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Not that it really matters, but any idea how much your digital telly set-top box weighs? Bet it’s a fair chunk heavier than the latest Japanese terrestrial digital TV tuner, which weighs just 5g.

Visit Japan during springtime and one of the first terms you’re likely to hear is ‘hay fever’ – that’s because it’s a major health hazard here that seriously affects tens of millions of people, many of whom have to take time off work.

Most folk outside Europe and Asia probably don’t realize it but our fishy friend the squid makes some darned fine eating — raw, with a little lemon, grilled with butter, whatever; it’s all good. Even the guts are tasty.

The outrage — how could they? One of those USB ports in the video is clearly exposed for the world and his wife to ogle. Filth.

Anyone with $3,157 (or ¥367,500) to blow on a prime slice of power cabling should head immediately for Teac Esoteric.

Gotta love Thanko: who else would cobble together a USB hub with 3W worth of speakers and a double-A battery charger?

Thanko’s back with a semi-useful and definitely gimmicky USB memory-cum-ball pen-cum-SD/MMC card reader that it’s dubbed SPYDISK.

Elecom’s got all the bases covered with its latest swath of DAP protective sheaths. No, not silicone: this time, the company is using wetsuit material.

Toshiba has long been a leader in memory products, so it’s pretty sure that its highest-capacity USB flash drive will be a big hit when it becomes available in December.

Logitech on Thursday announced new mice that it claims will ease web searches and navigation of content on a PC. The wireless MX Revolution and VX Revolution laser mice include an automatic web search button, and a wheel that can navigate through hundreds of pages in seconds, according to the company.

Here’s a rubbery source of protection for your Sony NW-E005/003/002 DAPs. Except the protection is actually made of silicone gum.

Buffalo’s MCR-C8L/U2 will not only read just about any digital memory card you have, it’s also extremely svelte — about the size of a business card.

Buffalo is rolling out some serviceable 4-port USB hubs with roll-up-able cables. Just press the button and hope they retract after a while.

Logitec’s NEXAS series sports a cooling method called the A.S.C. System, which is supposed to stop the disks from melting down.

Genetically modified mice are old news, so here’s a silicone-enhanced mousepad for your erudition instead.

A company called Kimura Metal is set to release the eMARK Super Mobile Keyboard, which it claims is the world’s thinnest. And it’s spill-resistant to boot!

The latest PicoTurbo USB flash memories from Green House work at a fair clip, or so the company claims.

In what can be best described as the Swiss Army knife approach to digital design, Imation will release its Flash Drive Pivot USB memory clips on August 21.

I-O’s DVR-UN18E, which comes out at the end of August, will sell for less than ¥10,000. It’s no terrible slouch when it comes to writing, either.

At last, a sensible and useful product from Thanko: retractable earphones. The IBuds are billed as having improved audio quality to boot.

The latest additions to Buffalo’s HDD lineup include both brawny TB-class models and shock-resistant varieties.

In a move that gives new meaning to the phrase “computing on the go,” Thanko has just released a sort of notebook PC holder tray that you can rig up between your car’s driver and passenger seats. It attaches to chairs, too.

A taste of the rough and rugged US of A has come to Japan in the form of ATP’s tiny but waterproof Petito and the macho ToughDrive.

Sushi USB-memory maker Solid Alliance has taken another swing at the format. Its latest gimmick is the Pendulum memory.

Those sharp-eyed folks at AVING have spotted a USB-type wireless portable access point called the iPONE that also acts as a wireless router and a client wireless LAN card.

Help is on its way for all of you who are sick of breaking optical discs with your bare hands: the impressively named PLEXERASER.

Plextor is set to release its thin-on-the-ground, internal ATAPI DVD drive called the PX-608AL.

Buffalo’s latest wireless keyboard works at up to 10 meters away from its transmitter/receiver.

Another week, another high-definition optical disc-related product delay. This time it’s Logitec, which ‘fessed up today that we’re going to have to wait another couple of weeks for the two models that were due out a couple of weeks ago.

Both lefties and righties should be comfortable with Logicool’s speedy and super-high-tech G3 gaming mouse. The way the company talks it up, you’d think it might need disc brakes. We recommend, however, keeping it away from your parrot, especially on hot days.

We haven’t heard from Solid Alliance for some time — which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. But now the good folks who popularized sushi USB memory clips have moved on to flip-top ducks.

I-O Data has quickly jumped aboard the SDHC train with the USB2-C9RWG memory card reader. Panasonic and others will be pleased.

Buffalo, whose decent HDDs are always reasonably priced, is helping butterfingers with its latest shock-resistant portable hard-drives.

After appearing to be very early speculation earlier today, Apple has gone and pulled a fast one by releasing the Bluetooth Mighty Mouse far earlier than anyone expected.

Apple has developed a wireless version of its Mighty Mouse, according to a U.S. regulatory filing.

Nice as it is, this teeny weeny USB hub from Elecom has gotta be far too easy to lose — it measures just 40 × 40 × 10mm and weighs 16g, which is pretty much the size of a book of matches.

Here in Japan Evergreen has a knack for making really simple products that are cheap yet strangely desirable. Its latest sure-fire hit is a pair of speakers in a plastic egg casing with a USB hub and a memory card reader built in.

In what’s not being hailed as a revolutionary breakthrough, a Japanese company called Sigma A.P.O has developed a spill-resistant keyboard that’s got holes drilled in it to let the coffee, beer, juice, etc. escape.

It’s big and nearly bomb-proof: say hello to the HDPG-SU, I-O Data’s latest hard-man HDD.

Buffalo’s new USB hubs may look like squid, but they do offer a nice way to get connected.