7.01.2017

Ice-lolly becomes a DJ machine

This summer in Japan is fierce heat as usual, and if we do not eat ice‐lolly we will melt due of this heat.


This "DJ machine" may make hot days fun. Toy maker Takara Tomy Arts collaborated with electronic musical instruments maker Korg and released a gadget to turn Ice-lolly into a DJ machine. Usage is easy. Just set Ice-lolly and lick this with tongue while touching the "electric conduction spot" behind the grip. Then, this energizes and various sounds are played. Built-in sounds are more than 20 types including simple sound effects and EBM / House musics produced by korg, and every time users lick Ice-lolly they are randomly played. However, Ice-lolly coated with chocolate etc. is not supported. The size is about W 90mm × H 110mm × D 50mm, work with two AAA alkaline dry batteries and the price is 1,490yen(in tax). There are the "age-age(hyped-up) version" and the "cool version", and the sounds recorded in each are different.


via http://www.takaratomy-arts.co.jp/specials/icedj/

6.27.2017

Hanger with deodorization function

Smells of sigarettes, smells of meals... It is troublesome that clothes smell awful. However, it will be very convenient if it is settled only by hanging clothes to the hangers.


Panasonic announced that they released hanger that has deodorization function on September 1. This has decontamination anti-virus ion "nanoe X"(it is the original name that Panasonic devised), when users switch this on, a fan turns, and nanoe X is released by air supply terminals. Nanoe X has power of decomposition deodorizing and can even inactivate pollen. You will want to use this in spring if you are troubled by hay fever.


In addition, a clothes cover is included in this set, and the users can get the higher effect by using this and a hanger together. Operation modes are two kinds of "nomal-mode(5 hours) and long-mode(7 hours), but electric utility expense is less than 1 yen both. This works with a mobile battery, even if it's in the closet which don't have outlet, the users can use this. The size is 400mm*88mm*281mm, and the weight is 520g. Color variation is only black. An AC adapter, a cable of 2.5m and clothes cover are included in this set.

via http://panasonic.jp/hanger/

6.20.2017

Desk fan which indicates a message

Hot summer has came. You may feel like placing a small electric fan on the desk in an office. If it has another different function? Surely offices may become fun.


Gadget shop Shanhai-Donya released Desk fan having LED gimmick. A glance, this is simple desk fan corresponding to the USB bus power, but this has LEDs between fans, and can display LED messages there while turning fans. Users can set 9 kinds of messages from software, one message is usable to 13 characters, and available colors are red, green, blue, yellow, pink, sky blue, and white. Of course you can hide messages by a switch change when you want to use this as a common desk fan, and regulate the angle of this 360 degrees. The size is 170mm*85mm*160mm, and weight is 373g. Color variation is only black. The price is 2,499 yen(in tax).




via https://www.donya.jp/item/74699.html

6.14.2017

Cool electronic paper watch "FES Watch U"


Sony public released display watch "FES Watch U" which adopted the flexible electronic paper of the active matrix method on a dial and a belt on June 12. You can change designs of the watch just to push the button.


Furthermore, you can use photos which you took with the smartphone camera and the designs of professional creators by using free smartphone application "FES Closet". Because the designs released by this application increase from now on, you can choose various designs. The designs which you can save are max 24 kinds. The battery is lithium ion battery, and it works about two weeks by charge time of 2.5 hours. Of course it is waterproofing. The color variations are three kinds. The premium black is 64,800yen, and silver and white are 49,680yen(All are tax-included).

6.13.2017

Crazy English learning apps for Japanese

Needless to say, Japanese people are not good at English and want to overcome it. Various English learning mobile application have been released until now to satisfy their needs, but this "Crazy English Quiz" is slightly strange and therefore it is popular with many Japanese.


This is simple learning application of the quiz form. The various example sentences of conversation forms are shown in application, and users choose appropriate sentences in conversations from choices. It is totally like the examination of the junior high school or the high school. However, each example sentences are crazy and strange. For example, "Is this a pen?" "Isn't that pretty obvious?" Why is her answer so biting?



A main character of these example sentences is a boy called Takashi, He does various eccentric acts, and is treated bitingly by other characters. There is even such an example sentence. "Everyone else was gonna meet noon, but my call time was 5am".


Users review it "The impact of the example sentences are too strong, so I can't get any study done at all!", it sure is. However, it is a chance to get close to English. The each iOS and Android downloading is free(iOS/Android).

These are my favorite example sentences.