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10 Cool Gadgets You Can't Get Here

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the but-i-want-it-now dept.

molex333 writes "PC World has an article about 10 gadgets that are available in Asia but not here. It is a review of some quirky toys that the Japanese have and we don't!" Unfortunately it's one of those obnoxious stories that you have to click like 30x to read the whole thing, but there's some neat stuff.

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  1. Face Bank ? by ijustam · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everything was a phone or computer... then that thing. Asia can keep that one.

    1. Re:Face Bank ? by Rob+T+Firefly · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can't sleep, bank'll eat me.. can't sleep, bank'll eat me..

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    2. Re:Face Bank ? by FSWKU · · Score: 5, Funny

      Can't sleep, bank'll eat me.. can't sleep, bank'll eat me..

      One too many sub-prime loans for you, eh?
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  2. Winner: Roboremote turtle. Loser: Bank with face by andphi · · Score: 4, Funny

    We have impossibly kawaii (moe?) set side by side with "Takeitaway! Takeitaway! DearHeavensNo!" It's official. Japanese designers just don't know when to quit.

  3. Click 30 Times? by Serenissima · · Score: 3, Funny

    You mean click 10 times to see the top 10 gadgets?

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    1. Re:Click 30 Times? by gnick · · Score: 4, Funny

      You're neglecting the word 'like' in his description. The debate should be "Are 30 clicks like 10 clicks?" I think that it's fair to say that they are - And furthermore, the approximation is appropriate. pcworld.com is an ad-supported site. I don't know about you, but I feel that it's my duty to keep ad-supported sites alive by encouraging advertisers. I always click on two links per page and purchase an item from one of the two vendors (doesn't everybody?) So...

      2 ads apiece from intro-slide + 10 gadget slides: 22 clicks
      Clicks to proceed through gadgets: 10 clicks
      Total: 32 clicks

      Of course, that neglects the clicks it took me to make 11 purchases while browsing the article, but I'd still say that 32 clicks are like 30 clicks and the approximation will help compensate for those readers that steal pcworld's content by reading it without purchasing anything advertised.

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  4. Re:But.... by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does it have iphone?
    Wrong. The question is "does it run Linux".

    Sheesh, you must be new here...
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  5. Re:Videos... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Holy communion, Batman!

  6. I Got One Of Those Face Banks by Skeetskeetskeet · · Score: 5, Funny

    I waved something else in front of it and now I'm stuck.....get some help please?

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  7. Re:In brief by ccguy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Or, with product names:
    The things one has to do to get a +5...
  8. Re:Clatto Verata Nicto by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

    I was wondering if they do a Sperm Bank version? Obviously it would sell better if it had a less creepy face..

    That little robot dude is a great idea too :)

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  9. Re:In brief by somersault · · Score: 2, Funny

    Help, I'm stuck and I can't get out! :(

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  10. Re:Article title: "Junk that America won't buy" by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

    Uh.. does anyone import american cars? Okay you can get that new model Mustang, and I saw a big mahusive cadillac or something on Top Gear a few weeks ago.. but seriously, American cars tend to be like 20-50% bigger than our biggest cars, but you can get away with it because your roads are much wider. A lot of American cars handle like boats too, again because you have big wide roads, and all the intercity roads probably go in straight lines.. over here we have nice 'twisties' to negotiate.. there are motorways but even they don't just go in a straight line. I would probably fall asleep at the wheel if I had to drive across america.. :p

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