Curioblog: featuring unusual gifts, gadgets and curiosities |
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Muji Japan is selling a toy that you can use to create 3-dimensional paper shapes using colored Lego building blocks. |
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We have 10 suggestions for cheap Christmas gifts, none costs more than 15 Euros. Don’t let the financial crisis ruin your Christmas! |
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It looks like a shrimp fresh out of the sea, but it’s actually a very realistic-looking cell phone strap. It comes in two models: cooked and live. |
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Cardbo is one of the characters in the Yostuba manga comic. Its first-generation robot style and the friendly, startled look on its face have conquered the hearts of robot lovers. |
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Micro Pets-i are animal-shaped Japanese mascots that move, sing and interact amongst themselves. |
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Otamatone is an instrument that’s shaped like a tadpole and you can use it to create melodies using different techniques. Learn to play it! |
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Fishing the candy out with the hook is harder than it looks. We were forced to rely on a technique that, admittedly, is really for wimps: turning the candy grabber over and shaking it. |
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The first time we saw these video eyewear glasses on the Internet, we thought they were so modern and futuristic that we couldn’t wait to get them and try them out. Now we’ve finally tried them. |
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Thanks to The Impossible Project, a web site dedicated to recuperating Polaroid, the legendary instant cameras will go back into production in 2010. |
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All those campaigns to do away with plastic bags have made reusable shopping bags a hot item. This one is very cute and it’s a Japanese design. |
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