Here are three new PCMCIA cards from Willcom that support the new "W-OAM" standard, which is basically just a high-speed version of PHS.

Good news for Nintendo DS owners in Japan: you'll soon be able to pick up two new accessories to enhance your DS. The company has partnered with Opera to provide a browser for the system, and they're also planning o­n introducing a TV tuner capable of receiving o­ne-Seg terrestrial digital broadcasts.

SanX is the Japanese company response for the "Relaxuma," or "relaxing bear." Like many Japanese characters, you'll find him o­n all sorts of products from pencils to digital cameras.

In fact, Tomy has announced a new portable MP3 player shaped like the Relaxuma. Details inside.

We've hit o­n NXT's flat speaker technology a couple times in the past. It seems Kokuyo is now employing it in a product called the "Narupane" a poster panel that can also be used as a speaker. Of course, this has some nice applications for advertising purposes.

Here's a keyboard being put out by a Japanese company called "Links International Corporation" which features a bamboo body. It comes out February 11th, and should go for roughly 9,800 yen. There are already a few wooden-bodied keyboards o­n the market, but bamboo is a bit more flexible and resistant to warping from temperature changes versus other woods.

Inspired by:
http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2006/0206/links.htm

Product Information:
http://www.links.co.jp/html/press2/news_takekyel.html

Devices that recharge via USB are becoming more and more commonplace. So what happens when you don't have a USB port handy to recharge them?

Century's "iArm" takes care of this. It's an AC adapter with a USB port.

JP Telecom (J:COM) has announced that they will launch the "J:COM MOBILE powered by WILLCOM" (J:COM MOBILE) PHS service that uses Willcom's lines o­n March 1st. They will begin accepting contracts in J:COM service areas from February 16th.

Up next is the "BTee Music" earphone set from Kaga Electronics. These are Bluetooth earphones intended to be hung from the neck, so the company is calling them "pendant style."

Here's a rather unique item from somewhere in Asia. It's a "USB Treasure Chest," complete with a lock that o­nly opens if you enter the password correctly using your PC.

More bizarre iPod cases from Focal. This o­ne is shaped like a cat, complete with a tail for easy storage of your headphone cable.