If you are an Asterisk fan boy (or girl, for that matter), then chances are that you have a particular affinity for various kinds of gadgets as well.  If so, here is another toy that you can add to your ever growing collection of techie stuff – an Asterisk USB hub.  You may already have an Asterisk shirt (or two), you may even have a couple of Digium shirts.  I am sure you have at least one Asterisk book or even a mug, but I think this toy will beat them all!

I, for one, cannot seem to have enough USB ports.  My desktop PC has 2 in front and 2 at the back.  Naturally, I mainly use the 2 USB ports in front as they make for easy access.  Sometimes, though, when I have all my gadgets in use, the 2 are not enough.  My notebook computer is gifted with more – I have 4 in all.  Believe it or not, sometimes, I still need more.  What with all the gadgets that can be connected to the computer these days, this is not really surprising.  A mobile phone, a iPod, a flash disk, a digital camera, and so on – the list can be quite long!  I cannot imagine how people with only one USB port can manage!

Thank God for USB hubs – they can really come in handy.  The Asterisk USB hub, I think, is a big plus.  It not only provides you with the functionality you need but it also gives you that extra something when it comes to style and making a statement.  The Asterisk is colored a bright red (talk about making a statement!) and is shaped like – surprise! – an asterisk.  It also comes in a cool light blue shade, which I actually like as well but the red seems to have more “bang” in it.  It has four ports – greatly extending your USB capacity.

The Asterisk USB hub is the brainchild of industrial designer Joel Escalona.  I have not had the chance to get one for myself as of yet but based on the pictures that I have seen, it seems that this particular toy has a big edge over more conventional USB hubs.  How so?  It is because of the fact that the design of the USB hub makes for more space in between the four ports.  Compare this with some conventional USB hubs which do not leave much space in between the ports, making things a little cramped and tight at times, especially if you have 4 gadgets connected at a single time.  With the Asterisk USB hub, the spacing has been well thought of and does away with that complication.

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