Once upon a time, the only opportunity a chap could get for entertainment in certain lesser parts of Asia was to visit the local snake man for a dashed good charming, as he summoned his mighty python from what looked like a laundry basket using only his wit, guile, and a virtuoso performance on his nose-flute.

But now we have the Internet, as well as the creations of The Clever Mr Jobs, for entertainment. And the mighty performing python of old has been reborn as a Moovin' and Groovin' Snake speaker.

Simply plug it in to one's iPod, MP3 player, CD player, computer - in fact, pretty much any external digital music source, and it will respond by not only faithfully reproducing your music in rich, clear sound. Dear me no. It will also bop around in time to the beats, jacking to the sound of the underground, as we believe the youth of today might call it.

The snake is a private dancer. A dancer for money. He'll do what you want him to do. Within reason. Think of him as a snake in a basket. But unlike his inanimate and unappetising namesake Chicken in a Basket, he will move, writhe and slither to your own funky beats. In fact, only your music can charm it from its slumber. And for that we should all be grateful.