Tuttuki Bako "poking box" lets you torment low-res creatures
By Donald Melanson 
posted November 20th 2008 2:17PM
posted November 20th 2008 2:17PM
While we don't expect it to be the type of interface that'll replace touch screens anytime soon, Bandai is certainly forging some interesting new ground with its so-called Tuttuki Bako device, or "poking box," which actually lets you stick your finger right into the device to control the on-screen finger. That's apparently done with the aid of some motion sensors which, as you can see in the video after the break, seem to work at least reasonably well. In addition to boasting various "games" like poking a panda, poking a face, or poking a stick figure, the device also doubles a desk clock, and it's available your choice of red, black or lime green. As you might have guessed, however, it's not available 'round these parts just yet, though you can apparently pick one up in Japan now for the rough local equivalent of $30.
[Via Today and Tomorrow, thanks Lennart]
[Via Today and Tomorrow, thanks Lennart]
i at least left that part up to the reader's imagination
I dated a girl once that all my friends called "the poking box." I could never figure out why...
i have never lol'd harder
AlI (eligible) jokes aside, I could imagine this technology to be used to train fine motor skills with motorically challenged people. As far as I'm concerned, the training mostly occurs during childhood and kids tend to put in quite a significant amount of effort in stuff if it is only presented/realized in a child-oriented, playful manner.
Who wants seriousness in lieu of a "poking box" article?
Or, to put it simply, I guess:
"y so srs?"
poke this... ( )*( )
Don't put your finger in that box...you don't know where its been!
I keep waiting until they say this is a fake product but its just not happening......
Theres too much they can do with this product........ I can just imagine what these reprogrammed will do and alittle bigger....... Eventually theyll say "practice safe sex on your poking box, dont share without a condom"......
i will NOT be buying one of these...
Liar.
Hmmm...I think we can all see where this is heading.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhwbxEfy7fg
Yours is that small? Damn, how do hold it? With two fingers?
Too bad your carbon footprint is so big. Idiots shouldn't have access to resources.
Ok, that video was disturbing.
I just saw this a few days ago in the thinkgeek printed catalog I got in the mail. Looks like they are out of stock online, however.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/japanfan/ad59/
Too ... many ... possible ... jokes ...
Can't ... resist ... much ... longer ...
*brain implodes*
Make the HOLE bigger so I can stick my ____ in it.
Classy.
Make the HOLE bigger so I can stick my classy in it?
That doesn't make sense!
spoogeman cant has subtlety?
No you fools..the blank is "DICK"
And the fun doesn't begin until you ask the box to pull your finger
Naw, I'm going to have to go with "GOLD FINGER" on this one
How about showing a pencil sharpener which virtually sharpens the inserted finger, throwing little bits of it around?
no.... no that is just plain wrong XP that is one messed up game..... i'll buy it for a friend for christmas as a present lol
> torment low-res creatures
In other news, PETA is calling for a boycott of this animal-abusing torture device.
I wonder why PETA hasn't say a word about Pokemon, you known those japanese animation where a group of kids fight each other using their mascot.
This thing is great. Finally a poor man's virtual reality machine. Next comes the "Licking Box", with replaceable flavor packs. :oP
But what does it feel like inside the box?
The question on the mind of every unpopular teenage male...
The question on the mind of every engadgeteer...
fixed.
So is this a digital fleshlight?
the future scares me.
It'd be great if that low-res bee totally stung that guy's finger.
Just like warm apple pie.
Rakuten still has it for import
http://search.borderless.rakuten.com/borderless/search.action?sp.id=true&sp.sm=0&sp.vm=0&sp.k=tuttuki&sp.l=en&sp.pf=&sp.pt=
ummmm.... did someone just ejaculate on that face? wtf was that?
I think it was intended to be a sneeze; evidently Tuttuki Bako Girl is allergic to being poked in the face.
Oh man, just imagine how they do quality testing for these.
N they should come up with a version where you can upload your own images to poke.
Images like Bush. The president and Eve's
So the rumors are true about the size of asian men?
now if that hole would have been slightly bigger...
If you can jailbreak this thing, you can put your finger in whatever you want!
Surprise, surprise, in reality it is a pencil sharpener. (ouch).
Go ahead pull my finger... there I sed it ;)
Errrr...this is waaaaay old.... has been on the internetz for weeeeeks now...
Wrong, wrong, wrong. Wrongity-wrong-wrong.
It's moments like this that make me thankful for fringe Japanese inventors and Silvio Berlusconi, unintentional entertainers of the world.
Errr... did you guys happen to see the sample animations on the official website?
http://www.asovision.com/tuttuki/images/about_dot03.gif
Woops, posted before I watched the video.
does it come with sound effects?