Although it makes me shudder every time, when I see this lamp I envision a multitude of these little things mounted on the walls of programmer cube farms so managers can make sure the keyboards are always going. Due to this I think this lamp is just a horrible invention. Of course, I’m sure it can be used for purposes of good as well, and with a little therapy I can probably get there.

Now you can have your most important calls come through this red Crosley 302 “hotline” desk phone, designed to look like the original phone released back in 1937. The phone has the rotary dial look on its face which are actually push-buttons so you can still navigate all those wonderful IVR’s.

It also features flash, redial, a ringer volume on/off switch, a tone/pulse switch and a handset volume control. You can get your own Crosley hotline phone at Target for $49.99.

If you’ve ever been working away at home on your computer and found yourself to jump up and exclaim “Oh, my muffins” and run to the kitchen; this is a good indicator that you will want to look further into the PC EZ-Bake Oven from ThinkGeek.

The nostalgic oven fits into the 5.25″ drive bay of your PC and bakes with a light bulb (extra bulb included) to make your own personal confections right at your desk. It comes with some packs of mixes and some open-source oven controlling software with recipes, but can also be used to heat up pop-tarts or any other flat snack you have in your office fridge. Our favorite “in-office” recipe from the devices collection has to be the “Non-Dairy Creamer Creme Brulee”.

The PC EZ-Bake Oven retails from ThinkGeek …

This 10.5-inch-tall device is made for those that feel the office temperature is just a little too warm for comfort. The desktop Air Conditioner works quietly and runs off of 2 D batteries or a 3V DC power adapter (that you must provide yourself).

The cooling mechanism is a little less high-tech than you might initially think and really comes down to the equivalent of placing some ice in front of a desk fan. Although the Desktop air conditioner has a condensation catch tray it has no mechanical condenser. The company packages a water bottle along with the cooling gadget that you are to fill with water and freeze. Once frozen you can place your cold water bottle in the air conditioner which passes air over it and onto you.

Personally I think you might get better results by just sitting on your frozen …

Canon today unveiled a new laser multi-function printer which brings duplex printing and network capabilities to small and home office settings. The Canon imageClass MF4270 is priced at around $300 and should be available next month.

The Canon imageClass MF4270 is one of Canon’s smallest printers in its category and outputs in monochrome at up to 21 letter-sized pages per minute. It can print duplex directly from a PC as well as incoming faxes and copying letter-sized documents. With its 35 sheet automatic document feeder it can copy single sided documents and push out double-sided pages as well.

Brando has an interesting looking USB powered label printer which is kinda’ cool in itself, but they had to take it a step further and make the device egg-shaped. The Casio USB label printer, like it sounds, is powered by the USB connection from your computer and comes with some driver software to allow you to print out your own self-stick labels.

You can print in any TrueType font from your computer as the device uses a thermal printer head to create the your custom labels. The egg-shaped printing gadget is 79mm tall including the little stand its on and is a nice change in color and shape from most of the peripherals on a persons desk. The Casio USB label printer runs $29 from Brando.

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The Mr. P tape dispenser has got to be the strangest and most interesting tape dispenser we’ve seen at the Brick. Your own personal unidirectional bonding strip dispenses from his mouth like a long tongue and tears off on his serrated toes.

In all honestly the dispenser stresses me out a little bit because Mr. P has been holding that sit-up crunch for a long time and his abs have to be close to giving out. When the tape runs out Mr. P’s head will split so you can refill it with another roll. The Mr. P tape dispensers go for $25 each.

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Sennheiser said today it is making available for you cube farmers its most versatile wireless headset yet based upon Bluetooth. The Sennheiser BW900, priced at around $390, is out in the wilds now.

The Sennheiser BW900 offers up technology which adjust volume and mic sensitivity on the fly so you can have a better conversation. It can also learn your personal settings for later on. The headset has an ergonomic design and, because of the Bluetooth technology, can be connected to several different devices at the same time for a distance of up to 300 feet.

Most office settings may frown on bringing a Swiss Army knife into work, even if it does have a lot of handy tools on it that you may use in the office about once every 30-40 days. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to go without a fine crafted Wenger tool at work though.

The company has recently come out with the Wenger Swiss Business Tool that combines a lot of the more common tools needed at your desk in a compact design with familiar levers you’re used to seeing from the Wenger Swiss Army tools. The pictured business tool here contains a flat-clinch stapler, hole punch, staple remover, high performance scissors, optical gauge, nail file, and a nail cleaner, but no knife.

The Swiss Business Tool retails for $100, and for another $15 you can get a custom fit case. For $110 you …

Here’s a USB-powered gadget that looks fairly practical for those that work on the road. This portable paper shredder runs off of either 4 AA batteries or can be powered from the USB port of your computer making it a handy device for use visiting clients or in the hotel room.

Weighing only about 12 ounces this device works great to shred any documents or receipts with personal information on them instead of trying to tear them to bits only to end up taking the pieces with you when you go anyway. I’m guessing it can handle not much more than one sheet of paper at a time, and I don’t think you’ll be shredding any credit cards but USB power surely must be better than hamster power.

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