Ear Wax Camera/Cleaner [Gadgets]

Jason Chen — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 22:27:12 EDT

Though it's not really a common topic of dinner conversation in the States — "Who's been cleaning your ears at Yale, Son?" — the Japanese have a certain fondness for the act of ear cleaning. If Hello Kitty mimikakis (ear cleaners) aren't enough for your waxy canals, King's Idea's ear scopes may just be the ticket.

At one end of the device is a camera and a light, the other a viewer for you to peep your buildup. It's made of "anti-bacterial ABS resin, glass and stainless steel". If only this didn't cost $90.

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johnb — Fri, 31 Mar 2006 10:40:14 EST

There's an ongoing meme over at BoingBoing.net on ear cleaning and, thankfully, it has spread. Behold: the Hello Kitty mimikaki. This thin device—or, more scientifically, "plastic stick"—is designed for in-depth ear cleaning. The more we think about this, the cooler and grosser it seems. I mean, to have someone really get in there with a stick and pull out a real crusty dark wax ball would be excellent, but to create specific tools, adorned with mouth-less cats, no less, smacks of fetishism.

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