Strange and Weird (and Cool) Things from Japan
To match the Aqua USB hub, Thanko is also selling the Liquid Mouse: An opical mouse in the same style as the Aqua hub. The line was obviously quite successful, because they have two series of these mice.
Penguin, Seal, and Duck
Duck, Penguin, and, uh, Ghost?
I could actually imagine that Linux freaks might buy the Penguin edition.
Thanko sells them for 1480 Yen each (9.20 Euro).
If you think about it, computer mice lead a pretty desolate life. Sometimes they are being shoved around in directions they might not really appreciate. And much of their time they’re simply cold and lonely. But those desperate times are over, thanks to the nice Japanese people. They came up with clothes for mice.
Apple has the iPhone and Sony has the… Mouse Phone. I don’t want to call it a “telephone mouse”, because that would, to me, sound like a mouse you attach to your phone.
Instead, the VN-CX1A is a mouse that is really a telephone. You use it for your PC until you receive a call, at which moment you pick it up and use it to talk.
Where to begin? The basic idea of combining multiple functions into one is very Japanese, and rather commendable. But I somehow doubt that this item is practical. What do you do, for example, when you wish to actually use your computer while talking on the phone?
If you’d still like one, the VN-CX1A is available via Sony Style Japan for 7980 Yen (49.18 Euro) and you get to pick from three colors.
(Via Technabob.)