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Do you remember when we were all excited about the prospect of the internet? Remember the disbelief you felt when you heard everyone was going to be on it 24/7? No? Well, click on the video below, for some footage of when it all began...

Video baby monitor

This one definitely comes under the 'why have I not seen one of these before' category. Many's the time I've listened to parents complain that they've hard crying on the baby monitor, and have raced up the stairs only to see Junior back to sleeping peacefully.

Now, with the camera feedback of what the baby's doing, you can get an idea of whether it's something as crucial as a blanket on the floor, or just a bit of a whinge.  It's even got night vision, which is a pretty crucial element for sleep monitoring, as well as the ability to hook it up to your TV, for constant monitoring.

You can get one for £99.99 from BB-shopping.

Robosapien now seen in Happy Meals

Robots are taking over the world. It's official. Or at least as official as their inclusion on Happy Meals from McDonalds makes them.

Sadly McDonalds aren't giving away the full version, which go for about 200 quid each, instead going for a more pound saver menu friendly wind up version. Which begs the question, can you really classify that as a robot?

USB humping dog. Sorry.

Um. The big kids made me do it? That's the only excuse I can come up with regarding why I'm writing about this. I guess I lost it soon after witnessing the USB pole dancer...

So, it's another one of those for your spare USB port (what's that you say? It's full of USB pole dancers? Shame on you). It's sole purpose in life is to hump your computer when it's plugged in. And I'll admit it, it's nice to see a gadget being so refreshingly honest about doing nothing of use. But come on, it *is* pretty funny.

You can get one for £7.99 from BB-shopping.

Panda sneezing... just cos

Sometimes you need a bit of cuteness to make you feel better about things. It might be because of self inflicted alcohol relatedness, it might be a rubbish day in the office, it could just be because it's a day ending in 'y'. So, we're here for you. And we bring you The Sneezing Panda.

Sat nav banned from a village in Hampshire

Turns out sat nav won't always take you the best route, or at least that's what the residents of one village in Hampshire is trying to instill in HGV drivers. The village of Exton, near Winchester is being carved up by lorries, as their sat nav has been directing them to do so.

In response, the villagers responded to damaged properties and stuck vehicles by putting up the very obvious sign: "No wide vehicles. Do not follow sat nav. Very narrow lane." They've also contacted the makers to try and get their village removed from the software, but no word at this stage if they've had any luck!

Champagne fountain

It's the ultimate in decadence, second only to bathing in caviar. Imagine having an actual fountain, pumping actual champagne. Whilst not quite big enough to put in your front garden to illustrate to your neighbours just *how big* you bonus was this year, it's very party centerpiece friendly. Sadly it doesn't come with a champagne supply, so if you're anything like me, it won't be long til it's pumping Tizer rather than anything remotely French.

You can get one for £49.99 from BB-shopping.

USB your stress away

Still got a spare USB port in your computer? Feeling a little stressed out about the whole thing? Fantastic. You can now kill two birds with one stone with the USB stress reliever.
All you have to do is stick a couple of drops of your favourite essential oil, stick it in your USB port and the warmth will make it permeate the air with its fragrance.

Who knew it was possible to be both techy and a little bit hippy?

You can get one for a none stressful £14.99 at BB-shopping.

Just another mouse....

You must be sick to death of computer mice. Pink ones, wireless ones, ones that light up, ones that make you toast (one of the previous is made up). Just one more then?

This is the USB Mouse. But he's different. He'll pedal faster, the faster you type. Improve your words per minute, and he'll improve his cardio count. Do you need a better reason to improve your touch typing? Oh ok, the LED display on the front will display the speed, so you can race your colleagues in the office.

Twenty pounds from BB-shopping.

Super Mario with your feet

This guy can finish Super Mario in ten minutes. With his feet. I am completely undecided as to whether this makes him a hero, or a complete loser. Nope, I have no idea.