Archive for December, 2007

Ghost In A Chair

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

For the longest time the name Ghost Chair belonged to Philip Stark, until Ralph Nauta and Lonneke Gordijin of Drift gave birth to the Drift Ghost Chair.
Inspired by a kitschy souvenir, Drift made a chair with a laser-engraved acrylic resin, with three-dimensional images embedded in the transparent depths of various glued components.  What’s even more […]

Keep Reachin Up Spinnerty!

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

When DJ Spinnerty first came out with the Urge 1 mix (I Feel An Urge), I had the CD on repeat for about 2 months; with 5 hours of driving every week between Michigan and Chicago, that’s a lot of listening. And it sounded better every time.
So now I introduce you Urge Part […]

“The Warlords” Andy Lau & Takeshi Kaneshiro Figures

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I haven’t seen the movie “The Warlords” (投名状) yet, but the Masterpiece Series figures are definitely worth a look.  So far Hottoys has released photos of Andy Lau (Zhao Er-Hu in the movie) and Takeshi Kaneshiro (Jiang Wu-Yang).  The figures are 1/6 in scale and fully poseable.
Launch date currently set for March 08.

2007 Talentaid International […]

Amazon Japan Boxman!

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

I’ve never seen limited edition this… unlimited?
The Amazon.co.jp Danboard Robot!! (Full name Amazon.co.jp LTD Cyborg Revoltech Danboard Robot yah I know it’s crazy wo!!) It’s selling for about 25 bux on Amazon Japan and going for 50 on ebay. I guess people really love Amazon…

Hilarious Remake of Super Mario Bros.

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

For anyone that has ever played Super Mario Bros. on the original NES system, this video is so evil yet hilarious at the same time.

The actual game I believe was written in c++ and can be downloaded here (first link). Play at your own risk!

Wood Keyboard

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

How do you go from nerdy to classy? Here’s the solution.
Real Wood Keyboard DIY Kit.
Not just a wooden keyboard, but a DIY kit that you’ll have to assemble each key individually just as if you are a wood artisan. It even comes with a scraping knife. Why is this so classy? […]

Gundam Uses Luggage Too

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Gundams travel A LOT!  Hence the name Mobile Suite.  And therefore busybodies like Zaku II need their own travel luggages.  The beautifully designed MS-06F ZAK… ah forget it, who am I kiddin.  These can be purchased here in Japan for a handsome price of 250 USD.
And of course, they are limited editions.

Old is New

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

This was last year’s commercial for the Taiwan National Palace Museum. I’ve kept that link in my bookmarks thinking one day if I ever do a blog I’ll post this. For those of you that don’t speak Chinese or Taiwanese, Lin Qiang is a well known Taiwanese producer that always appreciated his heritage. The commercial […]

Crows X Worst! = Badass Figurines.

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Growing up reading Japanese mangas, high school gangster comics have always had their spot amongst boys that had excess energy and lack of educational motivation.
If you recognize titles such as “Rokudenashi Blues” (鐵拳對鋼拳 or 鐵拳之道) then you probably know exactly what am I talking about.
Lately I have been addicted to a new series called […]

Dragonball Special Gashapons!

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Banpresto has launched a new line of Dragonball Z gashapons. Usually I wouldn’t want to post DBZ gashapons here since there are millions of them. But there are two sets in this line I desperately need!
The magic seal tea pot and rice cooker!!!
And the Capsule Co. capsules!!!
My god!!

Complete set here: