japan's gadget failures on display - household electrical appliances

Japanese home appliance collector Yoshida Yoichi displays Toshiba's "walking toaster WT-2" in Tokyo.
Source: AFPIT gave us Walkman, pocket calculator and heated toilet seat, but innovation in Japan is full of failureswalking" toaster.
These and other retro appliances are part of the treasure.
Trove offers a future that has never happened in Japan's journey to become synonymous with world inventions in the late 1950 s and early 1960 s.
"Until Cool Japan, it was already a Cool Japan," said 49-year-old Jian Yitian . " He quoted Tokyo as selling its own marketing slogan at home and abroad.
Mr. Masuda has done a lifetime of work to collect the same thing
In the competition of consumer first. JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-TECHNOLOGY-
Historical Source: "Dual mobile phone" of Iwatsu Electric"
The two phones are connected back to back, with only one receiver, apparently allowing someone to call from both sides.
But only one at a time.
Marvel at Fuji Electric's double
Electric fan-
It must be a pair, but it is not entirely a silent pair ".
Browse Mr. Masuda's collection to send the audience through the portal to different times during which the "three treasures"
TV, refrigerator and washing machine
Is the state symbol of all self
In the booming Japan, it is inevitable to respect housewives.
But for those who can't afford real TV
First in Japan
The fixed cost of production is equivalent to three years of salary.
1950 high school graduates
The next best thing is off the shelf. JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-TECHNOLOGY-
HISTORYSource: AFPThe "sharp cinema Super" is a TV-shaped radio that costs 10,900 yen ($108)-
For an elite civil servant at the time, more than a month's salary.
"However, with the impression of watching TV, this joy will disappear quickly as the screen is still," Mr Masuda said . " He added: "I bet the man who bought this was scolded by his wife.
Panasonic TV
GSF gas stove-
1 is the most expensive model of a range of gas heaters sold by the company for more than 30 years.
"Is there any real meaning to this?
No, but this shows how people appreciate the TV, "he said in showing the stove to AFP, one of the 2000 items he has accumulated in nearly 30 years.
Other miracles include the satellite.
Washing Machine Type-
Round metal pods with handles, stirring dirty clothes and detergent in the water.
The product was launched in 1957, when the public was excited about the world's first man-made satellite, the Soviet satellite.
Sharp's "Quicky"
A pair of electric scissors and Toshiba's "CK-
31A "electric can opener all failed. JAPAN-LIFESTYLE-TECHNOLOGY-
Historical Source: AFPHitachi's "Piano" is a table
The electric fan at the top, for no apparent reason, shaped like a miniature piano, should send out a soft breeze.
Don't be confused with Toshiba's "walk"-typical hotel "conveyor belt" toaster
The "toaster" has a slit entrance for sliced bread and then "walks" vertically on the metal track inside the toaster ".
It feels like a big achievement when the toast ends up at the other end.
"This is not sold.
"It is impossible for a small kitchen in Japan to have a space for a product that is twice the size and price of a normal model," Mr Masuda said . ".
His personal favorite is Toshiba's "snack-
3 ", a device that can heat milk while baking a piece of bread and fried eggs. Would-
Consumers may have seen this already.
"People may want to eat Western food --
Breakfast style at that time. . .
"Although you will get tired of it soon," he said . ".
For Mr Masuda, these unrealistic gadgets show that Japanese companies are in a high
The release of 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games and bullet trains has created an era of growth.
They are very cute.
You can see how they come from companies that have worked so hard to please their customers.
It's just that sometimes these efforts will backfire . "
"But they are serious products made by adults for adults.
Consumer electronics products in Japan have developed from this experiment. and-
The wrong time to sweep the world at the end of the 20 th century --
Sony's Walkman is perhaps the epitome of a well-known Japanese company. how.
But then everything was wrong.
The almost indestructible household name of the 1980 s
Panasonic, Sharp and Sony
It was their previous shadow, trying to keep up with the opponents of South Korea and Taiwan.
For Mr Masuda, when they get too big, these companies lose their flexibility and a sense of fun adventure.
"As they get bigger and bigger, they start to realize 'market', 'Profitability, 'security, etc.
They may be acting too slowly, "he said.
"But the company in this period is very dynamic and has a lot of room for development . "for-it' spirit.
They are not afraid of failure.
"So how do they get back to their roots?
Mr. Masuda admitted that it was very difficult for him.
"If I knew that, I would be the president of the company.