Hasta La Gadget!

Now here is an image that you might find it difficult to forget afterwards – that of a monkey, dipping itself in a hot spring in Japan. Sounds and looks pretty normal? Actually, there is more to the image than this. Apparently, the monkey, just like us humans, have some unfinished business on its smartphone, which leads us to see it appear in a hot spring with smartphone in paw. Interestingly enough, when you want to express that something is extremely simple in Japanese, it translates to “Even a monkey is able to understand it.” Imagine applying this phrase in the literal context with this unique photo!

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Monkey Spotted In Hot Spring Alongside Smartphone original content from Ubergizmo.

I’ve tried playing the guitar on a few occasions in my life, but I always got frustrated with proper fret placement that I like to blame on my fat fingers rather than my lack of coordination. So when I saw these miniature guitar models from Japan, I realized that things could be a whole lot worse for me.

These 10 inch-tall Guitar Legend models from Media Factory are incredibly detailed 1/8th scale versions of authentic electric and bass guitars, from brands including Fender, Gretsch, Ovation and Zemaitis.

Each one is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, but no detail has been left out – other than the ability to actually play them. Depending on the model, they include accessories such as tiny guitar stands and cases as well.

They’re available from Amazon Japan or Media Factory for ¥1,764 (~$17 USD) each, but the guys at White Rabbit Express can import them to other countries for you if you’re interested.

“The morning after” often sucks for people who weren’t in the right state of mind the night before. Cue this unusual bra by Japanese lingerie maker Ravijou, which only unlocks when it detects “true love” emanating from its wearer.

So it’s not actually “true love” that this bra detects, because love isn’t exactly something you can measure or quantify. What it monitors instead is its wearer’s heart rate and other vital stats to determine whether or not there’s any “love” in the air.

The bra is comprised of a sensor which monitors your heart rate and other vitals. The data is constantly transmitted via Bluetooth to a mobile phone which processes the data and heart rate elevation using special algorithms and preset data and it is only when your heart has truly found that special someone would it beat in a way that the app would recognize and wirelessly unhook the bra.

As you probably already know, it takes more than a quickened heart rate to indicate that you truly love someone and don’t just have the hots for them. Ravijour claim to have already taken this into consideration:

Ladies can relax as not any changes in heart rates will unhook the bra as the experts at Ravijour say it is only when a woman falls in true love does she get excited enough for the Adrenal Medulla to secrete Catecholamine which affects the autonomic nerve and increases the heart rate which is detected by the sensor and processed by the specially developed iOS app.

What do you think?

[via Geekologie]

When pollen flies through the air, allergies run wild. Good (or bad?) thing there’s Thanko’s big yellow mask to shield you from pollen (and social interaction!)

It looks like Thanko means business when it comes to its pollen mask. At first glance, it resembles those protective masks that beekeepers wear. While it won’t protect your from bees, it will keep the pollen out. And while it looks stuffy, the wearer is kept cool and comfortable thanks to its built-in USB-powered fan, which has two settings you can choose from.

The Thanko USB Pollen Mask sells for ¥3,980 (~$38 USD). Dignity sold separately.

[via New Launches]

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