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Oct31

 Vending Machine Skirt

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With this skirt, we can be a vending machine at once.
RelInfo: Yahoo News: Tabacco vending machine distinguish adult froma child
Japan Tabacco Association announced that they will mount the ceitification device in the Tabacco vending machine in the year 2008.
Oct31

Exercise bike in the bus : BusBike

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Exercise bikes are equipped in the air-conditioned bus. It also has a refrigerator. We are able to soak the scenery, exercising on the bike.
Why don't they just take ride on bicycles and go outside?
Oct30

World's highest demolition machine : SK3500D

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This is the world's highest crane for dismantlement. It has the highest working range over 65 meters (213.3 ft). Right now, they are seeking official recognition by thr Guinness Book of Records.
(Kobelko-Kenki/ via Weekly Teinou Bee Woman: Approx. $10,000,000)
RelInfo: how stuff works: How Do They Grow?
(1) The crew hangs a weight on the jib to balance the counterweight.
(2) The crew detaches the slewing unit from the top of the mast. Large hydraulic rams in the top climber push the slewing unit up 20 feet (6 m).
(3) The crane operator uses the crane to lift another 20-foot mast section into the gap opened by the climbing frame. Once bolted in place, the crane is 20 feet taller!
Once the building is finished and it is time for the crane to come down, the process is reversed -- the crane disassembles its own mast and then smaller cranes disassemble the rest.
Oct30

The Laser-Guided Pool Cue

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This is the laser-guided pool cue. The visible laser provides a precise guide for lining up the perfect shot with pinpoint accuracy. This is a very good item for beginners.
No matter how hard much I try, it doesn't line up.I really want this item.
Oct28

Loupe attached nailclipper

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This is a loupe attached nailclipper.
(?/ Gift Land: Approx. $8.93)
Do we really need a loupe?
Oct27

Toy Chainsaw

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Saw will move and also it sound as real chainsaw is moving. Its blade is made by many small balls for safety.
(STIHL/ Kitazawa ART: Approx. $28.00)
It's interesting.
Oct26

the weight of time

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Daily calendar pad hangs from the spring scale. Everytime you tear off calendar, its weight ligntens and the height of calender will be higher.
(Li zijian/ via KOKUYO Design Award 2005)
As we got older, the weight of time will be heavy or light? I feel it will be hevier.
Oct26

Scissors cell phone strap

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This is a small scissors which is able to be attached to your cell phone as a cell phone strap. When you have something you can not tear easily, you can use this small portable scissors anytime you want.
Many of devices will be usefue if they are portable. They tend to be downsized and we will lost them easily. Therefore it's better to be attached to something which we never forget to bring with us. Which are... - Ring - Glasses - Belt - Shoesbr - Credit Card And this is a little bit overearest...implant in your body.
Oct23

Photograph something at 90 degree rignt angle : Angle Scope

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If you want to taka a shot who is too shy to be photograph, you must use this item. With Angle Scope lens, you can photograph someting at 90 degree right angle to the direction you are pointing your camera.
(?/ Ucyu-kan: Approx. $94.50)
I used to be into camera. Sometimes I wanted to take a shot of someone who are completely stranger. I shold have used this lens, really. It's rear that I gave 4 star.
Oct20

King Tut Tissue Box

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King Tutankhamen-shaped tissue box.
RelInfo: Egypt 20 Story
I went to the Luxor's tomb of Tutankhamen. It was shabbier than I expected and the other kings' tomb was much better than that. But this is the reason that treasures had not been robbed from his tomb till 19th century. It's an ironic.
Oct19

Specimen case

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Choice specimen of the world.
(?/ Yume-mitsuke-tai: Approx. $1449.00)
RelInfo: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN.com: Marine Microorganism Plays Both Host and Killer
A tiny ocean organism's relationship with an alga is shedding light on an unexplained process that occurred more than a billion years ago and drove the evolution of plants and algae. The colorless organism, named Hatena (meaning "enigma" in Japanese).
Oct16

Smoker Corner

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Ash tray which is able to be set in the table.
(martino d'esposito/ via design*sponge)
Doesn't it fall off?
Oct16

Mirror which encourages me with praise : Mirror Mirror

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Complimentary words such as "Oh how beautiful you are! You are charming. You look gorgeous! " are printed on the surface of the mirror.
"Don't fault the mirror if your face is screwed up." (by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, writer)
Oct14

3D Pool Table

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Players are able to play pool on the 3 levels of pool surface. Balls can go both up and down from the corner.
(?/ growingtreetoys.com: $104.99)
Sometimes I see new games which are not acutally new but just has a slight change in table. For example; - Othello game with hexahedron table - Table tennis with crossing nets for four players and so on... But none of them are better than the original.
Oct13

Communication with other drivers : Driv-e-mocion

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This electric board helps you to communicate with the other drivers. It is remote-controlled from the front seat.
(au-my.com/ via yankodesign.com: Approx. $19.00)
I know this kind of items a lot.
Oct13

Key ring which alarm when other half far apart : Mom-Kid Cares

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Attach the small one to your child and keep the other one on one. When your child runs off 5 meters range, it alarms. If you don't hava a child, attach it to your valuable things.
(?/ via redferret.net/ brando.com.hk: $9.90)
I think it's kind of rate to use "distance" for trigger.
Oct11

Spinning top which keeps spinning 4 hours

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This spinning top is able to keep spinning 4 hours. It spin by using the technology which is used for vibrating alert.
(?/ Yume mitsuke-tai: Approx. $16.80)
I have no idea with this principle.
Oct08

Shoes which guide us to the direction : CabBoot

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This shoes will guide you to your destination automatically. When you are heading for wrong direction, the sole of the shoes genarates angle which was inspired by concave shape trails.
I know a similar item. It is a belt. It tells us the direction by providing the stimulus to belly. When we go right, it gives our right belly a signal. Belt is better than shoes, I think.
Oct08

Recycle beer bottle to create glass : Grolsch Goblet

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Cut the bottom of the beer bottle and attach it to the tap, you can make a wine glass. It is a good recycle.
(?/ firebox.com: £12.95)
I thought this was a beer bottle and can be used as wine glass at the same time but it wasn't.
Oct06

Shoes which avoid stepping on landmines : MINE SHOE

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Six legs detect landmines and avoide stepping on them. When legs detect landmines, the legs lift them up by themselves.
RelInfo: HotWired: Of Bees, Rats and Dwarf Goats
honeybees are hard to beat when it comes to detecting minute airborne substances, so why not equip them with wireless devices, train them to sniff out explosives and use them to detect land mines, bomb factories and suicide bombers?

For people who create robots, demining is a good assignment. It is not so difficult but also it is no so easy. So now there are many labs which is creating demining robots. I feel that landmine problem will be completely solved in ten years.





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