The Mac Mini quickly built a fan base and sales, but when it was first launched it was touted as a system that could sit alongside a PC, as a second machine.

To help make that more attractive, Apple approached Belkin, which is the second largest supplier of iPod accessories, and asked it to design a switch that could allow one monitor, keyboard and mouse to be used with both the Mac Mini and a PC.

Belkin came up with the Flip, which apes Apple's design style but is a super slim KVM switch that sits underneath the Mac Mini.

It connects to the Mini and a PC via USB, and by touching the facia button users can instantly switch between two machines. It can also switch between two Macs or two PCs.

While in Mac mode it can also control volume and eject CDs and DVDs. In PC mode it can control volume only.

It's out now in the US for $90, and will be in the UK by spring.