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The designer accelerometer mouse

by David Allen on June 4th, 2009
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Hi tech meets eco friendly now that does not happen every day. This mouse is made from a beautiful piece of wood, it is hand made from ash in Japan. However, if you look at it carefully the mouse is model on the planet Jupiter. Jupiter Mouse features: • Includes: mouse, stand • Size: W60 x D60 x H55mm • Weight: 92g (includes cable) • Interface: USB2.0/1.1 • Cable length: ...

Where the heart is

by David Allen on May 12th, 2009
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Japan must the home of some of the most exciting and amusing fruits and vegetables I have no idea why but occasionally these strange and funny things turn up, although we think that are strange and funny, most of the time they are in fact designed to be funny. We have seen this with other types of fruit and vegetables in the past, of course how they manage to make these grow into ...

Japanese noodle waterslide

by David Allen on May 4th, 2009
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It sounds like a crazy idea, but you really have to see this to believe it. This is the Japanese version of eating alfresco, as this is how eating the Somen noodles would be eaten in rural Japan. Guests have to try to catch the noodles as they slide down a bamboo pipe with chopsticks; it is harder than its sounds. This experience of Japanese cuisine is being brought from rural Japan the ...

Retro Gameboy iPhone Case!

by max on April 5th, 2009
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Gameboy has been one of the oldest handheld units ever, the original Nintendo Gameboy I am talking about here. Gameboys have been hacked very much so, even after decades after its first announcement, not a bad idea to stick it on your iPhone, which may be hacked for the next decade too. That Girl’s Site has spotted one of the retro-gameboy iphone cases in Japan. No word on where ...

Zippo Hack - How to Turn Your Zippo into a Mint Dispenser!

by max on March 30th, 2009
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Tab Dock is a new Zippo insert from Japan that will turn your regular ol’ Zippo into a cool looking Mint Dispenser. As an avid smoker who have previously used Zippos a lot, I think this may help stop my cigarette cravings while the alternative mints might also do some good too. via ohgizmo ...

iPod Dice Speakers!

by max on March 23rd, 2009
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Here’s an innovative product, iPod dice speakers that are small yet portable so you can listen to music wherever you go without using earbuds. Buffalo Japan has announced the BSSP05I Dice speaker for the iPod. Available in a variety of colors the dice shaped active speaker draws power from the iPod delivers an output of 1W and features volume control. via newlaunches ...

Tablet Hack - How to Turn your Laptop into a Tablet Notebook!

by max on March 19th, 2009
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With Hanwha’s Duo, you can easily turn your regular ol’ laptop into a tablet notebook. There’s some hardware involved but if you are sitting at your desk most of the time, this might be the perfect solution for drawing in Photoshop during your free time. (or for freelance work too.) Hanwha Japan has just introduced its incredibly useful Duo for Laptop device, which s ...

For when you are waiting around

by David Allen on March 16th, 2009
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This is a handy little thing for those long wasted times. This is a toilet roll that has different ideas and plans for origami; you know the Japanese art of paper folding. There are some simple ideas or for the more experienced person, the complicated designs. Therefore, for who is just sitting around with a bit of time on their hands, this would be ideal. However these could be t ...

Furniture Made From Jeans!

by max on February 25th, 2009
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How would you like to sit on your old jeans that have been rejuvenated back into your livingroom as a sofa? A Japanese company is doing exactly this, you should note it costs about $400 for them to make you one, but I don’t see why not you can’t do this yourself on your spare time either. This concept may seem to be a rather strange idea, after denim is not usually associate ...

The projector that fits in your hand

by David Allen on February 10th, 2009
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This is a great little gadget that literally fits in the palm of your hand. However, in reality this is a projector, how cool is that? Naturally, this comes from Japan and so it may be a while before this ever gets to be out the country, but if does then this could be hit. The Miseal projector is capable of projecting in SGVA and with a resolution of 800 x 600. It measure a tiny 7 ...