If you have lots of old cassette tapes in your drawers you might be interested in this nice little gadget that will convert your old tapes into more useable mp3 files. You still need to record the audio on a PC or Mac though – I would have loved a cassette player that just converted the audio automatically into media files and stored them on a memory card.

* Converts your old cassettes and mix tapes to today’s format
* Software to clean up worn cassettes and improve sound quality
* Hear the great old music you haven’t heard since your last car with a cassette player
* Full functional cassette deck with counter function
* Built-in speaker to monitor your recording
* Plug and Play USB audio interface—no drivers needed

Here’s where to get it: FirstSteetOnline.com.

Ion put out a neat vinyl to mp3 gadget a few years ago, and now they are back with the similar Ion USB VCR but this time it’s all about digitizing your old VHS tapes. The price is $229.99.

Ion USB VCR [thinkgeek.com]
via [Uncrate]

I’m afraid that you can’t buy it, but you can make one by following these step by step instructions. Really neat and very retro.

Glowing video tape USB hub [instructables.com]
via [Makezine]

This USB flash drive look good enough to eat, don’t you think? Absolutely delicious! The cake drives will be available later this month and store up to 4GB. No word on pricing yet.

Cake Royale Series USB Flash Drives Offer Slices of Storage That Look Good Enough To Eat [nexus404.com]