Search Results for 'thanko'

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  November 27th 2006

  News Thanko's latest: USB hub or gold bar?

  Economists say the perception of wealth is often more important than the actual money in our pockets, so Thanko's new gold bar USB hub is bound to help boost that illusion of riches

  Related categories : Peripherals

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  March 1st 2007

  News Thanko's cheapo noise-cancelling headphones

  Lovers of quality audio will doubtless be intrigued to see that Japanese novelty-gadget specialist Thanko has joined the noise-cancelling party with its latest USB-powered headphones.

  Related categories : Hi-fi-radio , Peripherals

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  April 10th 2008

  News Thanko's USB vacuum mouse really sucks

  Take a look around your desk, under the keyboard and behind the monitor - go on; we bet it's filthier than the mind of an F1 boss

  Related categories : Peripherals

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  August 27th 2008

  News Non-cancelling earphones made to let world in

  Thanko, our favourite purveyor of all things wackily Japanese, has come up with a product that is either as daft as usual or very canny - we really can't decide.

  Related categories : Portable-audio

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  March 28th 2008

  News Wind-up MP3 player powered by elbow grease

  When it comes to 'fun' gadgets, there's novelty value and then there's plain annoying - it's in the latter category we suspect Thanko's newest wacky MP3 player belongs

  Related categories : Portable-audio

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  September 18th 2007

  News Wireless media server arrives on the cheap

  Thanko is one of those small Japanese electronics companies that comes up with the goods time after time and always at a price that makes even frivolous gadgets seem sensible. The latest such piece of kit is a wireless audio-visual setup for beaming media around the home without the inconvenience of long cables

  Related categories : Lan , Media-servers , Home-video

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  March 16th 2007

  News Waterproof bone-conduction sports headphones

  Although it may look like a gag gift, Thanko's Vonia sports headband is a cutting-edge piece of equipment that uses bone-conduction technology to convey digital audio directly to the bones of the inner ear.

  Related categories : Mp3-players

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  August 7th 2008

  News USB padlock provides very analogue security

  We're not quite sure what the point of the USB Dial Padlock is but, as it's from Thanko, who cares, frankly?

  Related categories : Future-tech

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  July 3rd 2008

  News Wireless music sharing, but what's the point?

  Thanko, everyone's favourite purveyor of nonsense products, has finally come up with something that actually appears to have a purpose. Problem is, it's just not a very good purpose.

  Related categories : Portable-audio

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  May 29th 2008

  News Solar panels built into bargain media player

  Tokyo gadget purveyor Thanko has been responsible for everything from neckties with cooling fans to USB hubs disguised as gold bars, so it?s a relief to see the practical nature of its latest piece of kit - a solar-powered media player.

  Related categories : Portable-media

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  March 7th 2008

  News Electric aid helps gamers Wii standing up

  If you're in Japan, a Wii fan and have 69,800 yen (£338) to spare, you might want to bung it towards the chuckle brothers who run Thanko, that great purveyor of all things ridiculous

  Related categories : Consoles

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  December 15th 2008

  News The video recording spy watch is real!

  If you're one of those people that love a bit of snooping action at the weekends, then have we got the gadget for you. The Thanko MP4 Spy watch might look like a chunky wrist-piece, but it also shoots covert video too.

  Related categories : Portable-devices , World-of-tech

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  October 31st 2008

  News Wintertime keyboard deliberately heats up

  Now that winter is more or less upon us, those lonely nights in front of a PC Facebooking or watching Spore do its thing might be a little more comfortable with Thanko's latest wacky gadget - a keyboard that will warm your very cockles.

  Related categories : Peripherals

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  February 7th 2007

  News Wiimote charger stops late-night battery runs

  Japanese Wii cradle uses USB to recharge the Wiimote controller, thus cutting out the need to replace the batteries every week. It also handily matches the colour of the world's leading game console.

  Related categories : Consoles

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  February 19th 2007

  News USB-powered hay-fever mask from Japan

  Visit Japan during springtime and one of the first terms you're likely to hear is 'hay fever' - that's because it's a major health hazard here that seriously affects tens of millions of people, many of whom have to take time off work.

  Related categories : Future-tech , Peripherals

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  July 13th

  News New ultra-silent keyboard for late-night bloggers

  A new keyboard designed with late-night bloggers in mind is considerably quieter than your average QWERTY, ideal for those who wish to write quietly into the early hours.

  Related categories : Peripherals , Computing-components , Computing

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  May 16th 2007

  News MP3 alarm clock wakes you up on a budget

  We've already seen an alarm clock that doubles as an iPod dock and another that draws its melodies from mobile phones, so how about a third speaker-toting alarm clock that connects to a PC to suck up MP3s for those early-morning calls?

  Related categories : Mp3-players , Operating-systems , Portable-audio , Mobile-phones

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  June 21st 2007

  News Tiny telly on your wrist plays vids and music

  Heard enough news about high-definition televisions you'll never be able to afford? Well, how about checking out the other end of the market for a tiny screen that's about as low-def as they come?

  Related categories : Portable-media , Portable-audio , Mp3-players , Recording , Future-tech

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  July 9th 2008

  News Japan report: Tokyo's oddest tech companies

  Five companies are responsible for some of the oddest (and most popular) devices money can buy.

  Related categories : World-of-tech

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  March 1st 2007

  News Sennheiser launches world-beating headphones

  Sennheiser has launched its new PXC 450 NoiseGard 2.0 headphones. It's calling them the "best noise cancelling headphones in the world" and claims to have fixed the major flaws which similar products that have been blighted by in the past

  Related categories : Hi-fi-radio