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ecohime covers up your “bathroom noises” [weird japan]

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Nobody wants to talk about it, but who really wants to listen to your gaseous emissions? Not me. This weird gadget from Japan lets you mask your bathroom activities while you “do your business”.

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October 13th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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street fighter 4 cell phone strapya joystick: combo moves on the go

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The Japanese have managed to create an entire cottage industry out of selling crap you can hang off of your cell phone known as “Strapya”. The latest Strapya: this Street Fighter IV mini arcade joystick.

The tiny controller actually yells out samples of your favorite character’s voices when you pull of their combo moves using the…

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August 16th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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piggy bank eats coins for lunch

Banpresto Face Bank Eats Coins

Actually, there are no pigs involved in this bank. Rather, just another case of a bizarre gadget from the streets of Japan.

With its oddly misshapen wedge of of a head, Banpresto’s Face Bank is a rather disturbing looking device. Using an object sensor in its eyes, it detects your approaching hand and starts to…

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June 8th, 2007 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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