Sony Playstation PS3 Coffee Table Is A Winning Design

Steve Levenstein — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0800

French designer Stephane Perruchon was very impressed by his new Sony Playstation PS3 and, especially, its ergonomic controllers. Following what must have been a a caffeine-fueled all-nighter, he decided to create this eye-catching PS3 coffee table.

Bufferin Plus S Cures Headaches Fast - For A Price

Steve Levenstein — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:01:00 -0800

When you've got the mother of all headaches, you want relief and you want it NOW. Bufferin Plus S has been specially formulated to dissolve twice as fast as ordinary pills, thus delivering its four active ingredients to the bloodstream quicker than you can say "not tonight, honey".

Laundry-Folding Robot Learns On The Job

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:01:00 -0800

Meet 'Foldy', a laundry-folding robot designed by a team at Japan's Keio University. The small, inexpensive robot doesn't just learn how to fold laundry, it remembers its lessons in time for the next load.

Nintendo DSi LL Supersizes Your Screen, Picks Your Pocket

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:01:00 -0800

Nintendo just can't enough of a good thing and either can buyers of its popular DS-series portable gaming consoles. The answer, in the form of the big-screen DSi LL, arrives in Japan this November 21 but Americans will have to wait until 2010.

Eco-Friendly 'Breathing Chair' Puts Your Butt On The Block

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0800

When is a chair not a chair? When you're not sitting in it, it seems. That's the case with the Breathing Chair, an solid effort from Taiwan's Yu-Ying Wu who seems to have been inspired by a block of springy tofu.

Pentax K-x DSLR Camera Shows Off Robotic Colors

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:01:00 -0800

Your photos are in color, so why not your camera? That's the question Pentax is about to answer with their new K-x DSLR cameras, available in a rainbow of shades including a limited edition version sporting Robotic Colors.

Pig Lid Pot Cover Gives Home Cooked Meals Great Taste, Good Humor

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:01:35 -0800

The Pig Lid pot cover is a steamer's dream, as everybody "nose". Horrible puns aside, this ingenious Otoshibuta is at once a play on words and a handy way to steam food in an oven-top pan.

Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets Add Cuteness To Any Kitchen

Steve Levenstein — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0800

Like cute things but demand convenience and quality? Japan has much more to offer than Hello Kitty, as these Animal Character Round Mug & Spoon Sets by Decole show so well.

Glorified Bong Cleans Your Car's Air, Won't Get You A Ticket

Steve Levenstein — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:06:53 -0800

The "watercourse cyclone air cleaner" from Seiwa circulates your car's smelly interior air through water to wash out unwanted impurities. It may not get you high but it WILL leave your ride as fresh as mountain air after a thunderstorm.

Bizarre USB Bust Beauty Pads Keep Snow Off Your Mountains

Steve Levenstein — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:38:49 -0800

Winter's chill frosting your ornaments? Slip a pair of Thanko's USB bust beauty pads under the boys and turn cold & icy to warm & nicey!

Humanistic Humidifier Design Turns Over A New Leaf

Steve Levenstein — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:32:42 -0800

Oh, the humidity! The charming design of the Rocca Hybrid Humidifier imitates a bare branched tree in winter while the handy remote hangs like a lonely last leaf. It's a more humanistic humidifier that succeeds by accentuating the form yet still performing the function.

Mini Pig Keychain LED Light v2.0 Lets the Swine Shine

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0700

The Mini Pig Keychain Light v2.0 is a welcome update on the cute Pig LED Keychain Light featured here a couple years back. Oink if you want one!

Color Light DVD Turns Your TV Into A Giant Mood Ring

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:00:00 -0700

Tired of a blank TV screen taking up space when you're not watching anything? Looking for ambient lighting in maximum colors for the minimum price? If so, the Color Light DVD will really turn you on!

LED Eyelashes Light Up Your Lids

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:00:00 -0700

False eyelashes not getting you enough attention? LED Eyelashes from Korean designer Soomi Park will have you turning heads so fast you might be sued for causing whiplash.

Daisy Roll Holder Displays Toilet Paper With Taste

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0700

Tired of your bathroom looking like the day after Halloween at Larry David's house? Of course you are - and the Daisy Roll Holder was designed to get those rolls looking pretty, pretty good.

