Bandai Asovision has taken possibly the most enjoyable side benefit of having a gadget obsessed life and made it 100% legitimate with the PuchiPuchi, a gadget that emulates
the joy of popping bubble wrap. The PuchiPuchi simply features eight buttons that each make a popping sound when you press them: for extra enjoyment, the creators have sought to include bonus popping sounds like "door chime" and "sexy voice" every 100 pops, and there's also a one-in-a-thousand chance that your PuchiPuchi will be a super special "puchi lucky" toy with a heart shaped bubble. Frankly, the concept is so absurd -- and, well,
Japanese -- that it might just work. Still, we've got to admit to hoping that each PuchiPuchi includes a healthy portion of real bubble wrap on the side.
posted Jun 24th 2007 1:32PM
This is going to be big at the Stanford campus.
At last, I can leave my roll at home and lead a normal life!
But... is it USB powered?
Yes... but what about those times when you just wanna wrap yourself up in bubble wrap and roll around on the ground?
but can it handle the weight of a 200lbs person standing on it?
I'm taking worst's side on this
Pop, pop, hope no one sees me get freaky!
absolute genius. advertise this in any OCD forum and watch the yen roll in.
There's a Palm program that already does this. Bombel Complete with smashed bubbles.
I WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANT OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONE!
I don't think the joy comes from the sound so much as the feel of squeezing the air bubble, may the 2nd gen one will figure out how to do that
@JohnTitor
Apparently it does have the tactile feedback identical to the real bubble wrap using some kind of silicon material. Sound is for added realism.
The actual product name is "Mugen Puchipuchi" which literally means infinite puchipuchi.
But can it Play Doom....Sounds?
I don't think it has realistic tactile feedback. I want a refund.
Where can I get one? My wife works with 'special' children, and time with this would be a great 'reward' for them.
Add mp3 playback and I'm sold!
Do they ship with bubble wrap?
maybe they just add more of it
No they wrap them in the PuchiPuchi expansion pack!
i'd like to have one pre-recorded with homer's "DOH!"
Surely it can be hacked to contain any library of sounds you desire?
sounds like a ripped of Tension Sheet if you ask me. Red Dwarf FTW.
Excellent reference. That's a great episode too.
Ohhh thats like the old "Tamagotchi"
Only in countries which are inhabited by people with asian origin, something like that is able to be sold.
I'd love to hear a psychologist's interpretation of why we can't stop ourselves from popping those bubbles!
Maybe it's all an intricate ploy to keep us occupied while Bandai launches a full scale attack..... with model gundams.
Pre-order Puchipuchi here: http://www.kilian-nakamura.com/catalog/puchipuchi-virtual-bubble-wrap-5pack-p-141.html?language=en