Doraemon Helicopter

Those of us who grew up on a diet of comics featuring the inimitable Xiao Ding Dang or Doraemon will remember being awed by the numerous secret devices he pulls out of his belly pouch, including the take-koputaa, a simple child's propeller toy that both the bot and his pals don to gain the ability to fly. Now that an actual flying Doraemon (using an R/C helicopter) has gone on sale, collectors will surely want to add this to their wish list. Reality bites, though, as the blades don't allow for any right or left turns. For the record, this Gadget Cat from the Future (minus ears) emerged far earlier than the other Japanese feline (the one minus lips).

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Via Akhihabara News

Price: Estimated at US$50
Availability: NittyLand
Device: Doraemon collectible
Basic specs: N.A.

Hyakko Ryou Ryou

There's just no English equivalent for this. From our favorite no-nonsense online store Osama No Idea comes this chilled bandana, which wraps around the head like an ice bag. It'll not only provide some cool relief when you're working outdoors under the blistering sun, you'll be the coolest Karate Kid on the block. And if anybody were to ask you what that thing is wrapped around your dome, you can smugly say "chill, buddy". The cool factor, we're told, lasts about 30-60 minutes. Once dry, simply wet it again.

More ways to keep cool:
Price: 1,260 yen (US$11.25) for a pair
Availability: osamanoidea.com
Device: Chiller
Basic specs: 90 × 65 × 22mm, PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) material

Luidia eBeam System 3 with Bluetooth

We don't know about you, but it's always been a pain in the posterior during editorial brainstorming to have to take notes or copy what's on the whiteboard. Recently an electronic whiteboard with onboard scanner/printer was rolled into the boardroom, to much cheering. But printouts are often blurry scans, depending on the marker ink used. We aren't holding our breath that the next upgrade will be the pricey Luidia eBeam System 3, now out in Asia. But it's a pretty cool device since it can turn any whiteboard into an interactive medium as well as beam notes and drawings wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled handhelds and PCs. Looking like a Stealth plane, the transceiver with its sucker pads is stuck to a corner of the whiteboard and works in tandem with eBeam-patented electronic markers. Since everything's wireless, anything's possible, right down to sharing data with your counterpart on the other side of the world. Hey, management, are you listening?

Read the review here

Price: S$2,088 (US$1,199.95)
Availability: In Asia, more info here
Device: Whiteboard capture solution
Basic specs: Transceiver, dry-erase markers, battery-operated holders, eraser, plastic pen insert that serves as a mouse when you use the eBeam with a projector, USB cable, set of batteries, eBeam System Software

Fujitsu's hi-tech trolley

Let's hope the next time you do your grocery shopping, your Internet fridge doesn't have a wireless conversation with your shopping cart about your weight, and instructs it to beep loudly every time you reach for a Ben & Jerry's. That little scenario may come true faster than you think, given that Fujitsu's U-Scan Shopper is about to trial in Australian supermarkets. For now, thankfully, the high-tech pushcart, empowered by a wireless mounted touch-screen computer, simply adds up items as these are loaded, alerts you to specials in each aisle, and keeps tabs on what you bought on your last trip to the grocery.

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Read more at ABC Australia

Price: N.A.
Availability: Soon in Australia
Device: Smart trolley
Basic specs: N.A.

Keyboard Organizer

We'll not name names here, but we know of one writer who hides his snacks in an empty CPU casing, exactly where his technophobic mum wouldn't think to check. The Keyboard Organizer should certainly be an ideal add-on since it sports a storage utility comprising 14 compartments right under its keys. A great place to hide stuff, and a fine use of an everyday computer paraphernalia.

See also: Optimus keyboard

Price: US$24.95
Availability: Keyboardorganizer.com
Device: Keyboard with storage utility
Basic specs: Windows compatible, choice of translucent black or white, PS/2 and USB models available, works with Apple PCs

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