Added on 12/08/07
Ok, so you are thinking: What have they found this time? But don't jump to conclusions, let us explain: Milan in May was filled with big furniture and huge brands and in the middle of all the pushing and shoving was this little display. Well actually...
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Ok, so you are thinking: What have they found this time? But don't jump to conclusions, let us explain: Milan in May was filled with big furniture and huge brands and in the middle of all the pushing and shoving was this little display. Well actually it was quite big. It was in a corner at Designersblock and it was a lot of iPod-esque little devices singing. Well not really singing, more lip synching. Yes, it is true, we haven't taken anything... They were a bunch of prototypes, all designed by Mr Jones aka Crispin Jones and once we took a closer look, we saw cute little USB creatures (think Tamagochi all over again) that you plug into one of the many USB hubs you have sitting around, and when Tengu picks up music, it starts to sing (or sync) along... Tengu has 7 different facial (hmpf) expressions that it uses to lip sync, that are displayed in red LEDs over his white face... Well that was in May and now it's August – almost September – and Tengu is finally available. It has just been... See less
Highlights:
Tengu US$50.00
There are only 3 distributors in the US selling Tengu: Moss,Charles & Marie and Compact. Moss wants a whopping $65 for this bad boy, Compact is selling it for $58. This is the best price. Check out Mr. Jones' website at http://www.tengutengutengu.com/