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Thanko sells inexpensive portable media player (but closed the English store)
crunchgear.com - 11/3/2009
Thanko sells inexpensive portable media player (but closed the English store)
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Following the GPS watch introduced last week, Tokyo-based USB gadget maker Thanko is selling another product that actually makes sense. The so-called AV Bank [JP] is being marketed as a versatile media player that can be used as a music player, photo frame, video player and voice recorder. ...
Thanko Releases New GPS Watch, Brings Google Earth To Your Wrist
blog.ziggytek.com - 10/30/2009
Thanko Releases New GPS Watch, Brings Google Earth To Your Wrist
— blog.ziggytek.com — Tokyo’s Thanko, famous for its overabundance of USB related gadgets has released their newest unnecessary gadget, the... GPS watch. The USB 2.0 enabled watch brings the world of GPS and Google Earth to one simple device on your wrist and makes it a lot easier for you to get places.  ... (more) Thanko Releases New GPS Watch, Brings Google Earth To ...

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A New GPS watch from Thanko
akihabaranews.com - 10/30/2009
A New GPS watch from Thanko
— akihabaranews.com — Thanko Japan, GeekStuff4U’s partner, just announced a new GPS Watch the GPSTRVBK… Nothing too fancy here..You have... your regular Watch with an embedded GPS module that will, once turned on, log your every movement. But from now on, thanks to the ... (more) A New GPS watch from Thanko

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USB-powered gloves that keep your fingers warm (but why?)
crunchgear.com - 29 days ago
USB-powered gloves that keep your fingers warm (but why?)
— crunchgear.com — My first reaction – when I saw today on Thanko’s web site that the notoriously silly gadget... maker from Tokyo is selling USB-powered gloves with built-in heaters [JP] – was: Who actually buys this kind of stuff? I mean Thanko is ... (more) USB-powered gloves that keep your fingers warm (but why?)

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Gizmologia:  AV Bank: Un reproductor de Thanko baratísimo y bueno

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AV Bank: Un reproductor de Thanko baratísimo y bueno
Gizmologia — ... Esta vez la empresa presentó el AV Bank que se trata de uno de los tantos dispositivos PMP que andan dando vueltas que permite reproducir música, fotografías, videos y además sirve como grabador de voz. ...

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