A Gadget geek's best friend...

Is his usb chameleon. Or her usb chameleon. Cos lots of us geeks are wimmin. And we like pets. These are guilt free little sweethearts, as they don't require feeding, or generate catastrophic amounts of odiferous wood-shavings. Hooray for the pet who hangs around when yer online, rolls his eyes in an edgy, but companionable manner but does not judge. Nor does he present you expectantly with a wee-tiny lead, studded with swarovski crystal, or roughty-toughty metal studs. (Whatever the happenin chameleon about the livingroom is wearing these days.)



We say - go get one! they are loyal and charming, and bring a touch of the rainforest indoors, without adding one's carbon footprint to those making the trip to see the actual little fellows in the flesh.

USB petz rock! Only...when you start to muse on feeding him the dead flies on the windowsill, you should start to worry, just a little.



We also quite like the typing-speed treadmill rodent. However, it is a qualified liking, unlike the chameleon, who just 'is'. The mouse is sort of set in competition with something outside of himself - a sort of skeery urban reinvention of the hamster wheel.The faster one types, the harder his little blue plastic cardiovascular system works. It would be fun if the order were transversed, and you could only type at the speed he was cycling at. Still...a nifty little thing. And he doesn't need his cage cleaning, either.