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Hugging Pillow

Juniper Foo | May 26, 2005

You can't take current bikini idol Misako Yasuda to bed, but her merchandise folks are giving you the next best thing--a hugging pillow that features a life-size, front-and-back print of the kittenish siren--in thongs, no less. And if you still have a yen to snuggle up close with the Japanese celeb, matching bed sheets can be gotten at a bundled price as well. Talk about strange bedfellows.

For frontal and back view of the Yasuda pillow, click here

Via TokyoTimes

Price: 16,000 yen (US$142.95)
Availability: cdJapan.com
Device: Pillow
Basic specs: About 170 x 50cm, 300g

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Edith the Mailbox

Juniper Foo | May 19, 2005

There're no batteries, wires or processor chip to this low-tech creation, but it earns a spot in Gadgetbuzz for pushing the envelope on those boring boxy mailboxes hanging by a wire on gates. Canadian designer Adriean Koleric has even given his brainchild a name--Edith. Recently showcased at the biannual 2005 FROST/THAW furniture exhibit in Edmonton, Edith possesses plenty of sass in blazing pink and a free-flowing design that should bring a smile on any postman's face despite the welcoming canine committee at the doorstep.

Open sesame here | Edith standing tall

Price: C$500 (US$416)
Availability: See Web site
Device: Mailbox
Basic specs: Welded steel, illuminated frosted plexi-glass letters on front with light sensitive transformer, large enough to accommodate magazines and newspapers

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Samsung's Silver Nano Health System

Juniper Foo | May 18, 2005

Remember Mork and Mindy? "I am Mork from Ork, nano nano". Well, the Koreans are flagging their own nano handshake by biting the silver bullet when it comes to home appliances. Just yesterday, local media were invited to ogle both the gamut of 20 Samsung models heading for Singapore, as well as the more mammalian variant of models parading in tight silver skinsuits at the Silver Nano Health System media launch.

While silver's just another color to you, the ancients apparently employed it successfully as a remedy to sterilize and deodorize. And given the recent SARS and bird flu scare in the region, Samsung (besides competitor LG) has--like any good company--capitalized on this and given its own spin to silver's efficacy. The result is a process that safely coats fabrics, filters and surfaces with bacteria-fighting silver armor.

Whatever your flavor, Samsung has it. Expect to see washing machines and refrigerators (which made a tentative debut in the local market last year), vacuum cleaners for the first time, as well as mobile phones and airconditioning units armed with silver nano. Expect also to pay a premium of about 15 percent for all that goodness endorsed by a little Silver Nano Health System sticker.

Here's Samsung's pitch:

Vacuum cleaners: Generates fresh air while sucking in debris, due to onboard negative ion generators.

Refrigerators: Five new models incoming from June, which claim to keep food fresh for 15 days longer.

Airconditioners: Claiming to be the world's slimmest (for now), its silver-coated filters prevent growth of fungi, and hence cleaner, healthier air.

Washing machines: Six models capable of killing 99.9 percent of bacteria in the wash load, plus coat your clothes with antibacterial protection lasting up to 30 days.

Price: N.A.
Availability: Home appliance outlets
Device: Germ-busting home electronic appliances
Basic specs: N.A.

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Nap Cap

Juniper Foo | May 13, 2005

If you're the sort who has a rubber neck while dozing off on short or long transits, the Nap Cap is supposed to preserve you from any undignified flopping onto your seatmate's shoulder and drooling. The idea is to strap your head into position (read head restraint) with elastic bands, which may sound like torture implements, but we're reassured that the whole thing is quite comfy and will assuredly save you from that neck strain you're liable to suffer.

Price: US$99.95
Availability: Heads Up
Device: Cap
Basic specs: Nap-Cap which adjusts for size, two flexible elastic bands for head positioning and support, removable fleece eyeshade, one pair of noise reducing, soft foam earplugs, instruction manual with many helpful hints

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