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The Show Off T-Shirt

Juniper Foo | Jul 27, 2006

Try this on for size. A T-shirt that actually comes with a built-in sound-sensitive graphics equalizer panel. Tuned to react to different frequencies, the lights flash in green, yellow and red in time to music and sound, just like the real thang on your music player. This T-shirt certainly earns a place in the Wardrobe of Weird, right next to to Taiwan's naughty Cos-Play USB Keyboard costume. Undeniably a great conversation opener at parties and during concert intervals. But for goodness sake, hand wash only, with batteries unplugged.

Price: US$72
Availability: Try the online store here
Device: Shirt with built-in equalizer
Basic specs: In small (42.5cm), medium (45cm) and large (47.5cm), black color only, illuminating panel powered by detachable battery pack so T-shirt can be washed, battery pack comes with on/off switch, requires 4 x AAA batteries (not included)

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The Water Wrist Bottle

Juniper Foo | Jul 24, 2006

Ok, it looks ridiculously like something Captain America would wear. And it probably takes some getting used to, literally and figuratively. But we're suckers (no pun intended) for convergence, and the Hydro-Sports does 2-in-1 duties rather cleverly. It's both water bottle and light weights for joggers, power walkers, even bikers planning to tone up faster. Designed to strap onto your wrists, it removes the need to lug along that cumbersome water bottle, while putting the drinking straws within sipping reach. Until the manufacturers jazz up the next edition, be warned. You may look silly running around the block with these. But at least you're home free and handsfree! One tiny consolation: These come in five colors of Neon Green, Pearl, Purple, Pink, and Blue to match your workout attire.

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Price: US$9.99 a pair
Availability: Direct sales at Hydro-Sport
Device: Handsfree water bottles
Basic specs: Each unit holds 4oz water or sports drink, strapped onto wrist, pull top, about 0.5lbs each, dishwasher safe

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Sleep Doctor

Juniper Foo | Jul 11, 2006

More pillow talk from the land which has brought you the Bust Pillow, Lap Pillow and Boyfriend's Arm Pillow. This one's a little more effective in bringing on those zzzs. Cushioned within the Sleep Doctor are sensors that will measure head and body movements to calculate just how much "pleasant sleep" you're getting on a scale of 30 to 95 percent. After analyzing slumber patterns, it then offers no less than 40 types of advice on a tiny screen. Not good enough for the sleep-deprived? Well, Japanese firm Lofty has also programmed some interesting pillow talk, ranging from "why don't you take it easy tonight? Try taking a long bath", to "you've been sleeping great, keep it up". Here's a little trivia to sleep on: Japan suffers one of the world's highest rates of sleep deprivation due to long working hours. Such insomnia costs the country's economy a cool 3.5 trillion yen (US$30.52 billion) a year, mostly in lost productivity. No sweet dreams here.

(This is just a display image; for the actual device, click here.

Price: 45,000 yen (US$392.40)
Availability: September in Japan and overseas, including parts of Asia and North America.
Device: Sleep pillow
Basic specs: Soft urethane fabric

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