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Japanese inventions range from practical to bizarre
November 9, 1996
Web posted at: 11:30 p.m. EST (0430 GMT)From Correspondent Melissa Sanders
LONDON (CNN) -- If you're looking for some new gadgets designed to help you adjust to the daily trials of living, there's a collection in London of Japanese inventions just for you.
In London, where it seemingly rains more often than not, it's good to be prepared. Sample number one: the shoe umbrella. Not very elegant, but definitely practical.
This is what can happen when Japanese innovation collides with British sensibility. Inventions such as a common cold device to help the sniffling sufferers are now on display in London.
Or how about an attachment that allows any new dad to "breast feed" his infant.
There is also a solution to a nuisance caused by some fellow train passengers. Formally called "the commuter head stabilizer," this hard hat with a suction cup keeps sleepy heads off others' shoulders.
By the way, it helps if the user posts a note naming where he plans to stop.
For the admittedly lazy there is a new way to clean the floors with barely lifting a finger. "I quite like the remote control mop," said one viewer.
Another Japanese alternative to doing the housework yourself is to let the baby do it. After all, they are already down at floor level.
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