Gizmodo: strapya

Strapya Theatre Presents: Dude Trying to Score with MP3 Card*

Jesus Diaz — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:07:00 EST

*DISCLAIMER: That's Strapya's official promotional YouTube video title. I wanted to tell you all about Strapya's ultra-thin Music Card player, but I'm having an extremely hard time concentrating after watching this spot. Advertising genius or marketing suicide? You decide.

I don't know if they are going to sell a lot of these 0.2-inch thin, 0.7-ounce 2GB MP3 players—which come with a built-in speaker and headphones—but after watching the video, my faith in Humanity has dropped from negative to imaginary numbers. [Strapya via Crunchgear]

Strapya Defiles Your Favorite Movie Characters

Sean Fallon — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

I would get into the ring with a rosy-cheeked 2-year old Rocky (and beat him senseless). I'd commit a crime right in front of baby RoboCop. And yeah, nobody is running from a diaper-wearing Predator.

That's right, Strapya has reimagined iconic Hollywood characters as cute, baby cellphone straps. It's actually kind of amusing—and each character is only going to set you back about $8. [Strapya via Waylou]

Cellphone Strap Allows You To Pinch Butts With Impunity

Sean Fallon — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Generally speaking, the nervous guy sitting next to you on the subway frantically pinching a sexy-thonged butt charm is someone you want to steer clear of.

On the other hand, if you are that creepy guy on the subway, you will surely get hours of entertainment out of these Strapya Sexy Squishy Peach Butt charms. Plus, the stress relief just might keep that psycho that dwells within you at bay. [Strapya via 7Gadgets]

Finally, a Way To Desecrate An iPhone With Cellphone Charms

Sean Fallon — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:40:00 EDT

If you have always wanted to dangle a bunch of stupid crap off your cellphone like the Japanese, but lacked a built-in ring for this purpose, you are in luck. Strapya has a solution.

The answer is simple: adhesive buttons. Just place them on your phone and insert the strap of your choice. The only problem is that once the buttons are attached, they are going to be a real bitch to pry off. So you might be SOL if you change your mind and decide that you don't want your phone looking like a candy-coated nightmare. [Strapya via Inventor Spot]

How Long Is 5 Seconds?

matt buchanan — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:15:00 EST

Bandai is bringing this Japanese pocket toy, 5 Second Stadium—the first of many, like Mugen Pop Pop—over here. You try to click precisely at the 5-second mark. I'm premature, as always. [Giz @ Toy Fair]

Japan Only: Solar Charger Cellphone Charm

Haroon Malik — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 05:25:00 EST

Strap-Ya has accomplished what we thought was impossible; they've created a useful cellphone charm: a small solar cell that retains energy for when your handset is out of juice. Simply clip it in, and it will give you the vital power boost in your second of need. If the sun is playing away from home, the solar charger even comes with an AC adapter that allows it to be charged up and used as a spare battery. Alas, it is merely a concept for us. The charger works with just a handful of Japanese handsets. [Product Page (Japanese) via Tokyomango]

Piano in a Can is Useful in a Strapya Kinda Way

AddyDugdale — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:00:44 EDT

Strapya might just have come up with this year's most useless thingy, the Piano Can. Housed in what looks like a baby-food tin is a polythene keyboard that may or may not have been made out of an old plastic bag.

It's got two play modes: annoying; and very annoying. All this for just $9? Wow. [Strapya via Shiny Shiny]

Strapya Message Fan Proves That Your Personal Message Blows

Charlie White — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 11:45:00 EDT

It's the dog days of summer, folks, so we're going to need to do whatever we can to stay cool. This Strapya Message Fan makes sure you can get blown whenever you want, and lets you express yourself, too. Enter your favorite message into the fan, and there it is, showing up like magic through the miracle of LEDs.

You can get this fan in blue or white, and it's cheap, too, just $8.79 if you can afford the shipping all the way from Japan. It doesn't indicate how you're going to get your message into this fan, but we're betting it's going to take considerable patience to enter text using those ~~two~~ three buttons. Probably involves a lot of counting. [Strapya World]

Tiger Paw Screen Cleaner Cellphone Strap

Jason Chen — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:40:09 EDT

Rather than have a cellphone strap that looks cute and does nothing, this Tiger Paw cellphone strap actually lets you clean your screen—albeit a small cellphone screen. Just put the tiger (or sheep) paw on your finger and start wiping away. The strap clings conveniently to your phone, and also comes with a tail for some reason. This is the greatest cellphone strap ever. [Strapya via Plastic Bamboo]

Rubik's Cube from Strapya Simple Enough for Dubya

AddyDugdale — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:00:56 EDT

This mini Rubik's cube from Japan is one of those little phone straps that you attach to your mobile. As well as giving you hours of fun, it will scratch the back of your cell, annoy you when you talk, and give people an insight into your beliefs and how your brain works.

Slowly.
The '80s aren't just a decade, they're a state of mind.
Mullet just sounds so derogatory, don't you think?
Nope, Sudoku's too much for me.
Wham! Bam! I Am! A Man!
A man who is tired of stonewashed denim is tired of life.

Product Page [Rakuten via Tokyo Mango]

Sexy Lingerie Cellphone Strap

Jason Chen — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:00:46 EDT

If there's one thing we never thought would be a cellphone strap, it would be lingerie. Well, never count out a horny Japanese businessman, we suppose.

For about $9, you can get your own bra or panties to attach to your cellphone. It's just a gimmick, and it's tiny, so it's probably the only lingerie your wife will permit you to have that doesn't belong to her. Unless, of course, you've been fucking a midget on the side. – Jason Chen

Product Page [Strapya via Tokyo Mango]

Air-Con in a Can Helps you Keep your Cool

Addy Dugdale — Wed, 02 May 2007 07:20:58 EDT

Portable air conditioning used to mean something Marshall amp-sized (preferably on wheels) that you could fill with water, hoick from room to room, dangle the hose out of the window and plug in. Well, my friends, those days are gone, and instead you can lower the temperature with air-con in a can. For $5 you get a 220ml can filled with all sorts of lovely chemicals, including ethanol (so no smoking while you're spraying or you might find yourself flambéing your armpit hair) to keep your temperatures crypt-like in the summer months.

A Gizmodo tip, though: Don't give up the deodorant in the meantime—while the air-con in a can might provide relief for you, it won't help your fellow travelers on the subway if you are a smelly fella. – Ad Dugdale

Product Page [Strapya via Akihabara News]