The LaCinema Classic Bridge essentially promotes as an affordable way by LaCie to add media playback capability to your existing storage devices. If you decide not to install your own internal SATA drive, the unit’s front USB port can already start streaming content from a USB hard drive or flash drive. Being a DivX 6-certified device, LaCinema’s video and audio compatibility aren’t the best out there with the lack of support for AAC, H.264 codec and .MKV container. You will find HDMI 1.1, SPDIF and stereo RCA as well as composite video on the back. Good thing about this box is that the built-in upscaler should convert all SD content to 1080p.

Titan’s USB Audio Cooling Pad can now kill two birds with one stone. As a passive notebook cooler, it can raise the back of your laptop about several inches from the table to allow for air to move underneath the system. Titan claims it has the advantages of dissipating heat from your laptop and solving noise problem caused by running fan(s). Its retractable design will fit wit 10" netbooks to 17" desktop replacement notebooks. When also connected to a USB port, the hybrid functions as a stereo USB-powered speakers. No words yet on pricing.