YeinJee's Pop Channel » Gadgets and Gizmos

Miniskirt mouse pad

Yein Jee — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:37:48 +0000

Miniskirt mouse pad… hmmm, not sure what I should think now.

Miniskirt mouse pad (Image courtesy of Rakuten, via Japundit)

Hello Kitty camera

Yein Jee — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:07:32 +0000

Sanrio will start selling in Japan at the end of November a 5Mpix digital camera using the shape of the head of Hello Kitty for its body. The Shutter of this camera will be located on the left ear of Hello Kitty, and the lens in the bow tie. [Akihabaranews]

Hello Kitty digital camera

Floor cleaning robot at Tokyo International Film Festival

Yein Jee — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:07:53 +0000

Some floor cleaning robots featured bizarrely on the red carpet of the 20th Tokyo International Film Festival’s opening ceremony…

Robotic floor cleaner on the red carpet (Image courtesy of Sina)

Nikon 90th anniversary Japanese commercial

Yein Jee — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:02:31 +0000

An interesting Japanese video from Nikon for their 90th anniversary celebration. The video shares some development of their camera technology, as well as some nice photos and clips.

Nikon celebrates 90th anniversary [Hat tip to Kuanchong]

Sushi rolling toy-machine

Yein Jee — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:22:27 +0000

Making sushi has never been so easy… Japanese toy manufacturer Bandai Namco has introduced an automatic sushi roller. The roller is meant to be a toy for 6-12 years old girls, but I guess it serves no harm for people who are looking for a fast sushi snack.

You don’t need to understand Japanese to see how it works
(Image courtesy of Bandainamco, via Tokyomango)

Hello Kitty optical mouse

Yein Jee — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 06:58:03 +0000

Hello Kitty optical mouse (Hat tip to Japundit)

[Buy it from Amazon]

Tokyoflash Geomesh Watch

Yein Jee — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 08:49:01 +0000

A unique, cool but non practical watch… the LED’s in Geomesh light up in various patterns to tell the time, with the horizontal and vertical lights to indicate hours & minutes.

The left watch: each vertical green line indicates an hour, yellow horizontal line for 5 minutes each, and red horizontal line for a minute each… thus 9.29; the right watch is single coloured, but it’s the position of the line that matters… (Image courtesy of Tokyoflash, via Technabob)

The price of the watch is ¥13,900 (~ USD121). I don’t think I would want to go through the headache just to read the time though.

Run-and-hide alarm clock a hit in Japan

Yein Jee — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:06:45 +0000

A moving alarm clock on wheels that rolls around the room beeping and hides so users have to get up and turn it off has proved a hit in Japan following its introduction.

The unique clock, named “Nanda Clocky” in Japan, was designed three years ago by 27-year-old Gauri Nanda, who was studying at a university in the United States at the time. Nanda, who reportedly struggled to wake up in the morning herself, formed a company and launched the product earlier this year.

Commenting on the clock’s popularity, Nanda said the interest suggested there were a lot of people who were stopping their alarms and drifting back to sleep.

[Buy it from Amazon]