Bandai's 5 Second Stadium

Asovision, the Bandai division responsible for games designed to bring the workforce to a halt, like the Popping Edamame and Puchi-Puchi, is about to drive the world nutty again with yet another puerile offering. Enter the 5 Second Stadium, a toy stopwatch that challenges you to hit the stop dial at exactly 5 seconds. As with its previous offerings, that's about it. Period.

Stupid as this may sound, we can see the obsession to get it right developing into a compulsive disorder. In some countries, it's a sickness. In Japan, it's priceless. Check out the Web site for more details. In the meantime, if this is *cough* too complicated for you to grasp, check out the vid clip here.

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Moldy bag sure to deter evil sandwich stealers

The conversation around the office birthday cake turned grim last week, as the tale of the unstoppable lunch thief was recounted. It was a terrifying yet familiar story.

Jane made a delicious roast beef sandwich, put it in a bag clearly marked "Jane," brought it to work, and placed it in the communal fridge. But at noon, as Jane went to the kitchen, her mouth salivating at the expectation of that horseradish and cheese, she was shocked to find the brown bag empty and her exquisite creation gone.

If only Jane had known about the Fake Mold Lunch Bags. Created by New York-based engineer and designer Sherwood Forlee, these bags are sure to gross out any lunch thief. Just place your delectable sandwich inside its clean yet deceptively filthy-looking plastic, and voila: The unstealable sandwich. Even the most stealthy lunch thief won't be desperate enough to eat a moldy sandwich (we hope).
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Up to five F1 night races come 2010

Singapore may have scored a coup as the first country to host F1's night race, and on a street circuit, too. But that glow may not last for long. It's blog site F1 Fanatic's opinion that if Formula One's boss had his way, there would be up to five F1 Grand Prix under the floodlights come 2010. Let us count the ways.

We do know that our neighbors in Sepang, Malaysia, are determined to have their own night race. With a nod apparent from Bernie Ecclestone, there'll no doubt be one not soon enough in 2009 for the Malaysians. As Sepang circuit general manager Azmi Murad told the country's The Star daily: "After 10 years as F1 hosts, it is a natural progression for Sepang to prepare to switch to a night race and we want to do it next year if it is feasible."

Korea, too, is keen for one in 2010. That makes two.
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A portable kitchen for cubicle rats

Whatever designer Nojae Park was thinking, he may just have hit the jackpot with this portable kitchen for cubicle rats permanently tethered to their PCs, thanks to deadlines. How many times have we wished we could pack a mini microwave/fridge/pantry right on our desk?

Park's appliance packs the four essentials of a kitchen: A stainless plate for warming meals; an electric stove; a dish drawer; and a mini-fridge. The design cleverly works on energy-saving power and safety features to avoid accidents. Now all that remains is for Electrolux--which organized the contest--to buy into Park's idea, get this into production pronto, retail it at an affordable price, and there'll be no shortage of takers from CNET Asia.
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Rovio now navigating to a store near you

On Monday WowWee, makers of CNET Editor Bonnie Cha's favorite work companion, RoboSapien, announced that Rovio the roving robotic web camera is now beginning to show up at select e-tailers as well.
While Wrex is cute and all, he doesn't really serve any functional purpose. Rovio however is cute and extremely functional. His three roving wheels allow him to move in pretty much any direction. Using an indoor GPS system Rovio is able to, quite impressively, find his way around the house.

His WiFi-enabled webcam allows you to see whatever Rovio sees from anywhere in the world. You can access Rovio via a compatible cell phone or your PC from the Web. Let's say you're on vacation and you want to make sure your cats have enough food in their bowl. You can remotely send Rovio over to their kettle--no doubt, horrifying them--and get a streamed MPEG4 video and audio feed. You can even take pictures and email them to whomever you'd like.
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