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HIDEOTO: Stylish gadget to digitize your old cassettes
Written on 13 Jul, 2010 at 6:41 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Remember cassettes? In case you are one of the people who still owns tapes and now wants to digitize the content for eternity, the so-called HIDEOTO might be the right thing for you. ... (Continue reading)
The CHOBI CAM WP is a cute, waterproof, and (very) small camera
Written on 15 Jun, 2010 at 4:32 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s cute, it’s as small as an eraser, it’s light, and it’s waterproof: Tokyo-based accessory maker Japan Trust Technology is offering the CHOBi CAM WP , a digital camera that’s actually not waterproof by itself but comes with a... (Continue reading)
The Novac NV-CR001U digitizes music cassettes and LPs
Written on 2 Mar, 2010 at 4:37 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s not the first device of its kind, but it’s pretty cheap and compact: Japan-based Novac announced [JP] the NV-CR001U today, a player for both LPs and cassettes that helps to digitize music stored on those media (almost) hassle-free.... (Continue reading)
Oxyfit personal oxygen booster a bulky alternative to Perri-air
Written on 16 Feb, 2010 at 15:26 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
The Earth's atmosphere. ... (Continue reading)
Nintendo Game and Watch: Cult reborn as keyholders (video)
Written on 18 Jan, 2010 at 4:11 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Game & Watch is the name of a series of (now) simple LCD handheld games Nintendo produced between 1980 and 1991. The small devices still enjoy cult status among hardcore retro gamers (just look at these prices on Ebay... (Continue reading)
HA-FX700: JVC’s wooden (and pricey) earphones
Written on 24 Dec, 2009 at 9:26 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
About a year ago, JVC started selling headphones with wooden housing in Japan, claiming the superior sound quality they bring justify the high price ($730). And today the company announced the HA-FX700 [JP], earphones partly made of wood. ... (Continue reading)
GR DIGITAL III × STUSSY: Ricoh unveils limited edition point-and-shoot camera
Written on 21 Dec, 2009 at 4:39 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
It’s Stussy ’s 30th birthday next year, and for some strange reason the fashion company collaborated with Japanese electronics maker Ricoh to celebrate the occasion in the form of a Stussy-branded digital camera [JP]. Technically, Ricoh didn’t change anything... (Continue reading)
Cute speaker with built-in MP3 player in retro-design
Written on 2 Nov, 2009 at 9:17 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Japan-based design and gadget company fu-bi has announced the so-called “Retro Cube Mini Speaker With MP3 Player” [JP] today, and as the name of the device suggests, it’s a one-unit speaker (3W×2ch) with a built-in MP3 player. You can... (Continue reading)
Japan gets ultra-cute Hello Kitty music player with sparkling Swarovski crystals
Written on 26 Oct, 2009 at 5:53 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Hello Kitty is 35 years old now , and she still continues to be the dream cartoon cat of millions of teenage girls. ... (Continue reading)
Japanese company sells mini USB projector
Written on 15 Sep, 2009 at 21:47 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
A Japanese company called Sanwa is selling the 400-PRJ001 [JP], a portable projector that can be connected to your PC via USB (you’ll need two ports). Sized at 62.1?18.6?89.3mm, the device is really tiny and weighs 85g. Put the... (Continue reading)