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Special feature: Kotatsu
2007-10-22 09:00:00 Now that it’s getting cold in Japan, it might be time to introduce you to a wonderful Japanese invention called the kotatsu. A kotatsu is basically a table with a heating element. Like most tables in Japan, it’s only about a foot high, since Japanese people generally insist on sitting on the floor. Another key element ... More About: Feature , Special , Feat
Brain Interface for Second Life
2007-10-15 07:44:00 Disregarding the fact for a moment that Second Life is the worst thing ever to happen on the internet, a research team at Keio University that enables users to control their avatar in No Life by simply thinking. The system consists of a headpiece equipped with electrodes that monitor activity in three areas of the ... More About: Weird , Gaming , Second Life , Interface
Japanese trains now 407% better than western ones
2007-10-14 05:07:00 Previously considered to be only 322% better, the largest Japanese train service JR East has just introduced measures that send it breaking past the 400 mark. JR East train services will now come equipped with magical information beaming terminals for suitable mobile phones (see picture for details). Most of the information available can already be ... More About: Phone , Trains , Western , TRAI
Copter Bugs!
2007-10-13 05:11:00 Like a bug Transformer crippled by the tragic loss of transforming ability, these new Mecha Mushi bug helicopters from Taiyo hit Tokyo recently. Able to fly for a whole 6 minutes before needing another 30 minute charge, the rest of the world awaits the coming Japanese invasion of oversized flying foam bugs. Video from Trends in ... More About: Vehicles , Bugs
The world is not right - White PS3 debuts in Japan
2007-10-11 03:35:00 Having a white Wii sitting in my living room for a short while was pretty bad - explaining away the huge glaring obnoxiously wrong-coloured and oddly-shaped to monstrousity to anyone that came to visit. Sadly, now Sony are going to do the same thing and release a cheapy “ceramic” white PS3 that I just have ... More About: Gaming , Japan , World , White , The World
Bike Navi from XROAD
2007-10-05 03:54:00 Finally, a GPS Navigation system designed specifically for bikes… Unveiled at the CEATEC electronics trade show this week, gizmodo.jp brings us some scanty details and this photo: The XROAD RM-A4000 has quite a few nifty features that make it stand out, not to mention the fact that it is pretty much the only navi specifically ... More About: Bike
Suzuki?s Silly Post-Apocalyptic Car
2007-10-04 03:35:00 I’m glad new research funds are going to good use with regards to the coming global apocalypse - whether it be global warming, global dimming, a new ice age, China nuking us, or America nuking us (my bet lies with the latter). Suzuki has been investing ways to prevent all this madness to drive around ... More About: Post , Vehicles , Apocalypse , Silly
Puppy-Cam
2007-10-03 01:06:00 Take a look at this puppy. Innocent and cute huh? Until you realise his nose is actually an embedded USB webcam. Yes, PochiCam - his undercover Japanese secret agent name, watches you while you do research on the interwebs. Buy yours now for ¥4,000 at Rakuten, no questions asked sir! via gizmodo.jp Technorati Tags: webcam, gadget, ... More About: Video , Camera , Puppy
Super Air-Washing Ball
2007-10-02 06:52:00 In just a flick of a switch, the antibac2k spins into life and pumps out magical air filtration mist to get rid of bad smells and any remaining toxins from recently used chemical weapons; plus it has LEDs. Kinda like one of those magical balls you fill with detergent and put in your washing machine ... More About: Super , Ball , Washing
Sanyo Xacti: Sex on a tripod
2007-09-28 03:06:00 Would it be wrong of me to say these totally turn me on? Sanyo ’s DMX-HD700 : 720p HD video cameras don’t usually have that effect on me, but something about the Xacti just hits the spot. Perhaps it’s her exotic name. Weighing in at just over 200 grams… slim, but powerful. She even has a ... More About: Video , Camera
M-Pion Pimple Zapping MP3 Player
