Some of you may have seen this character before. It's "Kinnikuman," one of the most popular (if not, the most) manga/anime in Japanese history. Every boy grew up reading or watching Kinnikuman and dreamed that, one day, we'd all have bicepts like him.
You can read all about Kinnikuman on wikipedia 'caues I can go on for pages just talking about the manga. But I won't. Instead, let me introduce you the newest Kinnikuman "gadget."
Just out in stores (or, on Rakuten - Japanese version of eBay), it's called "Fukkin Kinnikuman" manufactured by PC Gadget. It looks like a USB memory stick, and it works like one too. Once you stick it into your computer, it'll start moving, humping back and forth, exactly like the action of a "fukkin" - or "situps." 
It moves like it's doing situps. The fact that a "Muscle Man" continues to work out is funny enough. That it doesn't have the functions of a memory card is icing on the cake! On the store's homepage, it says in red, bold letters: THIS IS NOT A USB MEMORY STICK. Also, it comes in several different characters, including Robin Mask, Warsman, and Ramenman.
This "workout" USB is manufactured in various types, and you can actually see here how it moves once it's plugged into your laptop.
*USB CRUNCHING DOG*
Whoever came up with the idea of using Kinnikuman on this series is a genius. I need to seriously go buy myself one of these...
Monday, February 16, 2009
Situp Kinniku Man: Hilarious "workout" USB
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Are you a good kisser? Kiss a girl for a $1.25!!
The size of the Japanese iPhone market is much smaller in comparison to that of the US, but the applications (games) in them are sure making some noise.
It's called "KISSCOMI" and is available for use on your iPhone or iPhone Touch devices. The Japanese name is "Kiss that Girl!" and costs 115 yen (per month, about $1.25) to subscribe to the application. Simple concept: A girl appears on your iPhone screen, and all ya gotta do is KISS!
photo by getnews.jp
Once you start the application, a girl approaches you for a kiss. Not something you encounter in everyday life, huh.
Take a deep breath and, without hesitation, just kiss the girl (alas, your iPhone screen). No cheating here: you can't "touch" her lips with your finger. YOU HAVE TO KISS the girl.
It doesn't end there. The girl (the screen) that you've just kissed grades you on the quality of your kiss on a 100-point scale.
It would suck to pay for an application and have to be told that "you suck" at kissing, but it sure does beat the alternative (no gf, no kisses)...
well, at least that's the common consesus among the Japanese internet guru.
But just imagine the smell of your $200 iPhone after using this application for 5 minutes...ARGH!
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