Say you've always wanted a parrot but could not be bothered to take proper care of it - here's a solution staring right at you in the face.

Thanks to the wonders of a USB port, this USB Parrot is capable of speaking up a bunch of random phrases which are picked up in passing whenever a certain phrase is repeated often enough. Those wings aren't just for show, they are mechanical in order to add to the reality.

All you need to do is plug in the USB Parrot and you're good to go. This nifty little gadget retails for approximately $39 and will probably get too irritating after a while that you might force it to walk the plank.

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