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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. In brief by wombatmobile · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's a phone,
    a small pc,
    another phone,
    a vista pc,
    a voice controlled robot,
    a laptop,
    a water resistant phone,
    a hdtv usb dongle,
    a media server + handheld pc + notebook,
    and a piggy bank.
    OK?

    1. Re:In brief by IBBoard · · Score: 5, Informative

      Or, with product names:

      Panasonic Viera P905i (Think of it as the world's smallest "big-screen" TV)
      Raon Everun UMPC (Ultra-mobile PC - a micro laptop)
      Samsung 'Soul' SGH U900
      NEC ValueStar W (Vista Media Centre that's extra quiet)
      Toshiba ApriPoko Robot (This 11-inch-tall robot--which looks like the love child of a bird Pokemon and the Pillsbury Doughboy--is actually a voice-activated remote control)
      Sony VAIO G2 (super-light laptop with all the normal features)
      Fujitsu F705i
      Aigo USB Dongle (HD receiver)
      NEC LUI (LUI stands for "Life with Ubiquitous Integrated Solutions - basically a combination of media server and PDA or laptop)
      Face Bank (Wave a coin in front of the bank's eyes (actually light sensors), and it opens wide to swallow your loose change. Afterward, it looks so pleased that you half expect it to emit a contented belch)

      So, how many of those are actually things we're really missing, as opposed to just not having?

  2. 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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  3. e-Cigarette by eldavojohn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There's a device I wanted my roommates to start using called an e-Cigarette and I tried looking for it here in the states but ended up having to order it from China either due to the fact that they have th patent or that someone here (conspiracy!) has it and choses not to manufacture it.

    I'm shocked I hadn't heard of this before but I am really concerned for my roommates' lungs as they smoke almost a pack a day and they get very very upset when they don't have it. Plus they could probably smoke these in the house or in bars as they're just water vapor.

    A great gadget that I haven't found here. Actually, I think this could save a lot of people money (cheaper) and improve their health and duration of life.

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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Printer Friendly Link by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Informative

    Printer friendly: http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,144127/printable.html

    Just because they don't show you a printer friendly link doesn't mean it isn't there.

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