USB fanboys teased with 16-port hub

Handy hardware - or example of tech art?

Do you have at least 16 USB devices you'd like to connect to your computer at the same time? Look no further: gadget retailer Brando has a USB 2.0 hub with exactly that number of input ports.

USB 2.0 being what it is, none of the devices you hook up will communicate at the bus standard's peak speed, 480Mb/s, and you'll almost certainly need to connect the hub's external power supply.

And in case your system's USB port can cope with this little lot, you can hook the hub up to a second port too.

Utterly bonkers, of course, but the fully laden hub has a certain industrial tech art charm:

Whatever you buy it for, it'll cost you $72 (£45). ®