Across the pond in England, a store called Marks & Spencer has gotten themselves in a bit of hot water over a USB device and had to pull it from the shelves.
The gadget in question is a USB powered pole dancer. Yes folks, it is what you are thinking.
Imagine Barbie in a red bikini twirling about a plastic pole while multi-colored lights and disco music plays to “recreate an authentic nightclub atmosphere”.
Does that help your mental image? I thought so 
According to Marks & Spencer the “USB pole dancer” is designed to be plugged into any personal computer and comes complete with her own silver pole to dance around.
Ladies and Gentlemen, get your dollar bills ready because once you turn her on, bow chica bow wow, she goes through a gyrating routine with the help of a pre-installed backing track.
As the music plays, the dancer spins around the pole, moving up and down. Good times.
Customers to the store complained so much that the product was “cheap and tawdry” that store managers removed the product from the shelves.
This USB powered pole dancer sounds like it would have made the perfect gift for office Christmas parties. I want one.
If any of my readers from across the pond can locate one of these beauties for me, I’ll gladly pay you.
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Saw them for sale at Frys - outpost.com yesterday (the 3rd)
ya they’re 30 bucks at outpost.com