Gizmodo: bubble wrap

The 2010 Bubble Wrap Calendar Has an Irresistible Model Every Month

Sean Fallon — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:00:00 EST

Oh yeah, month after month of squeezable balloons. No need to change models, the bubble wrap calendar is just as irresistible as last year. [Perpetual Kid]

Mugen Pop Pop Infinite Bubble Wrap Now on iPhones

Elaine Chow — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:45:00 EDT

Bandai first brought the pleasure of regular bubble wrap to your keychain with its Mugen Pop Pop Toy. And now, in case you don't bring your keys everywhere, they've put it on the iPhone too!

The iPhone app, which is free, gives you three different Mugen Pop Pop play modes: normal, repeat and scramble.

Normal - Touch Mugen Pop Pop bubble to hear "Pop" sounds - Be on the lookout for surprise sound effects!

Repeat - Select difficulty level - Mugen Pop Pop will play a "Popping" sequence and then flash all buttons. It is then your turn to "Repeat" the popping sequence. A sound will be heard when you've completed it correctly and new sequence will start.

Scramble - Select difficulty level - Mugen Pop Pop will illuminate one or multiple "Pops", you must "Scramble" quickly to touch the Pop before Mugen Pop Pop scrambles you.

Get a poppin'! [iTunes]

Mugen Pop Pop Infinite Bubble Wrap Toy Hits the US

Jason Chen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:30:00 EDT

The previously Japan only Mugen Puchi Puchi bubble wrap toy is now available in the US for $5.99. It's available in four colors: cold sore pink, pea soup green, dying of exposure blue and cadaver grey. It's fun, yes, but the sound effect unfortunately doesn't sound all that much like the *POP* of a real bubble wrap bubble and more of like a generic sound effect speaker noise from a handheld game you played in 1985. You do get a fart, barking dog or door chime sound every 100 pops, which is worth something, I think. It comes in keychain form so as to prevent your keys from flying away, Mary Poppins style. Available at Toys R' Us, Wal-Mart and Target. [Toys R Us]

Bubblewrap Calendar Lets You Pop Your Life Away, One Day at a Time

Kit Eaton — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:10:00 EDT

I haven't met a single soul who doesn't like popping bubblewrap, and now there's BubbleCalendar, a full printed calendar that uses the bigger, more satisfying bubbles. And that might all be very neat and stress-relieving... but I have misgivings. Doesn't the expiry of another day of your life, disappearing into the past with a little *phut* of plastic-wrapped gas sound rather sad? Available now with a paper backing for $29.95, and heavy-duty plastic backing for $49.95. [BubbleCalendar via Coolhunting]

Bubble Wrap Curtains (Verdict: Ghetto Classy)

Matt Buchanan — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:33:11 EDT

If you're looking for a cheap but aesthetically pleasing and environmentally conscious way to both tantalize your neighbors and keep them from peeping all the goods, we can't think of a better way than bubble wrap curtains. Hell, we even have real curtains and we might put some of these up instead. If we can resist the temptation to pop it all. [Street Use via MAKE]

Bubble Wrap, Just For the Popping

tgrumet — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:02:13 EST

Who needs a package to pop bubble wrap? In Japan, it seems it's perfectly sane—as well as logical—to buy a product called "Pucchin Sukatto!" It's basically a pack of 15 square sheets of—yes— that's right, bubble wrap, just to pop. For fun. I like the fact that it's noted as a "toy, a gift, a party prize or a finger-exercising tool for elderly people." Here grandma, I know your arthritis is flaring up, enjoy this big box of bubble wrap to help with the pain. Really, I do love the Japanese.

Time-killing bubbles [Oddjapan]