Portable AC Spray

With global warming a reality, it's the subtle things that really matter, like body odour and sweaty armpits. You get the picture. So trust the fastidiously neat and hygiene-obsessed Japanese to come up with a solution that seeks to erase any unpleasantness to fellow beings and promote wellbeing. Say hello to the Portable AC Spray, which employs a mix of ethanol and other ingredients to bring temperatures down, both literally and figuratively. This little bottle throws out cool air which you spray on your clothes for a cooling effect. Why it's got to be on clothes and not skin isn't clear. Regardless, a little chilling down is far better than suffering from suffocating humidity in the tropics. And at US$5 a pop, it won't break you out in cold sweat.

Via Tokyomango

Price: US$5
Availability: Japan's Rakutan store
Device: Spray coolant
Specs: N.A.

Hand Butler

Like the Web site's name goes, what on earth? The battery-operated Hand Butler is either a waste of good money or a great gag for party pals. So what does it actually do aside from looking like Mickey's dismembered gloved appendage? Seems you dump an item in the palm and point the Hand any which way. There's a sensor which detects when the Hand comes to the end of a table, so it'll stop just short of toppling over the edge like Humpty Dumpty. Funny until you tire of it. Gotta hand it to the gag meisters who thought this up.

Via New Launches

Price: US$20
Availability: Find it here
Device: Gag
Specs: N.A.

KeyPort

Memory like Swiss cheese? Well, the KeyPort, which calls itself the world's first universal key fob, goes to the rescue. In case the word fob needs explaining, Wikipedia defines it as "anything from an electronic remote keyless entry system to a decorative keychain". In the case of the KeyPort, it's a really high-tech keychain that lets you do some pretty nifty things with your keys. Like organize them alongside each other in a compact case, and then unsheathe the required key with a single touch fo a sliding apparatus. That's not all. There's integrated RFID for keyless entry where applicable. Rounding it off are an alarm and LED functions. Very nice. Key fob? More like key snob.

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Via productdose.com

Price: US$499
Availability: More info at the home site
Device: Key device
Specs: N.A.

USB Chessboard

From the Red Queen's chessboard in Alice in Wonderland to Harry Potter's Wizard's Chess, chess is amazingly popular for a game that takes up less space than a mahjong table. It helps to know the moves. Rather than feel like a dolt, this rollable USB Chessboard lets you practise and master the game on your own. We certainly like that it plugs right into a USB port, with software that helps you see a virtual representation of the game in progress, even giving hints as what the next best move should be. You'll never be a Garry Kasparov, but at least you won't have to put up with chess, ah, jests that go: "I was having dinner with Garry Kasporov and on the table was a checkered tablecloth. It took him 2 hours to pass me the salt." Doh.

Price: N.A.
Availability: At Dream Cheeky
Device: USB game
Specs: No battery required, Win XP supported, CD with software, user manual

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