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Teac CD-X10i CD system with iPod dock
Teac Japan has announced the CD-X10i a plain 2.1 channel CD system with an iPod dock. The super flat NXT speakers deliver an output of 5W x 2 channels, the sub-woofer has a 4 inch cone delivering 15 watts. The CD is played in an upright position same like those old Nakamichi jukeboxes at the…
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The Life Bank One gives lessons in savings
Anything that teaches you how to save a penny is welcome. It’s a different story that you need to spend an obscene amount on those penny saving piggy banks in the first place. With a little help and resourcefulness from our Japanese friends, the Life Bank One seems a pretty nifty solution. The simple counting…
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MPIO FL500 DAP inspired by the electric guitar
Borrowing the design from an electric guitar Japanese company MPIO has unveiled the FL500 DAP. Shaped as a triangle it has 1 / 2 GB of internal memory and can playback MP3 and WMA with support for DRM 10. There are no fancy controls for switching modes a simple knob allows you to switch between…
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Shredder scissors protects privacy and increases litter
If you are the paranoid type and don’t want to throw away mails with personal information on, then the Shredder scissors is just for you. Made specifically to bite through printed matter and leave back bits of paper only 2 mm wide, you can be assured your identity remains a secret. Available in Japan only…
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Packaged Breast Milk
We have seen our share of weird products from the land of the rising sun but this one takes the cake in fact the entire bakery. From Japan’s dairy land, Hokkaidou comes ‘Mother’s Milk’. People might reassure you that no, this is not, we repeat, not actual breastmilk. But who would believe it when the…
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Sanyo LP-XL50 projector casts 80-Inch Image from 8 cm distance
Sanyo has announced that they will launch LP-XL50, a front projector that can project 80-inch images from a distance of 49 cm. Although the projection distance is 46 cm, the distance between the chassis and the wall may be only 8 cm. The projection distance of the company’s existing model LP-XL40 is 103 cm. The…
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Focal Turbo.264 video encoding unit for Mac
The Turbo.H264 from Focal corp Japan connects to your Mac vis USB 2.0 and gives you the capability of high speed video conversion in H.264 format. Using this baby you can convert variety of video formats from AVI, MPEG-2, MOV etc all to H.264 format to be played on Apple TV, iPod, PSP and even…
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Canon iVIS HR10 Burns your Home Movies onto DVD
Canon’s new iVIS HR10 digital camcorder has a very retro look that should egg you on to get one; the crazy 80’s does rule man! But besides its looks it totally sells on its specs. It records you videos on in either MP4 or H.264 format thus burning videos to your DVD is not an…
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Fat measuring device for dogs from Japan
OMG…..we are already traumatized by having to watch our weight on the hi-fi weighing scales and know which part of our body encompasses how much fat. And now these folks in Japan are putting man’s best friend through the same torture. Only difference is that your pet cannot read the figures and so NO WORRIES…
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Toshiba Dynabook Satellite WXW a multimedia powerhouse
Toshiba Japan has announced the Dynabook Satellite WXW notebook specially designed for gamers. The Santa Rose based machine is powered by a Core 2 Duo T7300 processor at 2.0 Ghz and 1 GB of RAM (expandable to 4GB). Putting an end all your FPS worries is the DirectX 10-capable GeForce 8700M GT with 256MB memory…
