When I'm down on all four underneath my computer desk, I hate not knowing what the cable I'm holding belongs to. I ran into that experience yesterday and it annoyed the crapola out of me. Did some quick Google searches and come up with the simply-named, Cable ID. The rubber helix shape allows you to wrap the Cable ID around the cord and then with a ballpoint pen you simply write what the cable is for in the space provided.

A pack of 8 differently colored ids will set you back about $7 at most stores.

Found at Sternform

The Earfun clips are a bit on the useless side, but it does add more personality to those dull iPod earphones. Our personal favorite: flower power.

Found at The Afternoon.

These 3 inch in diameter tree decorations are hand-printed in white on beech plywood. There are a multitude of choices: a bauble, wreath, gingerbread man, jewel or bell. Each tree decoration comes with a white cord for easy hanging on your tree.

Found at Present&Correct.

Ok, you got us: we are all a bunch of geeks and love these kinds of products. The Light O Rama is a must have for the Christmas junky that must have the best Christmas display in their neighborhood.

Sit back and imagine a synchronized light show to your favorite Christmas tunes at your home. Are you done imagining? We know what you are thinking, you probably have no programming experience and think, well it'd be cool but I can't program for squat. No problem. The guys at Light O Rama created a software that you install on your PC, which makes it real easy to program your light extravaganza visually. That's what makes the process easy. You can even download a demo of the software before you purchase to try it out.

So how much does it cost? There are different products at different price ranges, but the one that caught our attention is the 16 channel starter kit, which retails for $419.00. This particular unit can provide enough power to control a 9,000 mini-light display.

Anyway it's always better to see what this stuff can do, so here are two videos taken from Light O Rama's website to show you what its all about.

Enjoy!

Light O Rama 2008 Contest Winner 1
Light O Rama 2008 Contest Winner 2

You can get these at Light O Rama.

The Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew has been a gadget sensation for the past few years. It has won all kinds of awards for its design and usability. We thought it was a lot of hot air - until today. We got our hands on one at a friends' house and were able to remove a cork from a vintage chardonnay in a flash without much force. After wrestling with all kinds of zany corkscrews, we are now in awe of the Rabbit Corkscrew.

Found at Amazon

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For those who like to have a little fun, we found the Batterfinger. The sillycone (we crack ourselves up) spatula is both useful and whimsical.

Found at Amazon for $6.99

The Vers 2X Speaker/Dock is a universal MP3 player dock made out of cherry wood veneer and sustainable materials in recycled packaging. For those who need to know if your version of the iPod is supported, the Vers 2X supports iPod touch, the iPhone, iPod Video, the nano, the mini, and iPod classic. In other words, you've got your bases covered. The system is powered by two 3 inch 15 watt speakers and has support for 3.5mm audio input and output. There is also a nifty 14-function remote control that let's you perform all the basic functions you'd use on your mp3 player.

Found at Rare Device for $179.

I've never seen anyone use scientific graph paper for their art, but it sure works well in this framed gouache painting by Lisa Congdon. "buds on graph paper" stands 7 inches tall and 5 inches wide and sells for $90.00.

Found at Lisa Congdon Arts and Crafts.

Artist Betsy Walton has a nice collection of prints available at her shop. One of our favorites is the 8.5" x 11" Thicket Limited Edition, of which 50 were printed. Only one remains at her Etsy Shop.

Found at Morning Craft (Betsy Walton's web site).