(If you think this is the best gift ever, you need to read our 12 tips for buying geek Christmas presents)

Right, so what is it?

Forget dictaphones and other recording devices. Nothing says “I’m a geek making it in the business world” more than turning up with one of these pens, recording memos on it, and then pretending you’re an ace ventriloquist by playing it back, at which point the creature on the end of the pen moves its mouth in sync with the audio.

Honestly, you’re definitely going to be the office fun guy with this. Colleagues will be itching to spend time with you just so they can see your hilarious act one more time.

$12.99 is a small price to pay for such amusement. Heck, why not get all four — frog, dinosaur, parrot, dolphin.

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My mousepad is constructed in such a way that my laser mouse works quite well on it (until I drop it off the edge onto the desk, that is) should I still wish to use it.

However, the really innovative move by a mousepad manufacturer worried about dwindling sales is to… put a note pad on it.

Yes, really.

This isn’t just a pad of paper stuck on top of the mouse pad. It’s more like a magic slate, so you can write whatever you like using either your fingers or a stylus, and that will stay put on the mat until you lift the top sheet.

It’s perhaps come a little late for a lot of people, given that there are a lot of other ways of leaving notes for yourself or others, both physical and virtual. Still, it’s just $14.99 so might be worth a look.

You can get it from Quirky

PS I just love the URL of the site I found it on. I must admit I thought of “scratch ‘n’ sniff” when I first read it!

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