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geeksugar's Gift Guide For Bosses

It's not just your dedicated coworkers who deserve to be gifted this holiday season — it's the grand Pooh-Bah, your boss, your supervisor, your manager‚ that person who keeps you in line all year — who needs a little recognition too.

It's not just your dedicated coworkers who deserve to be gifted this holiday season — it's the grand Pooh-Bah, your boss, your supervisor, your manager‚ that person who keeps you in line all year — who needs a little recognition too. Thank them for putting up with you all year with a little trinket (and natch, nothing's over $25).

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No Trap Necessary: Mouse USB Hub

Put a mouse peripheral to work — only this guy's not for navigating around your screen; it's an adorable USB hub!

Put a mouse peripheral to work — only this guy's not for navigating around your screen; it's an adorable USB hub!

The Mouse USB Hub (each $17) houses four USB 2.0 ports and comes in green, blue, or white, so not only is it not a boring-looking but practical accessory, he adds to the cute factor of your desk.

When his little eyes light up, you won't even reconsider getting that cat.

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Chocolate Bar USB Hub: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

This portable hard drive certainly looks like a yummy Kit-Kat bar, doesn't it?

This portable hard drive certainly looks like a yummy Kit-Kat bar, doesn't it? Designed by Sang-Hoon Lee, each piece of this concept design USB Hub is made of a modular flash drive for all your storage needs, and if my addition is correct, it includes sixteen in total. There is also a touchscreen in the center to help you organize all your files. Maybe not as user friendly as the Hub Man, although I love the pastel colors. Even though it's only a concept design right now, I'm still curious to know what you guys think of it. Let me know below!

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USB Hub and Clock: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?

Here's a good gift for dad this holiday season — a 4-Port USB Hub and Alarm Clock!

Here's a good gift for dad this holiday season — a 4-Port USB Hub and Alarm Clock! I can't say I've really ever had the desire to have an alarm clock, calendar, and temperature gauge attached to my laptop, but it's kinda one of those gadgets you can see a guy in your life getting all excited about. Discussed on OhGizmo!, the clock is USB powered and includes a large LCD screen with both Fahrenheit or Celsius temperatures. The USB Hub can rotate 180 degrees and is both PC and Mac compatible. Priced at $20. Do you think it's a chic laptop accessory or too geeky?

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Love It or Leave It? USB Hub Man

I always find that extra USB ports can never go unused, especially when they come in cute styles such as this one which I saw on technabob.

I always find that extra USB ports can never go unused, especially when they come in cute styles such as this one which I saw on technabob. The USB Hub Man from Kikkerland comes with four ports, which are located at the end of his flexible arms and legs. Find all the electronics inside his cute little belly and watch for a tiny green LED light near his heart as the power indicator. Only one port runs at the standard 2.0 USB speed so you won't be able to max out all four ports at once. Stay tuned for availability and purchasing info. Pricing is said to be around $19. What do you think?

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Rainbow Bright Four-Way USB Hub

Thankfully USB Hubs have come a long way in the last year.

Thankfully USB Hubs have come a long way in the last year. For instance, with Belkin's wireless hub you can ditch your cords altogether, while the Rubber Duckie Hub, can add some fun and excitement to your workstation.

Similar to the infamous Twistahub, this colorful square hub includes four 2.0 USB ports, which is great if you always find yourself needing an extra port.

Featured on Gizmodo, the chromatic bendable hub only costs $12 and has a low power consumption. Wouldn't you agree that it would match perfectly with these USB flash drives?



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Love It Or Leave It: TimeCap Digital Urn

Designed by Cherif Morsi, the TimeCap hopes to become a burial ritual for the 21st century.

Designed by Cherif Morsi, the TimeCap hopes to become a burial ritual for the 21st century. The idea is that instead of putting someone’s ashes in an urn, the small USB device holds photos, sound bytes, videos, and any other type of digital media, so you can memorialize your loved ones with happy memories. You can wear around your neck and plug it in whenever you need a moment of reflection or reconnection with the deceased person. I like the sentiment but can't imagine this really taking off. What do you think, do you like the idea?

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Belkin's New USB Hub Line-Up

Need to multiply your USB ports because your laptop is overflowing with USB devices?

Need to multiply your USB ports because your laptop is overflowing with USB devices? Belkin has just come out with a trio of Hubs that are tiny enough to feng shui into any small space. The first is the 7-port Hub-To-Go that includes a rotating connector on the detachable 4-port hub where you can plug in your mouse, camera or iPod in these hi-speed 2.0 ports. The other three ports are on the back of the base and can be used to connect bigger devices like your printer. You can also use this base as a paper clip or notepad holder like the one shown below from Chip Chick. Easily detach the 4-port hub from the base and it is the perfect travel accessory. Priced at $50. The additional hubs include the Clip-On Hub that can attach to the edge of your desk so you don't have cords everywhere and the swivel hub, that can rotate left, right, up, and down to provide easy port access. Both cost $30.

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Love It or Leave It? USB Fairy Lights

Twinkle twinkle little star all around your laptop with these USB fairy lights.

Twinkle twinkle little star all around your laptop with these USB fairy lights. I'm not sure how appropriate these would be for the traditional office space, but I think they're kinda cute for late night laptop sessions at home.

All you have to do is connect them via your USB port on your PC or Mac and they'll be twinkling in no time.

Priced at $17, would you use them to light up your laptop?

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It's Gold, Solid Gold Baby: Thanko Gold Ingot USB Hub

This Thanko 2007 heavy-duty "Gold Ingot" hub makes my blood crawl, but something tells me it would be a hit with Mike Myers' Goldmember and the office Paris Hilton wannabe.

This Thanko 2007 heavy-duty "Gold Ingot" hub makes my blood crawl, but something tells me it would be a hit with Mike Myers' Goldmember and the office Paris Hilton wannabe.

If you love goooollllddd and don't get distracted by its tacky, shiny outside, you'll be pleased to learn the inside features 8 USB 2.0 ports for faster and better connections to PC or Mac and lights up when the USB is connected to the hub. It's not actually solid gold (no doy!), but it's certainly bright enough to leave an impression.

The hub, $79, adopts 2 power sources: USB and AC adapter. Available in gold. It's not real gold obviously, but chances are everyone will be so dumbstruck its authenticity will never come up.