The Green Head - The coolest stuff about Japan

Dewdrop Sake Set / Vase

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:41:01 -0600

The cool new Dewdrop Sake Set brings elegance and simplicity to the sake experience. It's crafted of luminous white Japanese porcelain molded into a unique dewdrop design and includes two tall slender sake cups to complete the set.

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Homestar Spa - 21st Century Bath Planetarium

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:21:49 -0600

A floating waterproof planetarium for your bath that not only lights up the room with stars, but it also includes Rose Bath and Deep Blue Ocean graphic domes for changing to a different mood.

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Hover Q - Tiny R/C Hovercraft

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:59:53 -0600

This amazing tiny R/C hovercraft fits in the palm of your hand and actually hovers on a cushion of air.

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DangerBomb Alarm Clock - Don't Cut the Wrong Wire!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:34:46 -0600

This evil alarm clock is designed to look just like a real bomb with three colored lights and three colored wires. When the preset alarm sounds, you will have to awaken and try to think quickly as the bomb randomly chooses colored lights that tells you which wires to cut in which order before it "explodes" with non-stop KABOOM sounds.

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Tomori Seasonal LED Japanese Paper Lanterns

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:21:49 -0600

A safe and modern version of the ancient Japanese paper lantern. Rather than combining paper and an open flame, this one uses LED lighting to create a multi-hued glow as the lights subtly segue between 7 different colors to add an ambient glow to your room. This unique lantern features a Washi paper design and rests on a silk mat display.

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Zojirushi VE Hybrid - Stainless Steel Water Boiler & Warmer

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:51:26 -0600

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Japanese Maple Tree - Rice Hull Growing Kit

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 00:46:50 -0600

This elegant kit lets you grow your very own crimson-leaved Japanese Maple bonsai tree in your home or office and includes everything you need, including an all-natural, environmentally-friendly pot and matching saucer made from renewable grain husks and USDA certified organic seeds and soil.

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Aqua Eye - Miniature Underwater Video Camera

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:40:38 -0600

See the world from the perspective of your fish, or explore any underwater area with the ease of LED lighting and a waterproof 2.7 megapixel video camera.

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Pomegranate Bonsai Tree

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:14:24 -0500

These beautiful little 4 year old bonsai trees have been artfully cultivated to a height of approx. 24 inches and feature orange and crimson leaves with 1.5 inch diameter miniature pomegranate fruit.

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Glass Carafe With Ice Compartment

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:04:27 -0500

Just add ice into the side compartment of this elegant glass bottle and slowly enjoy ice cold wine, martinis, sake, juice or water.

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Miuro Robotic Rolling iPod Speaker Dock

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:31:41 -0500

An amazing new robotic rolling speaker dock for your iPod that actually follows you around the house. You can either play music and podcasts directly from an iPod or even better, connect it wirelessly to your computer to integrate it with iTunes. It even includes a full-featured remote control with a built-in joystick for complete control of motion and audio.

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Fire Flowers - Fire Extinguishing Decorative Silk Flowers

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:55:41 -0500

In case of grease fire, simply place these fire flowers into the pan and they will instantly take over, covering the flames with a film that stops the burning.

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Air-Conditioned Seat Cushion

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:24:26 -0500

Place this innovative seat cushion on your chair, sit down and turn it on. A built-in fan generates a continuous flow of air through a grid of internal flexible spacers that allows a person to sit comfortably with no build-up of sweat or humidity within the cushion.

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Gragraph Home Earthquake Seismograph

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:00:55 -0500

A digital seimograph for your home that is able to detects and interpret seismic shaking from earthquakes. If it perceives a quake that is between 3-10 on the Richter Scale, it measures the intensity, displays it on screen, records the data in its calendar and warns you with sound and verbal(Japanese) alarms.

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Airyusha Robotan Toilet Paper Holder

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:44:50 -0500

A cool new ceramic robot head from Japan that dispenses toilet paper out its mouth.

