Meowlingual
Source: Early Adopter
Ever wanted to know exactly what your cat is saying? With Meowlingual, the mystery behind your cat’s cries is finally gone. This Japanese device promises to translate your cat’s ‘language’ from a series of purrs into phrases such as “I can’t stand it” and over 200 more expressions.
The quirky device records your cat while it speaks to you and matches the noise with its closest human translation. And while it’s up to you to determine how much faith you put into these translations, it’ll cost you around $75 to try it out.
Portable Zebra Crossing
Source: Blogspot
For those who can’t be bothered to find a pedestrian crossing like your fellow pavement chasers, just make traffic stop for you. With this portable zebra crossing, you can truly cross the road wherever you want; that is to say if you’re bold enough to assume that traffic will pause based solely upon your whim. If you do assume so, you may simply walk into the middle of the road, lay down your crossing and then walk back across it as you wish. Or, well, attempt to.
Source: Rich Film
Training Wheels for High Heels
Weak ankles have been the bane of more sartorial females for centuries, but now they can’t come between you and a pair of Jimmy Choos. How? Training wheels. Fresh from Japan, these subtle heel wheels provide your body with the perfect balance as it acclimates to its new footwear. As with removing the training wheels from your Huffy, though, anticipate some embarrassing falls soon after.
Source: HHHipsters
Cat Foot Mops
Source: Tofugu
Fresh from the mind who brought the baby mop into the world comes another design to make housework a little easier and your cat a little cuter. Simply attach these mini mops to your cat’s feet and watch as it polishes the floors to purrfection. If you’re feeling particularly tech-savvy, you can then use the Meowlingual to see what the cat thinks of being made to do the housework.
Noodle Hair Guard
Source: Ramen Zundo
Imagine you’re amid a magical miso soup moment when, all of a sudden, you taste not seaweed or tofu in your spoonful but rather your own hair. While the potential for this scenario might be few and far between for you, it is not so for many Japanese. Within this noodle hair guard, you can eat without the presence of that quiet, first-world terror of accidentally noshing on a hair follicle. A more practical alternative, however, would simply be tying your hair up.
Butter Stick
Source: Tofugu
The epitome of a first world problem? Lamenting the fact that your butter simply doesn’t spread evenly enough on your daily toast. Thankfully, there’s a Japanese cure for that superficial ill. Roll the stick around your bread or toast and spread like you would a glue stick. N.B. Not to be confused with lipstick.