2007-09-27 04:01:00 May I be the first to call bull on this one? The M-Pion apparently not only plays your tunes on it’s miserable little 128mb flash memory, it also gets rid of unsightly facial blemishes by use of negative ions. Anyone would think those old negative ions were a cure for cancer. Don’t get one now ... More About: Weird , Player , Layer , Zapp
PSP 1-seg
2007-09-23 12:53:00 Here’s a screenshot of the super sexy 1-seg TV tuner for PSP… Only way your gonna get your hands on one is if you move to Japan though. Crystal clear video, fast channel switching, and a sweet electronic program guide. Want Technorati Tags: Playstation, PSP, TV, sony More About: Gaming
Tokyo Game Show
2007-09-22 02:58:00 Akihabara News has posted a sweet HD video of the TGS, so check it out: Tokyo Game Show 2007, walk through.Uploaded by AkihabaraNews Technorati Tags: 360, expo, gadget, japan, Playstation, Wii, TGS, tokyo, xbox, xbox360 More About: Video , Blogroll
Laptops From Hell
2007-09-21 07:13:00 Hello Kitty Hell in fact. Epson just released details of a couple more victims of Kitty-fication (sounds like a fetish, doesn’t it?) upon the unsuspecting Japanese market. They even come with the option of pre-installed themes that include icon sets (from left to right: My Computer, My Documents, Network, Empty Trash, Full Trash). Ok, ‘fess up ... More About: Laptops , Hello Kitty , Hell
Broom Controller
2007-09-21 04:10:00 Featured at the recent Tokyo Game Show, the broom controller is technically from a Taiwanese company, but should clearly be featured here since there’s a Japanese girl sitting on it. Presumably designed for playing the mini games in Harry Potter, and not much else? She seems happy anyway. via gizmodo Technorati Tags: broom, cosplay, game, games, TGS, tokyo, ... More About: Weird , Controller , Roller , Broom
Research shows USB junkfood just as bad as the real thing
2007-09-19 04:00:00 Not really. But thanks to the chaps at Green House Novelty, you can now buy a burger-on-a-(USB)stick. And a hot dog, and a pizza, and what appears to be a Subway sandwich. Guaranteed to make your shiny MacBook Pro (or any other equally shiny laptop, I’m just partial to my ‘book) look like dirty redneck ... More About: Research , Real , Thing
Kitty-powered Microwave
2007-09-15 10:04:00 Something else to add to my wish list … joke. Kitty has invaded the kitchen, the living room, in fact just about everywhere. Strange thing is, I have yet to meet a Japanese girl that actually likes Hello Kitty , most of them refuse to say it’s cute in the slightest. Guess someone must be liking ... More About: Wave , Microwave
My Tech
2007-09-14 05:06:00 Since moving to Japan I’ve been through quite a lot of hardware, so I thought it might be interesting to let you know what I’ve had, what I’ve got now, and what I’ve got my eye on. THE GHOSTS OF TECH PAST: Acer Travelmate C110 Tablet PC - bought in the UK, this was my one “essential” ... More About: Blogroll , Tech
High-tech Noodle Breakthrough
2007-09-12 06:39:00 Japan continues to push the boundaries of what the rest of the world considers technologically possible, as is evident with this latest device from the land of silicon miracle makers: It’s a new noodle maker. With magic?! No. You put in Soba noodle powder, a little water, and crank it. Out… comes… noodles. Frankly, I’ll be shocked if the designer doesn’t get ... More About: High Tech , Tech , High , High-Tech , Brea
Cuteness overload from overlord Sony
2007-09-11 07:22:00 Sony has been teasing us for a while about their innovative new digital music player - Rolly - and details have finally been released: It can dance like a cute but slightly deranged chihuahua flapping it’s ears and rolling around, and apparently in the process inspire small children to imitate it, as this promotional video indicates. ... More About: Audio , Sony , Overlord , Cuteness
Diminutive Destruction
2007-09-10 03:00:00 In a deep underground Otaku lab, Japanese geeks are secretly at work creating a huge army of mini robots from discarded Motorola phones - each equipped with camera, transforming ability, and patented sharp-pointy-thing for poking: As you can see, anyone who attempts to handle these weapons-of-diminutive-destruction (WDDs) will find no more than a standard mobile phone. ... More About: Blogroll , Destruction
Falsified fireflies flying your way?
