Gundam iPhone Cases With Battery-Free LED Lights Go on Sale
The cases combine a niche collectible with a novel power-harvesting circuit, offering Gundam fans a functional display piece that lights up without a battery.
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Denshi Gihan released six Gundam-themed iPhone cases in its FLASH series, featuring LED lights powered by the phone's own radio waves. The designs include RX-78-2 Gundam, Char's Zaku, Last Shooting, Unicorn Gundam Ver.TWC, Nu Gundam, and Sazabi. Each is limited to 15 units and priced at 19,800 yen.
The LED in each case is triggered by the iPhone's radio emissions, converting the signal into power via a booster circuit. The RX-78-2 Gundam case lights its camera sensor, while Char's Zaku glows through the mono-eye. The Last Shooting case illuminates the beam rifle's beam, and the Unicorn Gundam Ver.TWC case lights the cockpit. The Nu Gundam and Sazabi cases follow the same cockpit and Neo Zeon mark placements, respectively. All six are hand-assembled and sold through the PBC ART moeco online store and select retailers.
- RX-78-2 Gundam: Transparent diagram design; LED in the targeting camera
- MS-06S Char's Zaku: Transparent diagram design; LED in the mono-eye
- Last Shooting: Based on the movie poster for Mobile Suit Gundam III; LED in the beam rifle's beam
- RX-0 Unicorn Gundam Ver.TWC: Based on the life-size statue at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza; LED in the cockpit
- RX-93ff Nu Gundam: Based on the life-size statue at LaLaport Fukuoka; LED in the cockpit
- MSN-04FF Sazabi: Based on the double-horn funnel version from the special video; LED in the Neo Zeon mark
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