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Le Whif's chocolate inhaler
Juniper Foo | Apr 06, 2009
(Credit: Le Whif)
Personally, there's no real substitute to the heavenly sensation of dark chocolate melting in your mouth. Not to mention that a study reported by the BBC has indicated that melting chocolate in one's mouth produces an increase in brain activity and heart rate that is more intense than that associated with passionate kissing. Oo lala. So can Le Whif deliver the same? Well, for those in Paris, the chocolate-scented stick is due out on April 29, in flavors of mint chocolate, raspberry chocolate, mango chocolate, and milk chocolate. For Asia, Hong Kong and Tokyo get to have a closeup whiff, though this will be only in December 2009 and January 2010, respectively.
Via Cool Hunting
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.
Via Oh Gizmo
Ten bucks says some nerd will use this ring to get married
Justin Yu | Apr 06, 2009
Men, look down at your fingers; if there's a ring on there, it best be either a wedding ring, a ring of power, or this super authentic 1981 ATARI chip replica, 'cause seriously, you've got no excuse for wearing any other jewelry on your digits.
Handmade by Sakurako Shimizu in Brooklyn, N.Y., the 18-karat gold ring you see above is crafted to look exactly like the original Atari computer chip. Talk about geek cred--who even remembers what those chips looked like?
No word yet on pricing, but keep checking Shimizu's blog and I'm sure she'll update it once it goes on sale.
Click through to see another picture of this ring. Hey, at least it's not a toe-ring.
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Paper-saving USB mood lighting
John Chan | Apr 03, 2009
(Credit: Gadget4all)
We can never get enough of USB products. Here's another one that may help to save some trees. Instead of writing Post-it notes and sticking them all over your monitor as reminders, the USB Moody hub performs the same function as it is also a memo pad. The included marker lets you scribble notes on the top surface, and erasing them is simple because the eraser is on the back of the pen.
Aside from replacing your paper reminders, this device also glows in three different colors and lets you plug in three USB devices. It's available for US$14 from Gadget4all.
Toilet that delivers data dump in more ways than one
Juniper Foo | Apr 03, 2009
(Credit: Inax)
As a race, we Chinese can sometimes be a mite bowled over by our bowel movements. At times, this arises as a hot topic over dinner, a point I was made aware of only when my aunt's Cypriot husband on a visit commented about our obsession with the "plumbing downstairs". But you have to give it to the Japanese for the guts to turn this into an art form. Their sanitary fixtures are high-tech (ahem) stools, engineered with buttons and sensors that can greet you, play music, wash your bottom, warm the seat, deodorize, glow in the dark, automatically raise the lid after use, and now, it seems, analyze your dump for bacteria and body fat.
A URL containing information about the results of the data is created right after analysis and automatically beamed to your cell phone from a wall-mounted infrared panel alongside the throne.
There's, of course, a price to pay for such crappy findings--about 55,000 yen or US$558. Though if you're willing to expel the amount required for Inax's souped-up FKF-20M, you'll have to add the cost of an air ticket to Japan to get it.
Via Digital World Tokyo
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