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Mobile broadband for girls – it’s just the same as normal mobile broadband, but it’s available in pink.

As providers look to find more ways to tempt us to their mobile broadband products, we’re seeing more thought put into the merchandise that comes with the connection. USB dongles are getting shinier, and now come with storage capacity of up to 8GB, meaning that you no longer have to carry a USB memory stick as well as your dongle.

Designers are even getting in on the act, with fashion designer Henry Holland creating a dongle for O2 with a distinctive polka dotted theme. Or if polka dots aren’t your thing – how about pink? With Orange you can have the E160 dongle (with 8GB storage) in pink; or you can even have the Asus Eee PC netbook in pink, which looks pretty classy if you like that kind of thing – although you may not want to have both together as the shades clash somewhat (and the Eee PC has on-board mobile broadband in any case).

Or, if you don’t like the look of those options, get out there and do some online shopping (that’s what mobile broadband is for after all, right?). You can now buy skins for USB dongles in everything from mock-croc or leopard print, through a multitude of patterns and themes in any colour you can think of.

So you’ve been warned: mobile broadband dongles are fast becoming a fashion item, so there’s no excuse for being seen with that battered old black stick plastered with network branding. So go on girls, click here for all your dongle broadband needs. It may be a bit of a niche market, but we think mobile broadband for girls is the way forward!