Otamatone

Posted by Miss Cellania in Music, Toy & Video Games, Video Clips on August 29, 2009 at 11:37 am



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Leave it to the Japanese to invent a musical instrument with a face that looks like a cartoon character. The Otamatone was developed by toy company CUBE Works and Maywa Denki, an art collaboration of the Tosa family that specializes in nonsense machines. -via the Presurfer


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9 comments to "Otamatone"

  1. felixthecat
    August 29th, 2009 at 11:45 am

    If they had worked a little harder, they could've created the "Obamatone". Perfect for playing "The Messiah".

  2. Miett
    August 29th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

    How do I get my hands on one of these?

  3. Big Mike
    August 29th, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    I read it as Obamatone too. That thing is friggin ANNOYING.

  4. Kalel
    August 29th, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Talk about Facing the Music.

  5. Anonymouse
    August 29th, 2009 at 6:49 pm

    I think the coolest thing about this is that the note can be vibrato'd by shaking the device. Very neat, I love the design.

  6. Halvor
    August 30th, 2009 at 5:52 am

    I LOL'd! Fantastic, and thank you for sharing!

  7. Angie K
    September 1st, 2009 at 6:38 am

    Huh neat, but I'm more concerned that this guy's shirt says "Bambi"

  8. RamenEater
    September 11th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    They are on amazon

    http://www.amazon.com/Otamatone-White/dp/B002OTAUH8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 &qid=1252703491&sr=8-1

  9. Sean
    November 19th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    I found this one online. It seems the black is sold out but the white is available.

    http://www.japantrendshop.com/otamatone-sound-toy-p-726.html


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