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GreenHouse Japan has unveiled a new line of USB drives, that resemble some of your favorite junkfoods. Click here for up-close pictures.

But if neither sushi nor hamburgers are your thing this line of junkfood themed flash drives from GREEN HOUSE also comes in hot dog, pizza and hoagie varieties. The drives have a capacity of 1GB and you can expect them to hit Japan first and be available from various import sites here in North America soon after

Without needing sunlight, this USB Greenhouse lets you grow plants from the comfort of your desk. Product page. Click here for more pictures.

As long as you have a computer with USB port, you can seed your plant in the USB Greenhouse at your desk. Now, planting is more timesaving. Don't worry about cloudy days as your plant can be always illuminated as long as your computer is powered on. Watering isn't a problem either because your plant status is monitored and you will be reminded to do so regularly by the software

At first glance, this USB Pedometer may look like you're wearing a mini target, but in reality, it's a fully functional pedometer that can store up to three days worth of steps. First picture in gallery. Available early November, priced at $17. Product page.

Through your data, the software can chart your outcome, view the calories burned and details on your daily activies. You can get easily to control your weight by this Pedometer and no over weight anymore

That's right, Brando's nifty USB-powered R/C car comes with its own garage, which doubles as a charging station. Controlling this gadget is simple, just install the bundled software and use the on-screen interface. Best of all, it's priced at just $29.99. First picture in gallery.

Get a USB Remote Control Car! It performs like a real car. Sound horn, turning and parking like how you drive your car. Park the car in the garage for battery charging. Listen how powerful the engine works, how realistic

Aside from being a badge holder this nifty gadget doubles as a USB-powered multi-card reader, supporting a variety of formats, including SD and MMC -- priced at $14. Product page. First picture in gallery.

Support SDHC, MMC, Mini SD, RS MMC, MicroSD/T-Flash (Adapter is required) - USB 2.0 - LED indicator - Extended USB A type connector

This nifty USB-powered CD Destroyer by Brando "creates circular pattern scratches on the CD/DVD surface and render it unreadable." Best of all, it takes only 5-seconds to destroy each disc. First image in gallery.

It's an ideal product for destroying data stored on CDs and DVDs, with three carbon steel knurled points, the USB CD Destroyer permanently destroys the surface of CDs, DVDs and other CD-size disks rendering the data-bearing surfaces unreadable within 5 seconds

Whether it be a USB Toaster, belt, hamster wheel, or sushi, you'll find it in this gallery. First image.

Tengu is basically a USB-powered virtual pet that sports features an LED face, which reacts to sounds. Video after the break.

lay some jazz, an the face looks at you quizzically, Rock music gets you angry faces, and classical makes it scold you about how you could do so much better than her and should have majored in something besides art. No, not really! The Solid Alliance Tengu will be available in Japan at the end of August for 4480Y, or about 38$ US

This nifty Chromatic USB Hub "allows you to connect 4 different USB devices at the same time." Best of all, it's priced at just $12.00 from Brando.

4-port hub; Colourful design; USB 2.0; Plug and play, hot swapping; Low power consumption; Size: 200x40x11mm; Weight: 69g

Sure, these might look unusual, but they still manage to get the job done, or so we think. Which ones are your favorite? Continue reading for a bonus video.