Latest Gadget Japan

Diet seasoning : Diet Furikake

Furikake is a flavored seasoning for stemaed rice. Since the color of this Furikake is blue, we lose our appetite.

(balance-diet.co.jp/ via Toretama/ via Odd things from Japan: Approx. $45.00)

RelInfo: Wikipedia: Cultural contexts of colors

Blue: (Positives)Seas, skies, stability, peace, unity, harmony, tranquility, calmness, coolness, confidence, water, ice, loyalty, conservatism, dependability, cleanliness, technology, winter (Negatives)Depression, coldness, obscenity, conservatism, technology, ice, \winter

A rice bowl which cooks rice direct in a microwave oven

Diet noodles

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Cocktail Cabana

This is a sunshade for cocktail. It blocks sun rays and prevent it from being warmed.

(?/ via strangenewproducts.com/ after5catalog.com: $49.99)

Who's gonna drink cocktail outside?People who's taking a vacation in southern beach.

Polite Umbrella

Electronic Cocktail Database

Umbrella for two

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Capture 130,000 Keystrokes : Key Katcher

Just connect this device to the computer with PS/2 keybords. It will capture 130,000 keystrokes. All we need to do to access the data is to type your password in a text editor.

(?/ thinkgeek.com: $89.99-)

RelInfo: Geek.com: Sound of keystrokes reveals passwords

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) have found a way to eavesdrop their way to passwords. The sounds a keyboard makes when in use can be used to determine the keystrokes, thus revealing passwords and other sensitive information.

Watch this device!

TrackStick GPS Data Logger

Shooting with your dog's eye

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100 micrometer Rouler

Ruler by which we can read 100 micrometer

(IRISO-SEIMITSU/ tanomi.com: Approx. $199.65)

What for?

Powered Tape Measure

Card-type micrometer caliper

Useless Ruler

Ruler attached line cutter

Draw a straight line with underlaid sheet

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This pinball-type planetarium hobby kit was created by Mr. Takayuki Ohira who is famous for the best planetarium "MEGASTAR-II" in the world.Dome which consist of 12 face pieces can be projected more than 10,000 fixed stars, over the 7th magunitude. We can chose stars of any place, day and time by arranging the the angle and spinning of the dome.

(Gakken: Approx. $22.00)

RelInfo: Anybody is able to create a planetarium. (Written in Japanese)

Mr. Ohira introduces how to create a planetarium in his HP. It's amazing that that the light source is miniature bulb.

Moon on the wall

Pivot chair for star wathcing

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Five-bladed scissors

This is a five-bladed scissors for cutting dried laver seaweed faster.

(?/ Yume mitsuke-tai: Approx. $18.00)

RelInfo: BusinessWeek online: Gillette's Five-Blade Wonder

At first glance, Gillette's Sept. 14 announcement that it plans to start selling the world's first five-bladed razor seems like a classic case of overkill. Gillette (G ) already offers men the three-bladed Mach3 system, in both manual and battery-powered versions.

9-bladed scissor-type shredder

Shreddding scissors

Scissors cell phone strap

Dried laver seaweed for rice ball in a film

Scissors for garbage segregation

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A Chair as a speaker : Rumble Seat

The main enclosure houses a powerful subwoofer, two mid-range speakers and four tweeters. Several Rumble Seats can be linked together to allow a group of people to enjoy each other's music and create unity through sound.

(James Owen/ via designboom.com)

I know that a student of Keio University created a chair for conversation while ago. It tranforms human conversation into pulse in real-time, and it makes chair swing. We are able to feel other person's impassiveness or tension.It might be interesting if it can let us know throb each other.

Robot Chair That Reassembles Itself

Sound-making poster board

Pivot chair for star wathcing

CD case is speaker

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Garage Parking Light

This is convenient when you park your car in your garage. We need to attach a sencer into the wall of the garage first so that it let you know the distance between the wall and your car with red, yellow and blue signals. You won't rub the wall anymore.

(?/ via bookofjoe.com/ griotsgarage.com: $29.99)

RelInfo: Wired News: Traffic Hackers Hit Red Light

If you've ever been stuck in traffic longing for a magic box that could turn all your red lights to green, beware: Acting on that fantasy became a federal crime this week.

Parallel Parking Device

Corner Sensor for the front of the car

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Seat cusion canteen : Stadium Sippin' Seat

It is a seat cushion which can be uesed as a canteen.

(papabert.com: $29.99)

I don't want to drink a water which comes from my seat cusion. It must be warm.

Proper hydration bottle

Generates water from the air

JR East Yamanote-line seat

Golf Club Drink Dispenser

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Illusion Candle

It makes itself look like there are many candled in the box by reflecting one candle to several mirrors.

(?/ gadgetbabe.com: $19.95)

When I was a child someone told me we will die if we see our 13th face when we look at ourself in two mirrors held against each other.

BRASS WORK

Candlelight which lines infinitely

Color changing candle

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Automatically shutingn the door in earthquake

It detects the earthquake whose intensity is more than 5 (Japanese scale) and it shut the door of the shelf not to let plats and utensils fall from it.

(?/ aprire: Approx. $13.65)

What if the shelf itself fall onto the floor?

Illuminatioin which flashes in the event of an earthquake

QuakeAlert

Existing door turns into automatic door

Predict earthquake

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