This tiny spheric USB speaker connects to MP3 and CD players, PDAs and other digital products using a standard 3.5mm stereo audio plug.

Features:

• Cute ball designed, small and portable
• Rechargeable Lithium Ion battery which is environmental-friendly
• On/Off switch
• Dimension: 50 x 54 x 73mm (approx.)
• Weight: 43g

The USB Mini Ball Speaker is available in red or black from USB Brando for $17. USB cable, audio cable and a neck strap is included in the price.

If you took the classic Rubik’s Cube mechanical puzzle and changed it into the shape of a ball, you’d get something that looked much like this 3-D IQ Sphere.

Features:

• Good for creative thinking & improve both your IQ & EQ
• Hints: Take a Break & Retry it
• Functions: decoration, brain training, home and office fun
• Diameter(approx.): 70mm

The 3-D IQ Sphere is available over at the Toys Brando website for $9.

This shiny red device allows to experience your own audio-visual, Jean Michel Jarre-style, high-tech, laser light show, in the comfort of your own home.

Glowing red circles, spheres, lines, and shapes dance across your walls and ceiling as they are projected from the Red Hot Laser Light Show. Add music and the laser beams respond to the sound, creating a truly interactive audio-visual experience.

The compact unit is wireless, so it can be transported and used anywhere, even outdoors! A built-in microphone provides superior pick-up, while adjustable angle controls and two operating modes (automatic or sound responsive) allow you to customize the performance.

The Red Hot Laser Light Show requires 2 x AA batteries and is available from the Edmund Scientific website for $24.95.

(Via OhGizmo)

We’ve seen a lot of planetarium gadgets lately, but never before as good looking as the 10,000 Star Planetarium ($130). It’s also said to be the “most advanced desktop planetarium available for home use”, capable of projecting a realistic image of the heavens with over 10,000 stars.

This is the most advanced desktop planetarium available for home use. Designed by the renowned Takayuki Ohio, who has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the builder of the worlds most advanced planetarium for exhibitions and museums, it projects a realistic image of the heavens, over 10,000 stars, as they appear without light pollution. It can accept one of two high-resolution image disks (one disk includes constellation drawings and the other displays the stars) that are illuminated by a bright LED built into the globe, and projected onto walls or ceilings by an optical-quality adjustable focus lens, providing a completely accurate view of the visible band of the Milky Way galaxy seen from the Northern hemisphere. The planetarium has a whisper-quiet motor that slowly simulates the turning of the earth by making the image projected move across a wall or ceiling. It can also randomly generate a simulated meteor that streaks across the ceiling. The projection angle can be adjusted to suit any room, and it has a timer that automatically turns off the unit after you fall asleep. Includes AC adapter. Ages 10 and up. 6 1/2″ Diam. globe with stand. (3 1/2 lbs.)

From Columbus comes this beautiful series of illuminated globes. The 16in. (40 cm) large globes are absolutely weather-proof and have been specifically designed for outdoor usage.

Available in four different models with a price of $294 each:

• EnviroSphere Outdoor Physical/Political Globe
• TerraSphere Outdoor Physical/Political Globe
• The Cosmos Outdoor Constellation Globe
• New Moon Outdoor Moon Globe

(Via Stuart Witts)

The MagicGlobe Solar Light Sphere ($49) contains a hidden solar module that will convert energy from direct sunlight, making the lamp glow for up to 12 hours after dark.

They float in water and the 3 built in LED lights cycles through a beautiful rainbow of colors (yellow, magenta, red, green, lilac, orange, blue, mint, and purple), creating a unique lighting for your pond or fountain.

(Via Home Improvement Ideas)