TOKYO — The Japanese company that launched popular computer data storage units shaped like rubber ducks and sushi started selling a new product Friday — a ghost detector.

SolidAlliance Corp.'s portable GhostRadar beeps and flashes red lights in response to unusual magnetic waves. It also reacts to body heat and perspiration detected by a sensor where users place their thumbs.

The gadgets went on sale Friday in Japan and the first shipments to the United States are on their way, said SolidAlliance Vice President Yuichiro Saito.

GhostRadar is a novelty item that comes attached to USB memory storage device, which holds data such as documents, digital photos and MP3 music files and plugs into a computer's USB port. Its memory ranges from 128-512 megabytes.

The device's memory and ghost detector functions are not linked, Saito said.

GhostRadar is recommended for spooky late nights alone at your computer, and for those curious about finding out if their sudden chills represent a supernatural visitor, Saito said.

The device may beep as often as once an hour in a place that's haunted but might fall silent in other spots, Saito said. He wouldn't elaborate on how it works.

"This detects invisible phenomena and so the system is confidential," he said. "This is not a game. This is a measuring device."

The company's other USB memory offerings have been hits in Japan.

The Sushi Disk comes with replicas of various types of the Japanese delicacy, including shrimp and raw tuna. The i-Duck storage unit includes a colorful glowing duck.

In Japan, GhostRadar costs about twice as much as a regular memory storage unit at 19,800 yen (US$185; euro140) for 512 megabytes, according to Yokohama-based SolidAlliance.

U.S. prices haven't yet been decided, the company said.

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finally ghostbuster is real....nice looking gadget...

I am waiting paitiently for the proton packs...

(joke)

This looks like a neat gadget tho, but is'nt $185 a little steep???

Ill wait for you to buy one first darknight, you can let me know if its any good

I will need to brake open my piggey bank for this one.

yes Dr. Egon Spengler

yes Dr. Raymond Stantz

Ahh yes that old gem again.

all it is is a flash memory device with a few lights on the top.

Sorry but anyone who buys that deserves to lose their money


That bits priceless

was too good to be true... lol
still its just another junk, unless its used, tested and complained, it wont be upgraded.

I wouldn't trust this device as far as I could throw it.

Sounds like a money making scam to me.

Yeah, when I saw it, it looked to, well, 'flashy'. I imagine equipment to be pretty dull looking, but functional, if that makes any sense? this looks like something you would buy from the same kind of store as you would with those expensive 'gimmicky' toys.

... and for $185, I would expect it to do more than have some flashing lights, make the tea for starters!

you said it saruman...

yep..

When I was younger "MADE IN JAPAN" was kind of a joke.
So I am happy to see they got thier sense of humor back!

Ugh I feel bad.I would pay for it but then I love my gadgets!!

what do you carry rakshasas?

Does empathic radar count as a gadget?

I guess to a degree it could be, but a very individual one