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Japan Gadget Turns Plants Into Speakers

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By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer

TOKYO - The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers, making the petals and leaves tremble with good vibrations.

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Called Ka-on, which means "flower sound" in Japanese, the machine consists of a donut-shaped magnet and coil at the base of a vase that hooks up to a CD player, stereo or TV.

Place the flowers into the vase, turn on Ka-on and the magnet and coil relay the sound vibrations up the stems through the plant's water tubes.

Near your ear and hear the music emanate from the petals. Touch a leaf, and feel it shake as though in a quiet dance.

Later this month, you'll be able to carry on a telephone conversation with a flower with a planned speaker phone model.

Unlike regular speakers, which send sound in one direction, Ka-on shoots it in all directions, filling an entire room with music in a more natural ambiance.

Masumi Gotoh, president of Let's Corp., a Nagoya-based telecommuncations-equipment company that developed and manufactures Ka-on, calls it ideal for flower table-arrangements at weddings, reception desks at hospitals and decoration at restaurants.

Ka-on vases and amplifiers come in various sizes, ranging in price from $46 to $460. There's a version that works with potted plants, and a wireless connection will soon be available for piping music to the Ka-on.

Not only does Ka-on deliver flowery music, it keeps bugs off plants and helps cut flowers last longer, Gotoh claims.

"The plant is happy listening to music," says Gotoh, showing off a rubber plant hooked up to Ka-on in his Tokyo office. "Gerberas and sunflowers work especially well as speakers."

Ka-on is also being used for concerts. Several Ka-on were planted near a bamboo grove to play music at a recent event in Japan.

About 3,000 of $46 Ka-on version, on sale via the Internet since July, have been sold and some 10,000 orders have been received so far.

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Technology - AP

Japan Gadget Turns Plants Into Speakers

Tue Sep 14, 9:00 AM ET Add Technology - AP to My Yahoo!

By YURI KAGEYAMA, AP Business Writer

TOKYO - The therapeutic power of flowers takes on new meaning with a Japanese gadget that turns plants into audio speakers, ...QUOTE]

that is so freaking cool!!! i HAVE to buy this!

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OH DAMN! I need to visit this street!

NYC Renames Street for 'Law & Order'

Dennis Farina, a former police officer, replacing Jerry Orbach as actor Jesse L. Martin's detective partner. Orbach is heading to the new spinoff "Law & Order: Trial By Jury."

Martin said his new partner is doing fine.

NEW YORK - The folks on NBC's "Law & Order" will go to work on a familiar street. New York City on Tuesday renamed a short road that heads to Pier 62 on Manhattan's West Side "Law & Order Way" in honor of the show's 15th anniversary. That's where the show's offices are located and many of its episodes shot.

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So for every course I complete via the Mortgage Bankers Association I get a $1,000 dollar bonus from my company. So I went online and registered for the online "patriot act compliance" course. Talk about money in the bank. When I was employed at Morgan Stanley I worked exclusively w/ the Patriot Act, that's all I did. So I took the online pre-course and scored 94%! You only need to score a 75% or higher to get credit. So now all I have to do is wait for my enrollment to be completed and then wait 4-weeks and take the test! It's like $1,000 for doing nothing -----------> 8 BALLS FOR EVERYBODY!

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