Liquid Bookmark Lets It Bleed While You Read

Steve Levenstein — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700

Bloody good book? Show others your grasp of goth chic with the Kyouei Liquid Bookmark. Handmade individually from silicone, this eye-catching bookmark gives you all the fun of real blood - without the mess.

LED Toothbrush Shines The Light On Dental Health

Steve Levenstein — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:35:15 -0700

The LED toothbrush from Beldente lights up your mouth as you brush. Not only does this make it easier to see where your toothbrush is going, the LED light is set at the wavelength periodontal bacteria hate the most.

Transformers Tigatron and Jaguar USB Memory Flash Drives Guard Your Data

Steve Levenstein — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:59:39 -0700

First came Transformers the action figures, then came Transformers the movie, now comes Transformers the USB flash drive. Let Tigatron or Jaguar store your precious data, then transform into fearsome guardians few evildoers will want to mess with!

Roadkill Cat By Shintaro Kago Is One Flattened Faux Feline

Steve Levenstein — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700

Inspired by Neko Funjyatta, or "I Stepped On A Cat", as the piano favorite Flea Waltz is called in Japan, this delightfully disgusting roadkill cat toy promises loads of faux feline-fatale fun for the whole family - if you're the Addams Family.

Men's Leggings Excite Thighs and Whispers on Tokyo Streets

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0700

Men's leggings, or "Meggings", have been spotted on the streets of Tokyo. Is the apocalypse really at hand or is it just some bad fashion afoot?

Microsoft Windows 7 Whopper: Big Launch With An Even Bigger Lunch

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Microsoft celebrated the launch of their highly anticipated Windows 7 operating system worldwide with a smorgasbord of offbeat promotions, but nothing could top Burger King's 7-patty Windows 7 Whopper in Japan. DO have a cow, man!

Learn Japanese or English with a Geek Goddess at Idols Foreign Language Academy

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0700

Japanese Idols... they're not jeweled statues you'll find in a temple. These idols are pretty young girls who show off her cute looks and debatable talents on TV, at websites, in magazines and now... in a unique Akihabara language school.

Retro Form + Techno Function = HiPhone (not iPhone)

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:40:51 -0700

It's a phone! It's a music & video player! It's NOT an iPhone, but the HiPhone F320 has a few other things going for it, not the least being its quirky, retro, phone dial wheel style.

Clockman, Blood Type Alarm Clock With A Bloody Annoying Personality

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:26:11 -0700

Hate your alarm clock? Wanna hate it even more? Clockman has got loads of personality but what it really needs is a digital display - and a Mute button.

Robot Swine Flu Patient Sweats, Cries, Moans... and Dies!

Steve Levenstein — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:07:31 -0700

A new patient simulation robot now used to help train medical professionals in Japan has been programmed to not only exhibit symptoms of H1N1 swine flu, but to respond to proper - or improper - treatment.

Innovative New Ninjapin Push Pin Fills Its Own Holes

Steve Levenstein — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0700

Ninjapin gives the humble push pin a much-needed makeover. Your walls (and your landlords) will thank you!

The Bread Chair, A Little Slice of Seating Paradise

Steve Levenstein — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:35:47 -0700

Luxuriously soft, light & fluffy, and undoubtedly doughy: a couple slices of oh-so-fresh bread or a lounge chair to die for? Maybe both... in this case, the Bread Chair from Japan.

Flying Panties Are A Thong Of Beauty

Steve Levenstein — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 18:18:36 -0700

Japanese anime has been a huge influence on comic book, TV and movie animation for decades. Does it still have the power to captivate and charm? Follow the flying panties and find out!

Anatomically Correct Hello Kitty... Not What You're Thinking

Steve Levenstein — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:00:00 -0700

A ghoulish collaboration between Japan's Sanrio, designer Dr Romanelli and trendy toymaker MediCom has given the first anatomically correct Hello Kitty to a world that really wasn't asking for one.

Blood Energy Potion, Authentic Looking Synthetic Blood Drink in a Transfusion Bag

Steve Levenstein — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:14:02 -0700

Thirsty at twilight - or after reading or watching Twilight? Slake your blood-lust by grabbing a transfusion bag of Blood Energy Potion, the best bloody drink around!