All hail the lizard king: Charismac looks to rule desktop with firedino hub. (Mac Beat).

The adjective ferocious is seldom used to describe computer peripherals. Charismac Engineering (530/885-4420, www.charismac.com) aims to change that, with FireDino, a four-port FireWire hub grafted into the back of an eight-inch-tall beast bearing a certain resemblance to a monstrous thunder lizard that once menaced Tokyo.

"We were talking about FireWire products, FireWire drives, fire this and fire that; until someone joked about fire-breathing dragons," says Tony Overbay, vice president of sales and marketing for Charismac. The $75 hub is ...

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