No, we’re not talking about the kind that’s grown. Do you ever have those super stressful days at the office that you just want to scream? How about a rousing argument with your spouse? Most people love to relieve stress by yelling, or expressing very vulgar things in loud menacing tones. Everyone knows that just leads to later embarrassment and painful apologies. Enter the Stress Pot.

The Stress Pot is a small decorative looking gadget which you can leave close by in the office, and when needed, scream your heart (or stress) out into the opening. The pot magically distorts and dramatically reduces the sound output so that co-workers and spouses can’t hear it. So if you want some street legal stress relief, try some Pot. The Stress Relieving Pot.

Webcams are webcams, but Sheep-Cams are a whole new thing. Okay, maybe not whole new, but they’re not too shabby. This USB based web camera is shaped like a sheep plushy, but has a small camera lens where it’s belly button ought to be.

As far as video quality goes, there is much to be desired. But hey, I’m not complaining, I could have a sheep-cam! Practical uses are limited, but could include:

• A simple web cam
• A not so simple sheep plushy
• Put the two together and you can probably think of a 100 unethical uses…

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Let’s face it: the internal “speaker” on the iPhone isn’t much of a speaker at all, more like a distant vibration that emulates sound… Griffin however produced a “sort-of dock” for the iPhone classic and 3G that amplifies the sound coming from the iPod. The best part: it requires no batteries to run. Much like the technology you see in high end Bose systems, the AirCurve uses wave guide technology to amplify the sound from the internal speaker of the iPhone by 10 decibels. This acoustic amplifier doesn’t warp the sound in any way, just amplifies it. It’s also a very stylish and clear, which adds to the wow factor you get when opnening the packaging. The dock doesn’t function as a dock itself, but has a pass-through for your sync cable so you can listen while you sync or charge.

I personally have been playing with mine for a few weeks now, and it does definitely amplify the tones coming out of the iPhone. It doesn’t exactly make it sound a whole lot better, but it at least does a tiny bit, and the best part of it is the fact that it doesn’t require any external power, and definitely doesn’t draw anything from the iPhone. It’s quite useful for when I’m showing something to people, just slap this baby in my laptop bag and when I have an audience, whip it out. It does make a difference, and for its convenience it was definitely worth the $17.99 I paid for it.

Takeup was originally designed Henk Kowalski from Germany for a Greener Gadgets competition which has an ultimate prize of $5000 dollars. The theory behind the design is this: all the tons and tons of old computer hardware that is thrown out is becoming a burden on our mother earth. However, the Takeup uses a textile and environmentally friendly material for the majority of the case. The backbone of the case is made from an aluminum frame which by concept is adjustable.

The exterior cloth is swappable which means you can change the look of your case whenever you want! But as some are pointing out, the case isn’t all about the green effect. It provides much more than just an eco-friendly design. PC performance enthusiasts will be intrigued on our take of the Takeup case.

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Named after the combination of the words Blinds and Light, Blight is a mesh of some of the latest technology to create a visually appealing Venetian style blinds. So far just a design concept, the Blight is already turning quite a few heads at the Greener Gadgets design competition.

These stylish Venetian blinds use the large surface area on each panel to collect light energy through the flexible solar cells on the back side. When night falls, the energy stored throughout the day is expelled through electroluminescent foil. The foil requires very little energy to illuminate, which enables it to run well into the early morning, should there be a need. Check out the other genius designs, and vote for your favorite at Greener Gadgets.

Design by Vincent Gerkens from Belgium.

St. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and as a result many guys and gals are struggeling to get their better half a V-Day gift. Well, Gadget Hoard is here to help the geek lovers out there get something that will surely knock their socks off (or maybe a more interesting piece of the wardrobe? ) So sit tight and listen up for Geek’s V-Day 101:

Gadget4All is always finding new and exciting things to sell. So of course they’ve come up with a few love-themed items for their catalog and up first is the USB Plasma Heart. One of the few USB devices in this compilation, the USB Plasma heart will set itself apart from any other gadget on his/her desk. Much like the USB plasma ball, the USB Plasma heart uses the low power current from USB and converts it to very high voltage which creates the lightning like bolts within the heart shaped plastic dome. Don’t have an available powered USB port or would like to use it without a computer? Not a problem! Just pick up an Eforcity USB Travel Adapter ($0.49) and plug it in anywhere! You can get the USB Plasma Heart at Gadget4All for $17.

More ideas after the jump!

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Now, I’m not sure who really needs support for 80 different storage mediums, but if you are, here’s your solution. iMONO’s 80-in-1 card reader not only supports like… every memory card known to man, but also has the ability to connect 3 other USB devices. Heck, if you wanted, you could buy a whole slue of these things and daisey chain them for a ridiculous amount of memory cards. It wouldn’t be all that expensive either since they’re cheap as dirt.

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The Firebell Alarm Clock will keep you from sleeping too long, but if you have trouble falling asleep in the first place, maybe this will spark your interest. Maybe you live next to a very busy road or freeway, maybe you have loud neighbors or live in a loud apartment complex. It’s possible you have trouble sleeping because your significant other snores louder then a fireworks display on the 4th of July. Whatever the case is, if your sleeping is hindered due to annoying ambient noise, then the SleepMate White Noise Maker is right for you!

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