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I was never one with a green thumb. I used to plant mongo beans in our backyard when I was still a kid, but they always died a few days later even though I watered them religiously. If you want to try your hand at planting (hopefully with a lower mortality rate this time), then [...]

Remember the iPlunge Phone Stand that looked like a miniature plunger that you can use to prop your smartphone up? And that Old School Calculator iPhone Case? With so many quirky cases being made, there’s bound to be one that stands out. And one that definitely does is the Hand iPhone Case.

How could we live without Post Its? They’re awesome to have when writing down quick messages, phone numbers, reminders, to-do lists, and they act as great bookmarks. But these Selifusen Manga Post It Notes are meant for adding dramatic speech and expression bubbles to photos or posters that need a touch of classy Japanimation.

Summer means more dining al fresco under a blue sky. But you don’t want lunches packed in a lifeless, brown lunch bag or a plastic grocery bag. Lunch would look and taste better packed in the svelte Ojue Lunch Box.

Don’t let looks deceive you. These tools are forged from cast iron, but they aren’t really tools. In the conventional sense, that is, because while you can’t hammer nails in or twist wires with these, you can certainly use them as a tool to open bottle openers. That’s right, folks: these are actually carefully crafted [...]

Are you more comfortable surrounded by an organized mess? And do you happen to have a penchant for things that resemble the helical structure of DNA? And do you have a bunch of little pieces of paper that need a home? If you answered yes to all the above questions, then the Tronc Business Card Stand might be a good [...]

Can’t get enough of action figures? Then I’m sure you’ve already seen the Jango Fett Jett Pack Figure and Dr. Who Action Figure Set; but what about this Toynami Naruto Shippuden 6 Inch Series 1 Action Figure of Naruto? With Anime all the rage in Japan, the USA and around the world, why settle for [...]

I’m not sure if this is more than a cool character/toy/art, but this Illdozer ADS-bouya vinyl figure has an awesome design. It is very unique, and would look really cool sitting on my desk. Chances are no one else in the office would have anything like this, and everyone would be wondering what it was [...]

I think I’m turning Japanese I think I’m turning Japanese, I really think so. There are so many reasons to want to turn Japanese. Their cuisine rocks, styling and design are always clean, and when it comes to logistics, they’ve pretty much written the book. When you bring your lunch in the Three-Tier Hyakka Bento Lunchbox, you’ll incorporate a piece [...]

Tatsuya Matsui is more widely known for his designs in robotics but he has foraged into the world of office supplies with the Kokuyo X-ViZ Calculator. Don’t be fooled into thinking that this is actually a television remote control in hiding, because it’s not.

With the nuclear reactor situation at the  Fukushima power plants in Japan, everyone is concerned about nuclear radiation. Measuring the levels of radiation is possible with the Geiger Counter FJ-2000. It is easy to use, yet is sophisticated enough to accurately measure the radiation levels in your vicinity. If levels are too high (above 25µSv/H), [...]

If you’ve ever considered purchasing one of the cool Japanese watches from Tokyoflash, now is the time because they are donating all proceeds to the Japanese Red Cross.Buy one of their cool futuristic LED watches before 5pm (Japan Time) on March 24, 2011, and 100% of the value of your order will be donated to [...]