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Aquapict LED Illuminated Jellyfish Aquarium

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:41:32 -0500

Watch beautiful color-changing jellyfish swimming as they do in the deep sea, but none of them are real!

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Ant's Life Studio - Virtual Interactive Ant Farm

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:31:45 -0500

Create entire colonies of ants who build, create, maintain, and survive in their digital nests... right before your very eyes!

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Shouting Vase - Absorbs Your Screams and Shouts!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:37:49 -0500

This terracotta pottery-inspired mouth muffler from Japan absorbs your loudest screams and shouts and emits a softer version of your anger through a tiny hole at the base.

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Torch - Lightbulb-Inspired Flashlight

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:24:22 -0500

The cool new Torch flashlight by designer Naoto Fukasawa is not your ordinary, everyday flashlight. It's uniquely designed to look like a portable lightbulb with a handle. Interesting and simple.

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Aquarain LED Floating Bath Fountain

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:49:27 -0500

As it floats along, water is pumped up through tiny jets and released up into the air as concentrated streams or sprays of dancing water. If that wasn't cool enough, it also has 4 LED bulbs to illuminate the water and combine and mix with the streams to create a spectacular light show.

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Solar Shoji Lanterns

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:03:01 -0500

Shojis are cordless lanterns that collect sun all day to glow at night.

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Facebank is Hungry for Coins!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:38:02 -0500

Place a coin in its mouth and watch in sheer amazement or maybe in terror as the mouth slowly chews up the coin and swallows it. Way creepy!

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Heart-Shaped Cucumber Mold Set

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:59:50 -0500

Now you can geometrically alter nature's plans right in your very own garden with the cool new Heart-Shaped Cucumber Mold Set. Simply go out to your garden, slip these unique molds over the baby cucumbers. As they grow larger, they will be forced to grow into perfect heart shapes.

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Black Tissues from Japan

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:50:33 -0500

I never knew I needed facial tissues to be in any color other than white, until I saw these cool new Black Tissues from Japan. Apparently, traditional white household items like paper towels, cotton swabs, toilet paper, toothpaste and more are now going dark in Japan.

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USB Air Conditioned Shirt

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:57:43 -0500

The USB Air Conditioned Shirt is a fantastic invention for hot days! USB-powered fans blow fresh air into the shirt. Great for any hot office or room, or even for portable action with a laptop or other device.

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Grow Your Own Super Mario 1up Mushroom

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:09:52 -0500

I'm not sure if they are legal or not outside of the Mushroom Kingdom, but now you can Grow Your Own 1up Mushrooms. Super Mario and his brother Luigi have smuggled in some very rare and magical extra life mushroom spores in through the water pipes, so you can grow one right on your desk at work.

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Ramen Noodle Spoon/Fork

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 23 May 2008 22:42:11 -0500

This unique stainless steel utensil is not unlike the Spork and uses a built-in fork for easily twisting the noodles and a ladle for the collecting the soup. Great for nearly everyone in college and all those still addicted.

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Icon Clock

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:02:03 -0500

This simple clock is as about as minimalist as you can get.

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Humidifier Version III

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:02:02 -0500

Designer Naoto Fukasawa from the Japanese design house Plusminuszero has completely rethought and redesigned the humidifier. The company's intent is to turn everyday objects into art and they've succeeded with this cool new water drop inspired Humidifier Version III.

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Tengu - USB Lip-Synching Buddy

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:01:02 -0500

A cute little white plastic brick with a face made of LEDs. The tiny microphone in the base picks up sounds in the room, whether it's music, or your loudmouth boss, and makes his mouth move in time. It's like he's lip synching to the song!

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i-SOBOT - World's Smallest Humanoid Robot

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:01:01 -0500

i-SOBOT is the world's smallest humanoid robot at 6.5-inches. This cool new high-tech biped bot is not only powered with 17 custom developed servo-motors, 19 integrated circuit chips and built-in gyro sensors for lifelike smooth articulation, it also features voice command recognition and can speak a vocabulary of over 200 words and phrases!

