Definitely an add-on to keep well away from young kids, it's the jelly bean USB Flash drive from Hong Kong-based Brando - though the company reckons its more like a pill than a sweetie.

Available in a choice of red, yellow or green, the 2GB drive measures roughly 6.5 x 2 x 2cm. Brando wants $35 (£26/€18) a pill, so buying enough to fill a jar - not included - could set you back a bob or two. But then you'd always have a USB Flash drive when you needed one...

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And if you did swallow? We're sure the pill will survive its alimentary adventure unscathed, though we wouldn't relish cleaning it afterward. Wolf down a curry and it'd be out in... er... a Flash.

Buy as many as you like from Brando's website.

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