In this video, inventor Novmichi Tosa of Maywa Denki demos his new instrument, the Otamatone, which looks like a tadpole (otamajyakushi) and sounds like a theremin. I met Tosa about a year ago to interview him for an upcoming story in Make Magazine — he's a super awesome, fun guy, and I encourage you to check out his work online or to try to go to one of his nonsense toy workshops at his studio in Tokyo.
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September 08, 2009
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Posted by: good worker | September 08, 2009 at 05:18 PM
You can order this Otamatone thing on Amazon now:
http://www.amazon.com/Otamatone-White/dp/B002OTAUH8/ref=sr_1_1
Posted by: Alex | September 12, 2009 at 11:30 AM