Sep 24 2007 Robot Watch Is Cute And Cheap

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This awesome little bastard is a robot watch available from Cataloger, in Japan. They run about $35, and are cuter than a basket of puppies and kitties. They have adjustable arms, and can be removed from the band to double as a little desk clock. I just want to make out with the little guy. But I'll refrain. The last time I got intimate with a robot I got stuck in my roommate's Roomba.

Robot Watch Is Cute And Cheap [technabob]

Aug 24 2007 Insect Vaccuum

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From the "Worst Inventions to Come out of Japan" department comes the "Insect Catcher". It sucks up insects, but you have to be about an inch away, which is dumb. Because if you can get an inch away, you could smash the damn bug with your hand. Watch the video to see some idiot sucking an ant off a wall, but never any flies. Oh, and they really need to rename this thing "Not a Penile Enlargement Pump" because, well, I'm on my way to the hospital to have it removed.

A video after the jump, along with a link to the Japanese product site, with an almost flawless translation.

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