An outraged reader from Consumerist reported to the gaming community the other day that his PS3, though was eligable for coverage, was denied by Sony for repairs. Why? Because is was simply “too dusty.”

As the story goes, the consumer called Sony and was told for hours, rep after rep, that because his product was a gift and didn’t have the receipt that he was not eligable for service. After many-a-reps later, one finally said that it was company policy to not require a receipt and that the serial number was all that he needed. He received a shipping box from Sony, and sent his beloved console in.

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You ever see people who recently purchased a new phone? Usually they will have their hands tied with both phones, rapidly typing to transfer over the contact lists, and depending on how much data in contacts, important dates, appointments or other important SIM stored info there is, you might not be seeing this person for quite some time.

Well now that’s a thing of the past! With this handy little gadget, you can easily and seamlessly copy over stored data from one SIM card to another! Or, if you commonly are a forgetful person and are in constant fear of losing your cell, the device has two data banks to backup up to two SIM cards. You can also use the device to browse the calendar as well as the contacts. The data in the internal memory is also password protected, so you can feel safe that no one will get a hold of your beloved backups.

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Post Office Showdown

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Christmas is on the horizon, and as always cool, unique and sometimes weird products are popping up all over the place. Such as this colorful USB device that will be sure to draw attention to your cubicle. This little tree is packed with over 18,000 colorful fiber ends that flare through colors of red, blue, and green.

Feeling like you need to take Christmas with you to the break room? No problem, this little guy also runs off of 3 AAA batteries. The USB cable is about 5 feet long, and the tree itself measures 31cm tall, and is slightly wider than a standard computer mouse. Will also make a great cheap inter-office gift You can find it at ThinkGeek for under $15.