01-06-2005, 07:00 PM
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2004 - A Weird Year?
"Akiba PC Watch, a division of Japanese tech news giant Impress Watch, has posted the results of their "Weird Items Found in Akihabara" competition. Over 1,000 users submitted a total of 6,305 entries, and exactly 64 products have been labelled Weird."
I've seen some weird things in my lifetime, and 2004 was definitely a busy year for that sort of thing. Akiba PC Watch have posted an article on the 64 most weirdest things in 2004, and guess what topped the list? Our virtual keyboard friend! Other place-getters include a solar jacket (2nd place), and a wooden keyboard (33rd place). I'd agree with a few that are in the list, but I'll admit that I have seen weirder things before. Have a read of the article (Google translation here, or original Japanese here) and let your comments be heard. Are these things weird, or have you seen weirder?
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01-06-2005, 07:17 PM
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01-06-2005, 07:55 PM
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Swami
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 4,303
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Originally Posted by Pat Logsdon
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:lol: Agreed Pat. Love the artwork Darius, but I don't really know if I could call the keyboard wierd. There are a few other words I may use :wink:, but having used one I don't think weird is the best one.
The Google translation definatly is weid however! :wink:
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Never, it is the product which is not the ウケ aim although rhinoceros bar check of the red semiconductor laser where, but the projector shoots there is no atmosphere and a substance the mysterious image that was strong, is prompt the typing it is possible, became boldly the grand prix prize winning from sale in spite.
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I do like the Father Christmas printed on the memory stick though. :lol:
(No-one tell Scott that the solar paneled Scottevest can in at nr 2 in the weird list). :wink:
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01-06-2005, 10:34 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 55
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Originally Posted by Pat Logsdon
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There's an idea for an IPAQ mod - substitute the fingerprint recognition with a needle!
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01-06-2005, 11:29 PM
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Mystic
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I like this the best.
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01-06-2005, 11:59 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 181
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Some pretty strange things in that "Grand Prix" Now, I'd like to see a Pocket PC with an F1 engine win the "Grand Prix" next year!!! :mrgreen: :wink:
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01-07-2005, 03:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonathon Watkins
Love the artwork Darius, but I don't really know if I could call the keyboard wierd. There are a few other words I may use :wink:, but having used one I don't think weird is the best one.
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Nah, I agree with you too. The keyboard is anything but weird, IMO. On the other hand, the Bananaguard was definitely one of the craziest things I laid my eyes upon last year. You could poke someone's eye out with that thing. 8O
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01-07-2005, 03:37 AM
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Originally Posted by dean_shan
I like this the best.
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It's super-charged with the Christmas spirit. The Merry Christmas RAM is designed to deliver blazing performance with enough mistletoe shoved into a PCI slot. :x-mas:
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01-07-2005, 01:47 PM
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Thinker
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 450
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Originally Posted by Darius Wey
On the other hand, the Bananaguard was definitely one of the craziest things I laid my eyes upon last year. You could poke someone's eye out with that thing. 8O |
...trying.... to... not.... make.... offcolor... comment.....
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