space With Multi-Use Trays

For those of you with desktop PCs crammed to the gills with peripherals, this slot-loading data dock from Brando might be a neat space-saver solution. It takes up just one 3.5-inch drive bay, but has three interchangeable sleds: one for 2.5-inch SATA HDDs, one with a 4-way USB hub and one a multi-type card reader. You simply chose which you need at the time, and slide it into one of the two slots. Cleverly each aluminum-frame sled also functions as an independent USB peripheral, making them pretty useful portable accessories too. Available now for $69. [Brando]

Earth Trek Phone Stand is USB Hub, Card Reader Too

Sure, this all-in-one from Earth Trek is no good-looking gadget stand like the iClooly, but it'd be hard to beat it for convenience. You can use it to prop up your cellphone (though how does it stick on? ... magic? love? glue?) and also charge it through a range of swappable connectors. It's also a three-way USB hub, and you can even jam in a range of memory cards from microSD to MemoryStick Pro Duo. Looks like the perfect thing to fling in your laptop bag when you're off on a trip. It's available in black or white, but there's no info on price. [Akihabaranews]

Smart Dog USB Hub Has Four Paws, Four Ports and a Radio

This Smart Dog USB hub is a bit of a three-in-one marvel. As well as the four USB ports, the bow-wow acts as a shonky computer speaker. Then, if you rip the head off this iridescent puppy, you've got yourself a portable radio with autoscan capability. Cost is $19.15. [Gearlog via UberGizmo]

Brando 3-Way USB Hub Doesn't Need Power Brick

See those two USB plugs on this hub gizmo from Brando? They're what makes this thing a little bit neat, even if its looks aren't anything special. Most USB hubs need to draw energy from a power brick if you're going to load them up with much more than a memory stick and charge up a gadget. But this one plugs into two USB ports on your PC for more juice, so you can connect up to three different devices and charge or sync your phone or camera at the same time via the mini-USB connector. It's available now for $12. [Brando]

I Saw a Mouse! Where? There in Brando's USB Mouse Hub

Ok, this is just another four-way USB hub... but this time it's a hub with added cuteness to please your kids. And yes, it's just a mouse-shaped gizmo, rather than a pointing device. The little guy from Brando has four bendable legs containing the USB sockets, is USB2.0 compliant and comes in pink or green (a green mouse?) for just $12. [Brando via Geekalerts]

Find Nemo Floating in a Four-Way USB Hub. Verdict: Fishy!

Someone, somewhere, gets to design these weird and wonderful USB hubs: and this one is perhaps the craziest we've seen. It's a four-way hub with a fishbowl. With a plastic fish, a couple of shells, a splash of greenery and real water. And it illuminates, cycling through four different colors. It's fantastic, fishtastic plastic. And it could be yours for only $12. [Gadget4all via Pocket Lint]

USB Hub With Magnetic Mount Sounds Like a Bad Idea

So at first glance what we have here looks like a well designed four-port USB hub, with a handy top-placed port for convenient thumb-drive plugging. It's not multicolored, it doesn't have a photo frame built in, it doesn't transform. Just a plain old hub. With magnetic mounting. Sorry, what? Magnetic mounting? So someone can stick it to their PC case? With magnets? Now, call me silly but that sounds a teeny bit daft. No? Someone might mess up their data with it. It costs $15 from gadget4all. Update: So, it's supposed to be quite hard to damage data on a hard drive like this. Doesn't mean I haven't done it though. [Gadget4all via Pocket Lint]

USB Modular Hub from, Surprise, Brando

Yesterday, Brando chose not to release any new products. I wonder why—maybe they thought someone might not like it. It's a four-way USB hub that also brings color to your desk. I say a pot of paint does just the same (give Brando five years and they'll probably come up with USB paint). All this USB nonsense begs one question, though: More »

USB Hub Photo Frame Misses Crucial Digital Parts

There are ways and means to add some interest to a USB hub, but Evergreen's new Picture Frame Hub misses all of them. Sure, everyone could do with four extra USB ports from time to time, and having a picture of your loved one on your desk is always good. But combined? And with a light behind the photo? Nope, it just doesn't work. All it makes you want is a real digital photo frame. But, if it still floats your boat, it's available soon for $24.91. [Geekstuff4u via Akihabaranews]

Desk Assortment is Like a Frankenstein USB Junk Monster

The world is infatuated with USB gadgets, so why not put a whole bunch of it together in a value priced assortment that pays no attention to order or aesthetics? The visionaries at Think Geek have done just that with their Mini USB Desktop Multi-tasking Device. Features include a cup warmer, task lamp, mini vacuum cleaner (that doesn't even work all that well), and an open USB port. Plus it is all packaged in a island that measures a whopping 8 inches in diameter. If it wasn't so damn cheap at $14.99, I would be laughing my ass off right now. [Think Geek via OhGizmo via DVICE]

USB Runner Hub Reminds You Of Your Lateness

Do you need a constant reminder that you're always late? Perhaps in a four-port USB hub form? Then this USB Running Man Hub is the perfect gift for your birthday, with its four distinct USB 2.0 ports in the guy's base, arm, leg and briefcase. No? You wanted a nose hair trimmer instead? Guess that's too bad then, isn't it Adam Frucci. [Brando] More »

USB Hub Has Individual On/Off Switches

USB Hubs come in all shapes and sizes (including fruit cake), but this is the first time we've seen a USB hub with individual on/off switches. This isn't only useful for switching off stuff without unplugging it and making a mess, it also helps save power when you're on laptop battery mode. It's a non-powered hub, however, so you won't be able to run four external USB hard drives off this thing. Those of you with four external hard drives should probably be getting a Windows Home Server unit and plugging those into there anyway. [Brando]

Brando Updates Its Cup Warmer with USB Hub and Clock

Brando has updated the classic USB-cup warmer combo and added a clock and a four-port USB hub to it. Presumably the hub is for the USB sugar bowl, USB milk jug and USB tea spoon. Hungry office workers can presumably plug in Solid Alliance's USB biscuit. A gallery, for those of you who are into cup-warmer, USB and clock porn, is below. More »

Christmas Cake USB Hub from Solid Alliance Heralds the Arrival of Festive Tat

When Solid Alliance and Christmas meet, there can only be one winner: fans of all things USB. What collector of dumb peripheral stuff could refuse this Christmas cake, complete with 1GB memory key strawberries? And then you see what else they use to decorate the cake. More »

Fiber Optic USB Hubs Extend Devices 500 Meters

Wireless USB is all well and good if your house is free of things like walls, but for everyone else, this Gefen Fiber Optic USB Extender manages to boost USB connectivity up to 500 meters. You can use it for any device, such as USB hard drives, burners, keyboards, printers, or humping dogs—fiber optics degrade much slower than standard copper cabling. However, this kind of advanced tech won't be able to be picked up at Fry's on your way home from work—it costs $16,000 $1,600. [Gefen via Everything USB]

Brando USB Hub, For Plugging Every Which Way

Here's another USB hub from Brando, the company that wants to create a USB hub for every possible situation. This one might just come close, because this four-port hub lets you revolve the upstream port and then one of the receptacles 180° to accommodate USB devices from all directions. We're not big fans of that goofy-looking starburst design that reminds us of The Dating Game from the '60s, but still, for $15 this might solve a problem or two. [Brando] More »