Posts tagged: "chindogu"

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Bandai's infinite jelly-squeezing toy

Juniper Foo | Dec 02, 2009

(Credit: Bandai Asovision)

(Credit: Bandai Asovision)

I'm not a fan of tokoroten, a Japanese snack that's really reconstituted sea algae that can be eaten cold or with a vinegar-based dressing. But as with all things Japanese, Bandai has subverted this dish of thin translucent jelly strips into yet another mugen (infinite) toy, joining the wacky list of PuchiPuchi bubblewrap and Mugen Edamame bean popping.
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Vertical Bed you can lug along for power naps

Juniper Foo | Nov 06, 2009

From the back, you'd think this New Yorker has a disability, thanks to the neck and body braces. (Credit: Substitute Materials)

We've heard of sleep pod facilities in New York for sleep-deprived cubicle dwellers seeking some shuteye. But now, here's one way to have your power nap upright while still appearing to keep to the spirit of a city that never sleeps.
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Takara Tomy toy plays recordings backward

Juniper Foo | Oct 28, 2009

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Scrap the puchipuchi pudding. I want this. Takara Tomy's Sakasa Master Japan Voice Recorder (1,344 yen, US$14.60) promises even more crazy, pointless fun for collectors of all things chindogu (un-useful gadgets) from Japan. This one plays back what you've recorded in reverse. That's right. Who cares if nobody ever gets you? We don't even get this! But hey, it's all in good fun, especially when you can mix your own subliminal messages into the background of piped-in music, like this one to your boss: !esiar a em eviG. (Give me a raise!)
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Puchipuchi soft touch pudding, with sound, too

Juniper Foo | Oct 27, 2009

(Credit: Epoch)

Those wonderful Japanese from Epoch at are at it again, giving Bandai a run for its chindogu (un-useful) gadgets with the Puchipuchi pudding. Though aimed at ages six and above, we're pretty sure those above the 1m height limit will secretly purchase this for their own purpose of prodding at the wobbly gelatinous mass which claims to feel like the real deal. There's something so therapeutic about the action. Remember the little old lady sneaking through an upscale grocery store in the Japanese film Tampopo, poking her fingers into everything squishy, from cheese to fruits? One can so relate.
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Bandai lets you open a can--less the drink

John Chan | Apr 06, 2009

(Credit: Bandai)

First, we had the infinite bubble wrap, then one that allowed you to pop peas from pods all day. After that, there was one that would let you open packages over and over again. Now, here's another wacky mobile phone strap from Bandai that gives you the power to open drink cans forever.

This contraption is called the Mugen Kan Beeru and looks like the sliced-off top of a can of beer. You can "open" the can as many times as you like, though we've got to warn you that there's no beer to be had after. So if you get some strange pleasure from lifting those tabs, you can purchase one for about US$9 in Japan some time in June.

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