Tengu

If you think of some amusing attempts of lip-syncing in the past few years you’d automatically remember that day in 2005 when Liam Gallagher made no secret of the fact that he was miming his lyrics by walking away from the mike and chewing a chewing gum when he was supposed to be singing.

But if you thought that was bad, wait until you meet Tengu – The USB-powered desktop companion who sits by your computer making different faces according to his mood. Not only that, Tengu lip-syncs to the music you play so it looks like he’s singing.

Tengu’s rectangular face is laden with bright LED’s that respond to any type of sound, so as well as gurning to your favourite music, he’ll also be jabbering along while you type. If you’re really bored and you’ve completely lost the plot you could even have a chat with your new USB friend and he will talk back, although I don’t recommend it!

To turn Tengu on, just gently blow on his face and begin to make some noise. Ok, so it’s all a little bit strange but I guess that’s the idea. Tengu may not be able to warm up your coffee cup, backup files or give your beard a trim, but once you see his little rectangular head pulling dodgy faces and singing at you he’s sure to win you over.

Tengu has over 14 different facial expressions and is guaranteed to cheer you up every time you switch him on. There are obviously more useful ways to use your computers USB ports but If I was given the choice of a memory stick or a singing and gurning plastic rectangle on my desk I know what I’d have to choose. One Tengu please!!!