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Japanese Mother Cafe

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:34:39 +0000

Maid Cafes? Absolutely Passe. Mother Cafes? Now you are talking. Japanese men who love to be mothered can now go to maid cafes where the waitresses are dressed up in maid clothes with maternal behaviour. The women who work here are a bit older then the ones at the maid cafes (they need to be since they are supposed to mother you) and service includes hand-feeding anybody who orders a slice of cake and wants to feel like a kid all over again.

Hello Kitty Sun Glass Holder

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:31:50 +0000

Even for a Kitty critic like me, its hard to say that Hello Kitty doesnt look cute trying on my glasses. Or yours for that matter.

Hello Kitty Vibrating Cushion

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:27:56 +0000

Its kittys way of getting you better when you are stuck with a sore back. It powers itself from 2 AA batteries. The accompanying images show the variety of manners in which it may be used.

GPS Wristwatch Num8 for Kids

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:24:46 +0000

Its something that the Japanese have been doing for some time now. Pushing in GPS devices into gadgets that kids carry and use. Why there was even a school bag with a GPs device embedded in it. Child safety concerns are shared by parents around the world and not just in Japan.

Waboba : The Ball that bounces on Water

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:20:35 +0000

No kidding! As a boy, I loved to watch my uncle make pebbles bounce on the lake 7 times before it finally sunk. I practised a lot, but the best I got to was 4-5 bounces. I guess it takes some sort of talent to do that. But with the Waboba even a complete nincompoop should be able to bounce the ball on water.

Crematorium to be heated by the Dead

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:00:55 +0000

No its not Zombie power, but something that sounds even more disgusting. However when it comes to saving the planet, one cant be too picky. A crematorium in Sweden has decided to use the heat from the cremations to warm the buildings during winter.

The Toilet Seat Weighing Scale

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:58:18 +0000

I dont which better way to put it, but this is the toilet seat that might just make the difference between you sticking to your new year resolution of dieting and ignoring it in a fortnight. This toilet seat automatically measures your weight when you sit on it. Since that means about once every couple of hours if you are a female , then you can understand where I was going with this earlier.

Virtual Mumma-Pappa for Army Kids

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:40:10 +0000

In order to make it blazingly clear how the Matrix styled takeover of the world shall take place, the US Army has called in experts to create virtual parents for kids of soldiers. In order to lessen the impact of seperation from a real parent, the virtual parent is supposed to be intelligent enough to fool a young child into believing that he / she had a proper conversation with their parent.

Dolby pushes 3D Viewing Entertainment Systems for Homes

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:06:52 +0000

Dolby, best known for their surround sound systems have taken it upon themselves to be the messiahs who shall deliver you from 2D vision into true 3D vision. Dolby is trying to get a first mover advantage for its 3D technology by indulging in talks with Blu-Ray DVD makers as well as video game designers. Dolby wants to ensure that you enter the third dimension in 2009 and they are the ones responsible for getting you there.

Pininfarina indulges in Shower Cabins

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:01:35 +0000

While the term shower cabin may make it sound something that Pininfarina would not even think of indulging in , they are of course calling it as a hydromassage steam cabin. Personally, I think it to be little more than a glorified shower cubicle. Considering that it retails for the obscene sum of 3 million dollars USD , obviously it has some notable features.

The Can Insulator

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:43:32 +0000

The concept on which this can insulator is based is probably decades old. However that still doesnt change the fact that its immensely useful. Grab a can as you leave home and still keep it cold when you reach your destination is something thats impossible without a car fridge.

Glow Hair Gel

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:22:56 +0000

Getting those glow sticks and wrapping them around your hands / necks is no longer in vogue. If you still want to be the most funky person in a party , you need to do something radically different. Something like getting some glow hair gel.

Wooden Light Bulb

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:16:40 +0000

The wooden light bulb is - a bulb encased in wood (duh) , but the designer has managed to make a plain old light bulb stand out with this simple but elegant design. It gives out a warm glow type light which helps in setting a warm ambience when its needed. Depending on the decor, this may just be the thing that you needed instead of that drab lampshade that everyone has.

Star Wars Clock

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:49:15 +0000

A must have for the real Star Wars Connoisseur. The clock is simplicity itself with the numerals taken over by the different ships that have been seen in the different Star Wars episodes.

Bling Bling Ice Cubes

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:33:34 +0000

The bling trend certainly seems to have died down a bit. But true bling connoisseurs will always appreciate the beauty in these diamond ice cubes. The flexible ice tray invites you to fill er up with any sort of liquid and blingy three dimensional diamond cubes will pop out of the freezer after a few hours.