2007-09-09 08:12:00 World’s Lamest Ever LED Gadget award goes to: Firefly lights! They’re Fireflies! They shine! They make great decorations! Look great in a planter! Automatically turn on when it gets dark! The most ingenious use of LED technology to date, quite possibly. Buy a set of 12 complete with a cage or use your own custom cage for ... More About: Flying
Hideous(ly cute) Hello Kitty Camera
2007-09-06 10:52:00 Well done Casio for giving us the best idea for this years xmas gift to the j-girlfriend. What sane individual could fail to fall in love with this special edition Exilim, I ask you. Practically a steal at just ¥20,000 for 7.2 megapixels of kitty love. The love will be returned 7.2 fold, you can ... More About: Cute , Hello Kitty , Camera , Kitty
See really gross things close-up!
2007-09-05 07:43:00 Like your face, for instance. Or teeth, or ear and nose hairs. Or, if you dare, a random black screw. Wait, that’s not so bad - unless the random black screw is embedded in somewhere gross, like, let’s not even go there. Comes complete with four special attachments for above uses. Luckily, this only works with ... More About: Close , Things , Close-up , Close up , Gross
USB Motorcyle Engine
2007-09-04 03:19:00 What do you get when you combine a motorcycle engine and USB? a. An electric motorcycle engine that you can recharge via USB and also provide on-the-road real-time engine tele-metrics for immediate analysis to your laptop. or b. A USB hub that looks vaguely like a really small engine and makes funny engine noises. If you answered ... More About: Engine
Panasonic Pixi phone dock - ridiculous photo sharing device
2007-08-25 06:21:00 The Pixi phone and dock set allows you to quickly and easily upload photos to the Japanese social network Mixi; it also has the unique and decidedly useful ability of making you look like a total fool as you press the oversized kid buttons and the bright LEDs light up. Is it really so hard ... More About: Photo , Phone , Camera , Panasonic , Dock
Panasonic Pixi phone dock - ridiculous photo sharing device
2007-08-25 06:21:00 The Pixi phone and dock set allows you to quickly and easily upload photos to the Japanese social network Mixi; it also has the unique and decidedly useful ability of making you look like a total fool as you press the oversized kid buttons and the bright LEDs light up. Is it really so hard ... More About: Photo , Phone , Camera , Panasonic , Dock
Hello Kitty Mini-Massagers
2007-08-22 03:46:00 These little official-Sanrio Hello Kitty mini-massagers are so adorable, but I honestly can’t think why anyone would want a massager so small - especially one with bunny ears on one end, and 6 little plastic studs on the other. Maybe they are for massaging your ears? Just press the little mini-button and Kitty vibrates in ... More About: Mini , Massa , Ager
Hello Kitty Mini-Massagers
2007-08-22 03:46:00 These little official-Sanrio Hello Kitty mini-massagers are so adorable, but I honestly can’t think why anyone would want a massager so small - especially one with bunny ears on one end, and 6 little plastic studs on the other. Maybe they are for massaging your ears? Just press the little mini-button and Kitty vibrates in ... More About: Mini , Massa , Ager
Look stupid and keep cool with shirt fans
More articles from this author:2007-08-18 03:16:00 With temperatures as high as 40c in the centre of Tokyo, we are desperate for anything to keep us cooler, and we don’t care much if it makes us looks stupid. Which is where the neck tie fan, and shirt fans come up. Neck tie fan plus in via USB, and really doesn’t look like it ... More About: Fans , Cool , Stupid , Shirt 1, 2, 3 |
