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Machine Makes Teddy-Bear-Shaped Pastries

MegaHouse has this new toy called the Konepan that helps you make bread in all kinds of cute shapes—teddy bears, bunny rabbits, a bunch of grapes, a checkered heart. It's amazing. All you have to do is mix the dough inside the little red pot, then follow the instructions on how to make each shape. Pop the dough in the oven, and 13 minutes later, you'll have a collection of the cutest edible pastries ever.

Talking Star Wars Figurine USB Hubs

 

Want a little functional Star Wars action on your desk? Here, R2D2 and Darth Vader double as desktop figurines and USB ports, allowing up to four extra gadgets to plug into your computer. These were introduced at Tokyo Toy Show last week, and they're available for pre-order on Strap-ya. Video of their head-shaking, beeping madness after the jump.

Get Your Goth-Loli Street Snap Taken at Anime-Con

Your chance to be a Japanese amateur celebrity goth girl coming up next weekend, in LA, at Anime-Con. Representatives from Maruione, a goth-loli shopping site affiliated with the Marui department stores, is hosting a photo booth where you can get "street snaps" taken. Kinda like the ones seen in that Fruit book, except this time they'll be shot by a photographer from KERA magazine.

Check out the Maruione web site to get an idea of what kind of look might win you a chance to be featured in KERA mag, and to find out exactly when and where the photo booths will be set up.

Anime-Con is held in LA from July 3-6.

Wall Graphics Turn Bedroom into Mario World

Here's a glimpse into the future: One day, if and when I have a kid, its bedroom will have Super Mario Bros wall graphics. He'll dream about eating mushrooms and tossing turtle shells and poisonous flowers and jumping high into the sky to get coins.

I've already met the future dad.

Link (Thanks, Adora!)

Canon Printer Comes in a Yellow Bucket

I love this little yellow bucket-shaped printer. It's called the Canon Selphy CP770. Our printer at home is huge and bulky and you can't carry it around. This one looks like a playground toy but it's actually a lightweight (less than 5lbs), rice-cooker-sized high-res color printer. The printer itself is actually just the top portion of the bucket—release it from those green clips and pull it out, and you'll find neatly organizing compartments at the bottom for the peripherals.

Product page (Japanese, via Impress)