• Remote-controlled, "driving" tissue box case (video)

    Thursday, October 29th, 2009

    Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

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    You know if a given country, in this case Japan, is over-saturated with gadgets when you see stuff like this: A remote-controlled tissue box [JP]. I mean who doesn’t know the trouble you go through when you want to wipe your nose and that damn tissue box is like 3 feet away again?

    But here’s some help. The so-called Running Tissue Box has a maximum range of 8m for the radio signal. It’s sized at 250×65×123mm and is available in white, red and black.

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    The thing costs about $25. If you really want to have one and live outside Japan (the only place in the world where they sell it), ask the Japan Trend Shop, Geek Stuff 4 U or Rinkya to ship one to you.

    Here’s how the box moves (I know it’s silly):
    http://blip.tv/play/hMQ5gauHAAI%2Em4v

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