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Episode 7 - Mercy is for the Weak!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 01:00:00 -0600

In this late late midnight edition, everything is stirring, including a mouse! Topics discussed: Karate Kid memories, Rooibus Red Tea, Irish Cheese, Howard the Duck is underrated, a lesson on how to cook the amazing Artichoke, Mary drives her car off a cliff in a stunning artichoke truck mishap, a big special shout out and much much more.

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Extra Normal Wall Clock

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 07:27:23 -0600

This high-contrast minimalist timepiece has a laser-cut opening that acts as the hour hand as it travels around the face revealing the numbers marking each hour. Don't worry, it still has minute and second hands too.

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Basho The Sumo Wrestler Table

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:17:41 -0600

This 3/8 inch thick, pencil-edged, round tempered glass end table is held up by a cool Sumo wrestler sculpture named Basho. It's something you definitely don't have!

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Kazan - Volcano Tissue Dispenser

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:16:54 -0500

When placed on top of a stack of tissues, this mountain-like dispenser creates the impression of plumes of smoke, billowing out from its hollow core. Translates as 'volcano' in Japanese.

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Buddha Bowl - Ultimate Bowl For Noodles, Soup or Rice

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 13:07:11 -0500

Designed to rest in the palm of your hand and is perfect for noodles, soup, rice, lattes, ice cream, or even cereal.

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Pure Komachi Stainless-Steel Tomato Knife

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:59:53 -0500

I have the worst time slicing tomatoes. I don't have the right kind of knife and if I don't focus and go slow, I might as well mash it through a garlic press. I just can't believe the "delicate" tomato can barely be cut with a razor sharp blade. Well, I'm tired of this hassle every time I want to enjoy a simple salad. These stupid impenetrable tomatoes are about to meet their match. I have found the ultimate tomato knife.

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Big Red Button Doomsday Device and USB Hub!

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 17 May 2007 13:42:41 -0500

The USB Doomsday Device Hub is the big red button we've all dreamed of pushing one day, but this one is mostly harmless we think. When the stress levels in the office get a bit too high, pull this thing out, toggle through the safety switches, turn the final key and make sure the red warning light is lit. The unit is now armed and awaiting you to flip back the cover and push the button with a villainous chuckle. I guarrantee that no one else in your office can match the beauty or the underlying power of the big red button on their desks, plus it has a built-in 4 port USB hub on the back. Cool.

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Ninja Bunny Mask w/ Secret Pockets Hidden in the Ears

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 03 May 2007 13:15:25 -0500

The Ninja Bunny Mask is not meant for real bunnies, even though those poor furry critters certainly could use the gift of stealth. No, it's a cool ninja mask with added bunny ears meant for a certain few to don on the blackest of nights while sneaking around their backyards apparantly insane. Usually, they are then detected by a real Ninja and killed.

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Blade Runner Style LED Umbrella

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:38:40 -0500

I'm a total Blade Runner fan. I absolutely love the film and I've always wanted one of those cool light up neon umbrellas. Well, now I can totally geek out and pretend I'm in a futuristic rainy Los Angeles, tracking down replicants with the ultra cool Blade Runner style replica LED Umbrella. Just push the button and the super bright LEDs illuminate the umbrella shaft in an off world glow. Now if they could just merge this umbrella with the equally cool Darth Vader Lightsaber Umbrella, then they would be really close to having the ultimate umbrella for those standing in line at Sci-Fi conventions or watching "attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion".

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Chorks : Chopsticks + Forks = Cool

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 20:58:30 -0500

I never realized we were in the middle of a revolution... A utensil revolution! Since the dawn of time we have been relatively content with sticks, forks, spoons and knives. We could eat nearly anything with these simple tools, but now we are no longer content with individual function utensils, we must combine them! The 21st century has ushered in a legion of these new multi-function hybrid utensils. We know have Sporks (spoon + fork), Knorks (knife + fork), I've heard rumblings of proposed knorkoons (knife + fork + spoon) and finally we now have Chorks (chopsticks + fork). So its good to know we finally made it back to sticks, but next I want to see the ultimate utensil that combines them all - Knorkoonsticks!

