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Akiba PC Watch, Bizarre Items of the Year

Peripherals / Other
Posted by zmcnulty on Jan 05, 2005 - 04:54 PM

Akiba PC Watch has announced the results of their user-submitted "Bizarre Items of the Year," and we've got a breakdown of them for you.

I haven't got nearly enough time to translate every associated article, but I will at least be translating the list itself and dropping links to the respective products' articles. If you'd like more details about a particular product, post a comment, and I'll try to translate the associated article.



Position Entries Product Name 
 1 467 Projection-style virtual keyboard [1]
 2 293 Fleece jacket with solar panels [2]
 3 243 Christmas DDR DIMM [3]
 4 226 Annexed motherboard [4]
 5 186 Duck-shaped USB memory [5]
 6 181 Giant tower type cooling kit [6]
 6 181 V6 engine type cooling kit [7]
 8 173 One-handed keyboard [8]
 9 163 Cup holder + lighter 5" drive bay [9]
 10 160 Motherboard usable by two people simultaneously [10]
 11 152 PCI extension cable [11]
 11 152 Pistol shaped mouse [12]
 13 140 Army knife USB memory [13]
 14 138 Car audio style DVD drive [14]
 15 126 Frog shaped speakers with moving eyes [15]
 16 121 Giant cube type case [16]
 16 121 Lighter shaped digital camera [17]
 16 121 Keyboard with glowing characters [18]
 19 120 Polypropylene case [19]
 20 117 PCI Express noise reduction card [20]
 21 112 Hand movement remote controller [21]
 22 111 Power source stabilization card [22]
 23 100 Keyboard that glows in response to phone calls [23]
 23 100 Jet engine style case [24]
 23 100 Memory power source stabilization card [25]
 26 98 Illuminated acrylic case [26]
 27 97 Game pad with fans [27]
 28 95 Hanafuda SD memory card [28]
 29 94 USB fish tank with fish [29]
 30 93 Ornamental screws [30]
 31 91 Squadron keyboard [31]
 32 76 Backbone style display arm [32]
 33 74 Wooden keyboard [33]
 34 71 Stair style case [34]
 35 68 Wooden mouse [35]
 35 68 Illuminated power connector plate [36]
 37 65 Lightest cube style case [37]
 38 63 Jellyfish shaped cooling kit [38]
 39 62 Cat shaped USB memory [39]
 40 60 Ferrari style case [40]
 40 60 Dust checker [41]
 42 59 Motherboard with table clock [42]
 42 59 Skeleton power source [43]
 42 59 Deionizing fan [44]
 45 58 Fan that changes color depending o­n temperature [45]
 46 54 Beef bowl power source [46]
 47 50 Alien style case [47]
 48 47 Keyboard with storage space [48]
 49 46 Robot style case [49]
 50 45 LED for ornamental memory [50]
 50 45 Christmas SD card [51]
 52 44 Touch style power switch [52]
 53 43 Dolphin shaped USB LAN adapter [53]
 54 42 USB santa that plays drums [54]
 55 41 Power switch with 2m cable length [55]
 55 41 Fairy pattern cube PC [56]
 55 41 PCI/DIMM slot cover that glows [57]
 58 38 USB mini vacuum cleaner [58]
 59 32 Glowing Serial ATA cable [59]
 60 28 Zetton style case [60]
 61 25 Masked knight style case [61]
 62 24 Lighted power cable [62]
 62 24 Bat CPU cooler [63]
 64 21 Spider style case [64]


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  [2] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041106/etc_fleece.html
  [3] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041211/etc_xmasddrm2.html
  [4] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041002/etc_asrock.html
  [5] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040313/ni_i_mb.html#iduck256
  [6] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041211/etc_aquabox.html
  [7] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041127/etc_v6cpu.html
  [8] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040619/ni_i_in.html#lrkey
  [9] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040417/etc_xray.html
  [10] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040117/etc_twin.html
  [11] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041030/etc_pci65cm.html
  [12] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041002/etc_pistol.html
  [13] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041204/ni_i_mb.html#swiss256
  [14] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040925/etc_vpc1000b.html
  [15] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040807/etc_animalsp.html
  [16] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040327/etc_u2ufo.html
  [17] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040320/etc_jb1.html
  [18] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041016/etc_telxon.html
  [19] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040214/etc_placase.html
  [20] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040828/etc_nopcie.html
  [21] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040228/etc_mce.html
  [22] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040904/ni_i_ic.html#nopp
  [23] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041127/etc_legrandbleu.html
  [24] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040925/ni_i_cs.html#icutetype
  [25] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040501/etc_nodimm184.html
  [26] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040214/etc_uhuvb.html
  [27] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041106/ni_i_in.html#airfloex
  [28] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041204/ni_i_zz.html#1gb
  [29] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040508/etc_gauma01.html
  [30] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040925/ni_i_zz.html#neji
  [31] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040918/ni_i_in.html#kati
  [32] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040925/etc_musclearm.html
  [33] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040703/etc_woodmk.html
  [34] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040327/etc_jazzt5demo.html
  [35] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040703/etc_woodmk.html
  [36] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040717/etc_powermod.html
  [37] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040626/etc_freaks1919.html
  [38] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040612/etc_jefidemo.html
  [39] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040703/ni_i_mb.html#catbar20128
  [40] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040313/etc_ferrari.html
  [41] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040131/etc.html#hokori
  [42] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040717/etc_guruclk.html
  [43] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040731/etc_crystalps.html
  [44] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040221/ni_i_fn.html#if60h
  [45] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040214/etc_jetart.html
  [46] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040214/etc.html#ushi
  [47] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040724/etc_titan919.html
  [48] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041204/etc_owlkbpbx.html
  [49] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040807/etc_samurai.html
  [50] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040417/etc_rammod.html
  [51] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041204/ni_i_zz.html#xmas512
  [52] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040807/etc_touchone.html
  [53] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040424/etc_dolphin2.html
  [54] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041113/etc_usbtoy9.html
  [55] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040529/etc_ignition1.html
  [56] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040515/etc_duskdawn.html
  [57] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041211/etc_slotprot.html
  [58] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040117/etc.html#usbcl
  [59] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040110/etc.html#elbl
  [60] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040703/ni_i_cs.html#zetton
  [61] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040313/etc_guardian.html
  [62] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20041030/ni_i_zz.html#calu
  [63] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040717/etc_batbear.html
  [64] http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20040619/ni_i_cs.html#xpider2