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“Virtual Master Real” Handheld Fishing Game From Japan

“Virtual Master Real” Handheld Fishing Game From Japan

Now, I’m not saying you’re not gonna like this, I’m just saying it’s probably better suited for your 6 year old, though I have a feeling its Japanese makers have a more mature audience in mind. [...]

iPADock: One iPad Dock To Rule Them All

iPADock: One iPad Dock To Rule Them All

It’s not entirely clear how many Apple products can be docked at once with the iPADock, but from where we stand this appears to be the most robust dock of them all.  It at least has [...]

Small Ass Rechargeable, Wireless Guitar Plug

Small Ass Rechargeable, Wireless Guitar Plug

Wireless guitar plugs and adapters have been around since for, like, forever.  But most require a belt like holster to support their bulky and cumbersome size.  So leave it to the folks at Thanko to sell [...]

Twist Alarm Clock Wakes You With Math

Twist Alarm Clock Wakes You With Math

The best way for me to wake up in the morning is to scroll through my emails.  It engages my brain, gets me reading and reminds me of all the things I need to do.  If [...]

Japanese Replica Taxi Meter

Japanese Replica Taxi Meter

Tired of driving your so called “friends” around?  Start charging them will this cool Japanese Replica Taxi Meter.  Not quite sure why this novelty gadget is Japanese but it will still be awesome to whip this [...]

200 Page Per Minute Scanner Built By Japanese Research Team (video)

200 Page Per Minute Scanner Built By Japanese Research Team (video)

With e-books quickly becoming more and more popular, one can forget about the vast amounts of printed books yet to be digitized. Masatoshi Ishikawa, a professor at the  University of Tokyo, is trying to get those [...]

Sanyo Refreshes Eneloop Bicycle, Now Captures More Energy

Sanyo Refreshes Eneloop Bicycle, Now Captures More Energy

Too bad I’ll probably never ride Sanyo’s Eneloop Bike, but that can probably be said for the majority.  In any event, the company felt it necessary to update the recently announced bicycle.  Now, instead of just [...]

Eye Controlled Headphones

Eye Controlled Headphones

Get this. NTT Docomo has designed a pair of headphones that can detect your eye movement, which if performed correctly, can change tracks, pause/play and stop your mp3 player. Using something called electroculograms, the headphone some [...]

The Like A Spoon Mouse–Overpriced Japanese Hardware

The Like A Spoon Mouse–Overpriced Japanese Hardware

I love the Japanese.  Everything weird comes from Japan, I swear.  Everything from USB gloves to dustmop attachments for babies…and now, the Like A Spoon Mouse. I know, computer mice are a dime a dozen.  But [...]

Change The Color Of Yoda’s Cheeks With This USB Enabled Toy

Change The Color Of Yoda’s Cheeks With This USB Enabled Toy

Designed for the Japanese version of Windows, this USB Yoda toy uses software to change the color of his lightsaber as well as his cheeks.  The ones on his face to be exact.  Priced at $66 [...]