Author Archives: Steve Levenstein
World’s Thinnest Artificial Blood Vessels Grown & Tested Inside Rats
Jumbo Shrimp Neck Pillow Is Creepy & Comfy
G.U.M. Play from Sunstar Turns Toothbrushes Into Interactive Smart Devices
Casio S100 Flagship Pocket Calculator Celebrates 50 Years Of Calculated Progress
Casio Computer Co.'s first memory-function electronic calculator weighed 37 pounds and cost the equivalent of $1,000 each. Fifty years later, cheap pocket calculators sell for under a buck... and then there's the Casio S100, a “flagship” product priced at $220 and aimed at the high-end, luxury pocket calculator market. In related news, Casio thinks there's a market for high-end, luxury pocket calculators.
Potato Chip Burgers Put Junk Food On Fast Food
I’m Glovin’ It! Japanese Rubber Glove Vending Machines
Frito-Lay Japan Jumps On The Minions Bandwagon With New Banana Cheetos
Ten More Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks
Japan has the market cornered on weird & bizarre drinks – new and ever-weirder concoctions seem to hit the store shelves daily. Some have strange names, others have odd ingredients, and a few are just so bizarre one has to wonder what their creators were, um, drinking when they came up with the concept. Following up on our original list, here are Ten More Weird and Bizarre Japanese Soft Drinks!
Fish-Shaped Mobile Battery Sparks Devices, Smiles & Appetites
There's something fishy about the 6000mAh SOSOGE! TAIYAKIKUN, a mobile battery that puts portable power in the palm of your hand. Modeled after a taiyaki (a delicious traditional Japanese pastry) with glowing golden eyes, the SOSOGE! TAIYAKIKUN is a high-efficiency lithium ion battery that charges all sorts of mobile devices while sparking your appetite in the process.