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Mini R/C R2-D2 Action Figure

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 23:38:48 -0500

I wish they made the Mini R/C R2-D2 Action Figure when I was a kid. This R2-D2 action figure doesn't just sit there like a regular plastic toy when G.I. Joe and the Transformers decide to invade. This mini R2-D2 is remote controlled... by a lightsaber! He can go forward, reverse turn, turn his head, play realistic R2-D2 sound effects and he even has the red LED eye. It's amazing how much technology they crammed into this little R2 unit! Next up I want to see R/C speeder bikes.

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The Balloon Lamp - A Modern Japanese Lamp

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:03:27 -0500

The Balloon Lamp is a new modern day version of the paper lantern. I know, I know, paper lanterns are still very cool, but designer Kouichi Okamoto has replaced the candle with a high intensity LED bulb and the paper lantern with a rubber balloon. Not only does the bright LED generate no heat which makes it much safer than paper surrounding fire, it can also last around a hundred hours on the two provided batteries. The Balloon Lamps are wireless and portable so they can be hung up all around your home or yard and if you purchased thousands of them, you could have one incredibly illuminated balloon drop on New Year's Eve!

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Crinkle Coffee Cups

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:06:06 -0600

I love these Crinkle Coffee Cups! These white porcelain cups look like crunched up paper cups. Strangely enough, this is what my regular coffee mugs look like after too many trips back to the pot for a refill!

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Honeycomb Lampshade

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:12:55 -0600

The Honeycomb Lampshade puts a unique spin on the simple lampshade. This Denguri paper, a local product of the Shikoku region of Japan, lampshade folds open and the ends are clipped together to form a honeycomb patterned lamp. Simply get yourself an optional bulb and socket to transform this paper design into a functional table lamp or flip it over and hang it upside down. Very simple, cool and unique.

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Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:10:10 -0600

R2-D2, the lovable little droid from Star Wars, has always looked a little like a flip-top domed trashcan to me and I was right. Check out the awesome new Star Wars R2-D2 Trashcan. This highly detailed vinyl model of R2-D2 stands about 24 inches tall and his head pops open to accept trash when you step on his center foot pedal.

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Domokuns - What Are They?

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 13:33:49 -0600

I know you all have seen these monsters around the Internet? Except you probably just thought they killed kittens according to the infamous joke picture floating around. Actually it's a Domo-kun! The Domo-kun is the official mascot of NHK's Broadcast Satellite Network and he's sort of a mega icon in Japan for kids and lovers of the Japanese cute culture. This angry little monster bows to you and says "Domo", which means "Thank You".

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Zojirushi Induction Heating Rice Cooker & Warmer

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:07:01 -0600

As far as I'm concerned, you can't beat the Zojirushi 10 Cup Induction Heating Rice Cooker & Warmer. Zojirushi is really the only name in quality rice cookers and this new model raises the bar even higher. It uses Induction Heating, which is a non-contact form of heating that produces heat instantly, with no start-up or warm-up period required. I don't really understand how it all works, but it uses magnetic fields to cook perfect rice every time.

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Mini Pet Cactus

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:59:17 -0500

I have a number of things hanging from my keychain, but I don't have a Mini Pet Cactus. Yep that's right, they now make little mini cacti greenhouses that you can hang from your keychain, cell phone, jacket, etc. The only requirement is that you water it once a month and I guess take it for a walk. Definitely has a chance to become a weird new trend.

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Cup o' Noodles - Udon Noodle Bowls

contact@thegreenhead.com (Michael Kiely) — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 13:59:01 -0500

If you're a Ramen noodle fan like me, then you need to check out these cool stylish Udon Noodle Bowls. Unlike regular bowls, these have convenient handles like a mug and even include a chopsticks holder.

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