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USB Dog Tag Chew Toy IDs Dogs, Children
4:22PM Jason Chen | This USB drive holds 512MB of doggie data like pictures and its favourite diet, which is perfect for attaching to an actual dog so whenever it gets lost, people can use it to figure out exactly where to return the dog to. Of course, a slip of paper with your address and phone number would be the same, but since when did crazy arse Solid Alliance worry about practicality. The best part is that it’s chewy and rubbery, so if it ever gets eaten it’ll come out the other side relatively intact—unlike other USB drives. [Rakuten via Tokyo Mango] More »
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Solid Alliance USB Stress Button Actually Does Something
3:30AM Jason Chen | Unlike the bullshit button or the Staples’ Easy Button, this Solid Alliance USB Stress Button actually does something. When hooked up, pressing the button alternates between Explosion, Punch-out, and Worksheet mode. Explosion counts down and makes an explosion on your screen, Punch-out punches a face on screen, and Worksheet brings up a fake Excel doc to pretend like you’re working. Sure beats yoga. [Solid Alliance via Tokyo Mango] More »
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Solid Alliance’s Mr. Tengu Does Pretty Much Nothing
6:10AM Seamus Byrne | Following up on our theme of Japanese gadgets that do pretty much nothing, we’ve got Solid Alliance’s Mr. Tengu. It’s a small brick with a face that plugs into your USB port and reacts to sounds and music around “him.” Different sounds make him make different “facial expressions,” and when he’s tired he’ll actually “go to sleep.” This is “a great way to spend money.” [Solid Alliance via Raw Feed via Sci Fi] More »
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Solid Alliance Confound Their Critics With Naked USB Key
11:48PM Seamus Byrne | Solid Alliance, so beloved by fans of japanese kitsch, has gone in another direction with its latest USB key. Totally stripped down – I mean totally – the Hadaka’s only flourish is a little pink light that zings up when plugged into your computer’s USB. Weighing just 4 grams, the Hadaka is Vista Ready Boost-compatible, and comes in 1GB and 2GB sizes. Product Page [Solid Alliance via Akihabara News] More »
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USB Engine Hub
5:40AM Seamus Byrne | Aside from Thanko, the craziest Japanese manufacturers we know of would probably be Solid Alliance. You know, the people who brought you the USB Food Hub? They’ve got a new hub out now called the USB Engine Hub. More »
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USB Business Card is Just so Practical
1:45AM Seamus Byrne | Why carry around business cards that are portable and cheap when you can carry something around that’s much bulkier and more expensive? That’s what you’ll do if you go with Solid Alliance’s brilliant idea of printing your business card on a USB thumb drive. Sure, you won’t be able to carry around more than a couple, and you’ll offend people by deeming them uncardworthy, but I’m pretty sure your current business card can’t be loaded up with photos of your giving the camera a thumbs up or double shooter in various poses. –Adam Frucci Another SolidAlliance product, just click! [Akihabara News] More »
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