Convert your old VHS tapes to PC via USB

We’ve all seen these USB devices, from humping dogs, to Toasters, well now the people at Firebox have listed this new item, a USB Video recorder.

Simply plonk in a tape, press play and leave the rest to this USB-friendly machine. It doesn’t matter if you want to watch reinvigorated recordings on your computer, iPod, PSP or DVD because the included conversion software caters for stacks of formats. Just think, whilst smug commuters watch their latest downloads on the bus, you could be watching (through your fingers) Henry Kelly patronising the Belgian contestant on Going for Gold. Again. Brilliant!
As well as its incredible ability to amalgamate declining technology with cutting edge jiggery-pokery, the USB VHS Player can be used as a regular VCR. Just plug it into your telly’s scart socket. And when visiting friends snigger at that front-loading flap, you can fire up your iPod and show them a converted video of Bradley Walsh hanging tough on Celebrity Gladiators. Touché.
Once you’ve successfully archived your VHS library the only thing left to do is bin those cumbersome tapes. Just make sure you stomp on ‘em before heading to the dump. After all, you wouldn’t want anyone to find out you’d gone over the final episode of Eldorado with Mallet’s Mallet, would you?  

Firebox say that this product is “Top Secret” at the moment so no final image on the player but they do say that it will be mac compatible, and stock is due in at the end of June. Nice idea but a bit pricy at £149.