Inject some urgency into your debonair character with the Self-Destruct button USB hub that is bound to elicit more than a telling glance from your co-workers. There is an aura around somebody who looks and acts dangerous, and what better way than placing this device on your desk? It looks like it was taken directly from a movie set with all the necessary trappings, with the added bonus of an additional four USB 2.0 ports. Pressing the big, red, round button will elicit a “Kill! Kill! Kill!” audio response.

Now is that not just the most awesome geeky device you could ever receive?

Take a peek at the real thing at GeekStuff4U.

San Francisco prankster Laird Rickard has figured out a way to make obnoxious cell phone use funny: he makes it look like you’re talking into a banana. Laird’s company Nanaco produces Cellfoams, squishy foam covers in wacky shapes that protect your phone, and more importantly, make you look silly when you’re talking on your phone instead of rude. Nanaco’s premier product is the banana shaped cell phone cover, playing off that classic gag of pretending a banana is a phone. It was hilarious when Groucho Marx did it and the joke is still, ahem, appealing today. Attractively priced at about $12 bucks at a variety of local retailers, this is a great way to make light of a technology whose convenience barely compensates for its invasiveness. If you were looking for a way to say “I’m just bananas about talking on my cell phone!”, this is it.

Instructables has some simple instructions for you to create your own desktop flower ornaments made from spare PC parts. Enjoy!

Wordie lets you make lists of words — practical lists, words you love, words you hate, whatever. You can add citations and comments, see who else has listed the same words, and talk about language.

The awards show for Video Games is being hosted by Spike TV this year, the show will be broadcast tape delayed on Dec 13. If you’d like a sneek peek at a few of the results, here you go:

“The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion,” a fantasy role-playing game, was the top winner at the Spike TV Video Game Awards in Los Angeles on Friday, taking home five prizes, including “Game of the Year” and “Most Addictive.”
 
“Gears of War,” an alien shooting title, captured four honors, including “Studio of the Year” for developer Epic Games.
 
Nintendo Co. Ltd.’s new Wii video game console, which has wooed gamers with its intuitive one-handed motion sensing controller, took home the prize for “Breakthrough Technology.” 
 
Best Performance by a Human - Male: Patrick Stewart in “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion”
 
Best Performance by a Human - Female: Vida Guerra in “Scarface: The World is Yours” (Vivendi /Radical Entertainment) 
 
Critics’ Choice: “The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess” (Nintendo)
 
Cyber Vixen of the Year: “Alyx Vance” in “Half-Life 2: Episode 1″ (Valve)
 
Best Original Score: “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion”
 
Best Graphics: “Gears of War” (Microsoft Corp./Epic Games)

Breakthrough Technology: Nintendo Wii