Ever wondered what lay beneath Master Chief’s helmet? In this exclusive review, all is revealed… My Halo Master Chief Mimobot from Mimoco arrived yesterday and I’ve had some great fun already toying with it. So, what the heck is Master Chief doing, stuck outta the front of my computer? Well for one thing, he’s not got himself in trouble with any brutes (for once!) and is behaving himself rather niecly, providing 2GB of storage.

I’ve not had chance to get any tech specs yet for the designer USB stick yet (transfer times, etc) but the drive is currently performing at a wickedly fast speed, more so than my existing 4GB sansisk USB key. Costing $50 for the basic 1GB version, $70 for the expanded 2GB edition (the one I’m using) or $110 for the 4GB behemoth, the Master Chief mimobot is limited in production to 5,000 only. Coming in Red Spartan and Blue Spartan variants, Halo fans are covered from all angles. This would be a great time for me to say something along the lines of… “Just in time for the holiday season!” …but in all reality, these babies are gonna sell out within a very short period of time.

Each mimobot comes in an individually hand-numbered case and arrives at your door-step (via a nifty courier service) pre-loaded with a ZIP full of Halo goodies. A special edition of “This Spartan Life”, presented by Damian Somebody-or-other is included, along with a few quick tips for Halo 3 gameplay, excerpts from the upcoming Halo novel, exclusive artwork, some screensavers for both Windows and Mac and a cool looking little “soundByte” application which unfortunately I’ve not been able to install yet.

In all reality, it’s a small price to pay for such great content and a spiffy designer USB key. Works on both Windows and Macs, using the USB2.0 platform. Head on over to the official site and grab your own limited edition, kick-ass Halo 3 USB key before they sell out! Rock on Mimoco and thanks for the schwag!

SIDENOTE: And that’s the last post for a few days I’m afraid - I’m off to Venice, Italy first thing tomorrow morning and I won’t be back until late on Friday. I’ll bring back some photos though.