November 8th, 2011

The USB Endoscope: Not What You Think

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I’m a DIY kind of guy. I feel that doctors are at best overpriced handymen whose skills and experience count for little when it comes to understanding my body. Hey, it’s my body, right? I should be able to figure out what’s wrong!

It follows then, that I may want a USB endoscope in order to examine my innards and assess the damage done by various drugs, objects, and substances I’ve ingested, including 77 zipper teeth that I pulled off of my winter coat one afternoon when I was hiding the the park waiting for girls. When I saw that Brando was selling an endoscope for a mere $44, I was about to jump but I was quickly thwarted. Sadly, I won’t be able to view myself from either end today or any other day, for this endoscope is only for “sewers, water pool or drains.” → Read More

June 27th, 2011

Glasses-less 3D MP3 Player For The Masses

Want the 3D experience without the glasses and with the headache? You’re in luck. Brando is offering a $180 glasses-less 3D PMP that plays multiple file types and presumably plays naked-eye 3D video. → Read More

June 23rd, 2011

Gunbrella Will Get You Shot For Sure

Let’s Check More Fun for Daily Life!! Crapgadget vendor Brando is really selling this horrible umbrella. It includes a sleeve and the admit that “colors may be variant” but that shouldn’t stop you from bringing this umbrella to your local police station for a bit of suicide by cop thanks to the front stock and rifle barrel tip. → Read More

April 11th, 2011

Pour Votre Plaisir: A USB Key Shaped Like A Padlock

This Brando USB key has a unique “lock shape design” and comes in multiple sizes. It is “Portable and easy operation” and the USB key pops out of the bottom like a wee tail. → Read More

March 1st, 2011

The Eeny Weeny Beeny Wireless Router From Brando

Brando has, for your edification, a tiny, eeny, weeny, beeny wireless router for traveling. Priced at $45, this tiny 802.11n router is just 1 cm tall and 6 cm long. It supports just about every standard under the sun and can even clone MAC addresses for those who, umm, would want to do that? → Read More

January 31st, 2011

Another Day, Another Desk-Mounted Rocket Launcher

Say, for example, you’re a self-styled office despot. Grown men fear you, women are in awe of your power, and children cower at your feet (all of this is in your head and your co-workers actually hate you, but pay that no mind). What can you do to add that delicate touch of insanity to your already vicious reign? Desk mounted ordnance, that’s what. That’s where the $39 Brando USB Thunder Missile Launcher comes in. Sadly, these little missiles carry no payload except your dignity but they do add some wild audio effects to your already insane sense of self worth. Not only are you a god, you are also annoyingly armed. → Read More

October 29th, 2010

iPazzPort: A Tiny Keyboard and Touchpad For Your Pleasure

Want to control your devices from afar with something that looks like a mini-Blackberry? Want it to have a crazy name like iPazzPort? Man, today is lucky Friday because that’s what this thing is. Ready to have your mind blown? This thing also has a laser pointer! Want to pay only $43? Click on, McDuff! → Read More

September 20th, 2010

Brando Outs iPad Case That Looks Like A Notebook

Looking for an iPad case that also has a built-in keyboard? Check out this case from Brando. The keyboard runs through Bluetooth and has a built-in lithium battery that lasts about a week and stands-by for 100 days. The keyboard can be removed and used up to 10 meters away. The case is made of high-quality leather and claims to be “Soft, waterproof and space saving.” Preorders are going on now for $69.99 at Brando’s website. Shipping the beginning of October. → Read More

September 13th, 2010

Just In Time For Halloween: The iPazzPort Bluetooth Mini Keyboard

I was about to open a can of Samhain on this Brando Bluetooth keyboard until I saw what it looked like backlit. BAM! Great freaking pumpkin, Charlie Brown! → Read More

August 25th, 2010

Dino-lamps For Your Home Or Office

So you’ve finally moved into the corner office, and you’re looking for that special decorator piece that really says “I’ve made it” in the corporate rate race. Well look no longer, because I’ve found the perfect product for you – the dinosaur lamp. You know you want one. → Read More

July 14th, 2010

Brando Rolls Out Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard

Check out this new folding keyboard from Brando. It uses Bluetooth to connect to your favorite devices – even iPad and iPhone 4. → Read More

July 7th, 2010

Little mailbox tells you when you've got mail

Oh, Brando, is there anything you can’t sell? This $18 USB device is basically a little mailbox that lights up when your friends email you. Why? Who cares! It’s $18! → Read More

June 21st, 2010

Brando gets comfy with USB 3.0

USB 3.0 is no longer for richy-rich chumps. The low-cost crapgadget standard, Brando, has its own line of USB 3.0 gadgets now: a 4-port hub and a USB 3.0 to dual SATA cable. Times are good, my friends. → Read More

June 3rd, 2010

This mini keyboard from Brando is all business and that's awesome

Brando knows how to make cheap electronics and computer equipment and this mini palm-size Bluetooth keyboard is no different. It’s just so simple and therefore elegant. Because it uses Bluetooth to connect, it will work with most PCs, Macs, the PS3, and, yup, the iPad. There’s even a rechargeable battery built-in. Not too bad for $40. → Read More

May 5th, 2010

This USB bottle opener flash drive is convergence at its finest

So yeah, it’s a flash drive that has a bottle opener built in. Tits. → Read More

April 27th, 2010

Close the Internet, we're done: The 4-port chicken burger USB hub

USB Chicken Burger 4-Port Hub allows you to connect 4 different USB devices. It’s another little fancy stuff on your desk. What, no Double Down? → Read More

April 14th, 2010

A USB cooling seat pad from Brando

Dear Friend,

Is you rear constantly getting sweaty? Do you leave wet spots on your seat cushion? Is it embarrassing? Well then, do I have a product for you. → Read More

March 5th, 2010

Mini wireless keyboard with touchpad and laser pointer

The promises Brando makes about the “Rii Mini Wireless Keyboard” make it sound like a hug wrapped in hot chocolate wrapped in a puppy. There’s the “dazzling bright LED” backlighting, the world’s first touchpad that can be used in both the horizontal and vertical positions complete with advanced “capacitive sensing technology, comparable to a real notebook touchpad,” and the “innovative design of the navigation keys” that’ll make you “feel the thrill” of being able to play games wirelessly. → Read More

March 4th, 2010

Another Nintendo-ish USB controller for your perusal

Brando presents us with the Buffalo USB Nintendo PC Game Pad. Priced at $22 plus $3 shipping, it’s a somewhat enticing purchase given the fact that it’s made by a pretty well known company as opposed to other more gray-market Nintendo USB gamepads. → Read More

March 1st, 2010

Rechargeable wireless keyboard knockoff takes cues from Logitech’s diNovo Edge

If the $180 price tag of Logitech’s diNovo Edge wireless keyboard is a bit too high to stomach, Brando will sell you an $86 knockoff. It’s called the “Rapoo 2900,” which has to be one of the worst product names in the history of consumer electronics. → Read More

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