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May31

Glasses which can be hung around the neck : Click Reader

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Glasses which can be hung around the neck when not in use. Since the magnetic central part can be attached and removed, the glasses can be hung around your neck when not in use. You don't have to search for your glasses any more.
(?/ uushop.co.jp: $59.80)
May24

Firefly Mini PC Remote

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The Firefly Mini Remote allows you to control most standard PC apps via infrared control. Unlike other PC based remotes, the Firefly Mini uses the HID device profile to be seen by your computer as a standard USB keyboard. This means it requires no drivers.
(?/ thinkgeek.com: $29.99)
May24

Radio-controlled fishing boat : Kamome

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Radio-controlled fishing boat cruising to a target point to release a fishline. This boat installed with a fish detector and a water temperature sensor detects under-water conditions and better fishing points. Besides, GPS installed on the boat can automatic drive to the designated point. [movie]
(coden.co.jp: $6,090.00-/ via WBS)
May23

Exhaust Tip Spinner

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The SPINNER EXHAUST TIP adds a spinner to the end of a car’s exhaust pipe. The spinner will rotate in the exhaust stream. At high engine speeds the spring-loaded spinner is also pushed out of the exhaust tip, giving a visual indication of the revving engine.
(shoplaser.com: $44.95/ via gizmodo.com)
May22

USB Turntable

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USB Turntable you can put all your LPs, 12"s and singles straight into your digital library. And if you're one of those trendy DJs (we're talking Carl Cox, not Pat Sharpe) who likes mixing it on the decks with vinyl you can put all your bangin' anthems on to your PC for transfer to CD or MP3.
(?/ firebox.com: Approx. $225.00)
May20

Sandal which can be hooked directly on a laundry-pole : Hook Sandal

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This sandal can be hooked directly on a laundry-pole and dried right after being washed.
May20

Robo-roach

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A matchbox-sized robot that can infiltrate a pack of cockroaches and influence their collective behaviour has been developed by European scientists.

The tiny robot smells and acts just like a roach, fooling the real insects into accepting it as one of their own. Through its behaviour, the robot can persuade a group of cockroaches to venture out into the light despite their normal preference for the dark, for example. [movie]
May20

Inflatable Breasts Dress

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Inflatable Breasts Dress allows you pump up your breasts to whatever size you want, and adjust them on the fly. Because of the location of the valves, you can inflate your breasts before you put on the dress, or have someone else blow them up for you while you wear it.
May17

Whistle Stop Watch

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This stop-watch starts and stops by blowing into the whistle. As amateur sports continue to increase in competitiveness, this concept helps to ensure more accurate timing.
May16

Pet Door Bell Chime Mat

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The wireless Pet Door Bell Chime Mat is designed to look like a doormat and the chime can sit on the floor or mount on the wall. When your pet steps on the mat, the chime lets you know your pet is ready to come in or go out.
(?/ petgadgets.com: $59.95)
May16

Alarm clock turned off by photosensor

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A unique wall-hung alarm clock. You have to draw the curtains or turn on the lights in order to turn off this photosensor installed alarm clock. Even a sound sleeper can wake up in order to get out of bed and lighten the bedroom.
(?/ Yumemitsuketai: $94.50)
May15

Remote Control Drink Float

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Don't make your guests climb out of the pool for drinks and snacks. Just grab the remote control and deliver the refreshments they need with this Remote Control Drink Float. It features holders for 5 beverages and a center bowl for snacks.
May10

Bladeless Windmill Generates Electricity Efficiently

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Mekaro Akita Co., has developed a windmill that uses cylinders rather than propeller blades to efficiently generate power. The five 10-meter-in-diameter cylinders individually rotate to produce sufficient lift to spin all of them in a circular motion, thereby generating electricity. An attached electrical unit provides the initial power to turn the cylinders. [movie]
(Mekaro Akita Co.: 20 million yen/via nni.nikkei.co.jp)
May08

Charity vending machine

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Like many typical vending machines, the charity machine sells drinks, but it also deducts donations if the user wishes. At first glance the vending machine appears just like any other. Above the coin slot, however, are two buttons: one for a 10-yen donation, the other for a 100-yen donation.
(Miyagi Heartful Vendor/ via asahi.com)
May08

Bed Book

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The revolutionary way Bed Books are printed will enable you to lie in any comfortable position and hold the book at an angle that works best for you.
May08

Cracker which catapults a plushie

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The cracker catapults a teddy bear. The bear parachutes slowly.
May08

Solo Bookshelf

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A great way to show off your favorite book or your current read. The solo is a simple strap of hand worked leather attached to the wall with a single screw. The strap accomodates many sizes of books and other items as it cradles the object and holds it flush to the wall.
May08

Selfshelf

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The Selfshelf is a shelf with the size and the appearance of a book. It can be simply and invisibly attached to the wall using the supplied bracket and used to support a stack of books. The effect is amazing: the stack of books seem to be mysteriously glued to the wall.
May02

Automatic water-feed neon-lighted plant pot which can keep goldfish

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Automatic water-feed plant pot with a water tank which can keep goldfish. Besides, attached neon light creates a magical atomosphere. It's easier to understand that a water tank for tropical fish has turned into a plant pot.
(?/ Yumemitsuketai: $162.75)




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