Elecom seems to be getting less and less serious with every product they announce. Their "Shippo Brush" ('Tail Brush') are little brushes, where the brush itself is shaped like the corresponding animal's tail. Riiiiiight.

Elecom will release the "Shippo Brush," a cleaning device for PCs with a brush in the place of an animal's tail, in July. The price is 735 yen (including tax).

These brushes are cleaners with animal illustrations drawn o­n the body. Turning the ring of the unit can make the animal's "tail" (brush) come out, and the brush can be washed with water.

The animals are: a badger, squirrel, duck, whale, koala, and a sheep (translator's note: and they are all EXTREMELY HAPPY to be alive). There are three types of brush: "wool brush type" for cleaning dust from the display (badger/squirrel), "nylon brush type" for cleaning the desk and keyboard area (duck/whale), and finally the "polyester cloth type" for cleaning grease off of stuff (koala/sheep).

Inspired by:
http://www.itmedia.co.jp/pcupdate/articles/0506/29/news069.html

News Release:
http://www.elecom.co.jp/news/200506/kbr-shippo/index.html