Photo Frame + Scale = Photo Frame Scale

Serkan Toto

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

Friday, April 1st, 2011

How can you “add value” to an ordinary scale? Answer: you make it double as a photo frame. That’s at least what the maker of the aptly named “Photo Frame Scale” [JP], Tokyo-based Hashy Top In, thought when it released the device in Japan earlier this year.

And while they were at it, the company also decided to throw it in a clock and a thermometer. The scale itself takes your body weight in 100g steps (150kg maximum) and is available in white and pink.

In Japan, the Photo Frame Scale costs $27. If you’re interested, visit online shopping services specialized in Japanese goods, such as Rinkya or Flutterscape to get one shipped to you.

Here’s Hashy Top In’s official promo video:

Via Maniakku Shoukaijo [JP]