Kokuyo's portable photo studio

Faced with the perennial problem of how to take photos of your shiny gadgets and stuff without getting in all sorts of background clutter and nasty reflections? Stationery company Kokuyo has the perfect solution: a tent that provides a solid background and diffuses light to get rid of ugly highlights. You can tilt the blue part to get photos from directly above, too. The whole thing folds flat into a carrying case. Unfortunately we can't find a way to buy one of these outside Japan (Kokuyo USA no longer seems to have a website, in fact), though if you happen to be passing through Tokyo one of the big camera-heavy retailers should be able to sort you out.