Tuesday, April 22, 2008

The Theremin Show

Daily Candy introduced me to Japan Trend Shop, which seems to be a collection of the cute or bizarre, such as a Knee Lap Pillow or Heart Shape Cucumber Mold. By far the strangest, however is Matryomin Theremin in Matryoshka. I almost had to diagram this sentence to figure out what this was (with the demonstration video, below, just confusing me more). Accoridng to Wikipedia, a Theremin is an electronic musical instrument that you play without touching. Instead, you wave your hands over two antennas, one for frequency and one for volume. A Matryomin is specific version of the Theremin and a Matryoska is a russian nesting doll, that holds all the fun, in this instance. For $599, the meoldic screech of this doll can be yours! That is, unless you’re saving for a Hello Kitty Grand Piano!

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