If you were wondering which is the craziest gadget to have hit stores lately, it has to be the USB-powered soldering iron by Thanko. Thanko is quite famous for churning out some of the weirdest gadgets ever. This time around, the USB-powered soldering iron also works with a 9V battery and reaches 500 degrees centigrade [...]

There is a Japanese gadget company called Thanko that is well known within the country as well as abroad for it whole range of quirky products (now, we have found someone to blame…errr…credit for the unique fashion-techie sense of some folks). The newest one is a pair of earphones that are connected to a fuzzy [...]

It seems these days that the good stuff is only being sold in Japan and the rest of the world has to just wait and hope that it comes across Pacific sooner than later. Just a few days back we saw the exclusive Manga Keyboard released in the Far East and now it is the [...]

The main reason for the advancements in technology is to make life easier for people. In other words, hi-tech gadgets are made for the highly lazy in character. Even if you aren’t the lazy type, not to worry, there would be some gadget to turn you lazy.
You may deny this ardently and state the number [...]

It’s winter time and the worst experience one can have during meal time is to eat cold food, which most of the time people do at home. You would have packed your lunch hot from home in the morning but it becomes cold by noon. It definitely is not pleasing to nibble on the cold [...]

Tokyo-based company Thanko has unveiled an analog wristwatch that features a built in video camera. The video camera is carefully incorporated in the watch using a mini camera whose lens is placed between 1 and 2 o’clock on the dial. I wonder why there are so many watches in the market and why Japanese watches [...]

Thanko as we all know has been in the news lately for a variety of weird gadgets and products. The last time we heard about them was when they launched the warm mouse and warm mouse pad which was definitely a cool thing to buy, considering the sub zero temperatures during long winters. Now that [...]