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We Don't Have That Here: Gadgets We Discovered in Asia

By Kate Gammon 12:40 PM - February 2, 2012
 

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Ferrari Car Phone

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When I say car phone, you probably think of something you can talk on while driving, right? WRONG! These car phones are more like Micromachines than iPhones, but they’re pretty fun. Inside these zippy little phones are a video camera, a 1.3 megapixel camera, and a 2.2-inch display. Not too much to brag about, but it’s nice look at!


 

 

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stardude82 02/02/2012 8:31 PM
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Wow, Japanese gadgets aren't what they used to be. I guess the past 2 decades of economic malaise has cut into the national technolust. A few of the Items I know we have over here, like pocket IR Thermometers, 3D camcorders, and I'm pretty sure that a table top dish dryer and not dishwasher.

kamakiri 02/02/2012 9:09 PM
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You forgot to give the Japanese name for roach motels, which is funny in itself: "Gokiburi Hoi-Hoi" (pronounced "go-kee-boo-ree-hoy-hoy") in which Gokiburi means cockroach (sounds creepy, doesn't it?) and hoi-hoi -- well, I think it's a corruption of "Yes, yes," meaning "Yes, yes, come inside" but I'm probably wrong.

back_by_demand 02/02/2012 11:50 PM
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The chip grabber is soooo cool, no more Cheeto dust fingers

nebun 02/03/2012 3:00 AM
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ok....we already have the sony 3d camcorder in the states, the exact same one....at least i saw it st Fry's Electronics

Anonymous 02/03/2012 8:08 AM
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#5 not a dishwasher I think. It's only a dryer rack

Anonymous 02/03/2012 12:22 PM
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The electronic memo pad looks like something from the 80s. And I'm pretty sure there's an app for that nowadays.

Potato chip grabber? Really? It does what any 25 cent chintzy plastic grabber thingy can do.
Or, you know, chopsticks.

Lord Captivus 02/03/2012 3:37 PM
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Portable Toilet Sound Blocker!! YEAH!!
Need that at work sometimes!

thespieler 02/03/2012 5:39 PM
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Toilet sound blocker? come on, we're all men, who really cares about your audible fecal matter?

Tab54o 02/03/2012 6:59 PM
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Potato chip grabber is the dumbest thing ive ever seen. Some of the other ones are cool though.

heezdeadjim 02/04/2012 4:10 AM
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That Wii Karaoke....why do I have such deviant purposes for that?

Take out microphone, insert something else and tell her to sing into it. A balloon with helium in it....it would be funny since it would change her voice!

Wait....what did you THINK I meant?!?!?

wiyosaya 02/04/2012 6:58 AM
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One I'll add is a stand-alone Blu-ray recorder.

shin0bi272 02/04/2012 8:10 AM
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OOOH I so want that dishwasher

Anonymous 02/09/2012 2:00 AM
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They have these at San Fran International.... sooo... might want to take this one off your list.

Anonymous 02/11/2012 11:06 PM
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Seems to be like Japanese gadgets or toys. But wish to use it when arrive in India.