Dec 19, 2006 8:16 AM

LaCie's Cephalo-Adapter Useful, Freakish

LaCie’s made a name for itself adding spit and polish to boring peripherals, but this takes the tentacle. The Huby USB & FireWire Hub’s writhing appendages are not only beautiful and strange, but end in 4 USB 2.0 and 2 FireWire 400 ports, Designed for LaCie by the French designer Ora-Ito, which lined the device […]

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LaCie's made a name for itself adding spit and polish to boring peripherals, but this takes the tentacle. The Huby USB & FireWire Hub's writhing appendages are not only beautiful and strange, but end in 4 USB 2.0 and 2 FireWire 400 ports,

Designed for LaCie by the French designer Ora-Ito, which lined the device with glowing LEDs and added a bus-powered fan to cool you down in summer. $80, but it's still on pre-order and probably too late for Christmas.

Product Page [LaCie via Crave]

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