(RRP £9.99) The humble snowman is as much a symbol of Christmas as Santa Claus, Coca Cola and rampant consumerism but while two of these can be found inside on Christmas morn, one of them wouldn’t dare to try.

The snowman, you see, will melt as soon as his foot touches your doormat. So we’ve devised a way to bring a bit of festive cheer to every desk and home office in the land with this USB Snowman.

Just plug his, thankfully non-water-based frame into your computer’s USB port and the gentle supply of electricity lights him up. But not just in one colour. Oh no. That wouldn’t be good enough. No, he cycles through no less than four colours (red, green, cyan and blue, since you ask) and sits on your desk spreading festive cheer and looking all chirpy.

Since we’re unlikely to get any real snow anytime soon, isn’t it time you got yourself a portable snowman? You know it makes sense.