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Scientists Hope Natural Herb Will Prove Effective Treatment For Alcoholism
2012-01-06 10:00:00
A tree that is native to China, the Hovenia dulcis, or Asian raisin tree, has been described to contain a hangover remedy since 659 AD.  If you can fathom how long it's been in use, you may wonder why it's taken so long for modern research to study its potential as a treatment for alcohol addiction.  Well, now a multi-disciplinary team from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) are actively studying its impact; first on rats.... 
More About: Science , News , Health , Technology , Nature

Slip Your iPhone 4 or 4S into a SwitchEasy 'Melt' 3D Case
2012-01-06 06:01:00
SwitchEasy's colorful ?Melt? 3D cases for the iPhone 4 or 4S keep your smartphone safe from life's hard knocks while managing to look hot and cool at the same time. The cases feature a slick, shiny, melty-look top portion molded in smooth polycarbonate plastic for easy ingress and egress from the owner's pocket.
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Give Your Dry Eyes Some Relief With Tear-Stimulating Goggles
2012-01-05 21:45:00
Eyes don't tear as much as we age.  Add to that the dry weather, not enough sleep, a few too many cocktails, or dust and pollen allergies... and you've got dry eyes.  Now, there's a pair of ophthalmologist-recommended goggles that stimulate natural tear production again.... 
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Fabulous Phytotherapy with Sisleÿa Global Anti-Age Cream
2012-01-05 06:28:00
Valentine?s day is just around the corner, splurge on yourself or someone you love and buy pampering in a jar with Sisleÿa Global Anti-Age Cream Day and Night Facial Treatment
More About: Women , Shopping , Reviews , Lifestyle , Products

Nokia's 801T Smartphone for China Touts Telescoping TV Antenna
2012-01-05 06:01:00
Nokia's new 801T smartphone may be Finnish by nature but it's been nurtured to succeed in China's unique telecom environment. Take the retro-looking, telescoping TV antenna, for instance: it'll bring in television signals without putting owners in debt to their service providers.
More About: Marketing , News , Television , Business , Technology

HP 14" Ultrabook Coming Soon?
2012-01-04 03:52:00
An interesting video from HP has recently surfaced, hinting that a new laptop dubbed the ?Spectre? may soon hit the market.
More About: Technology , Computers , Electronics , Products

McDonald's Japan Big America Burgers are Back ?4? 2012!
2012-01-03 21:01:00
If you loved McDonald's Japan 's quartet of ?Big America ? burgers last year and the year before, well get out the napkins and the antacid because they're baaaack! This year's fast food final four kicks off with the Grand Canyon Burger, followed by three more hamburger homeland homages filling out the first quarter ? not to mention your waistline.
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Deep Brain Stimulation Tested On Bipolar Subjects Unresponsive To Other Tre
2012-01-03 13:00:00
Deep brain stimulation, or DBS, is in its early experimental stages; this study, for example, had only 17 subjects. But when you cut into a person's skull and implant electrodes on either side of the brain while people are awake, it's probably not that easy to attract willing subjects. Nevertheless... 
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Dignity: Now That's Something New For Patient Attire
2012-01-03 10:00:00
Whether you are instructed to put the strings in the front or the back of the faded, wrinkled, rag of a gown, if there's one thing you won't have once you've donned the thing, it's your dignity....  
More About: News , Health , Clothing , Fashion , Trends

Car Seat Sensors Can ID Drivers by Their Bottoms
2012-01-02 06:01:00
Someday we'll be "flying" our cars and computers by the seat of our pants, if a unique new sensor system developed by engineers at Japan's Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology is adopted by car & chair makers. It seems each person leaves a unique impression when they sit down and the resulting digital pressure patterns can be used to identify drivers from the bottom up, so to speak.
More About: News , Security , Drivers , Travel

Faceless, Dial-less Wristwatch Leaps From Concept to Counter
2012-01-01 06:01:00
Chinavasion's ?Japanese Style Inspired? LED wristwatches display time digitally without the need for a face, dial, or hands... and they're priced at under $10 per timepiece. The futuristic wristwatch's design apes that of an award-winning, one-off, 2008 concept watch from Japanese designer Hiranao Tsuboi while Chinese engineering shortcuts make it practical for mass consumption.
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Will The U.S. Constitution Stay Afloat In 2012?
2011-12-31 19:27:00
Well if you've been following the partisan rhetoric emanating from the Belt Way, you might not think that the government of "We The People" is going to fare too well going into a contentious election year. However, if you're one of the 99 Percenter contingency, things might be looking a little "rosier" for you . . . and they do mean that literally.
More About: Videos , Marketing , News , Business , New Year

FX-Neo Eye Drops Cornea the Market on Cooling Ocular Refreshment
2011-12-31 06:01:00
If you're looking to freeze the competition with a bitterly cold, icy stare, pick up FX-Neo eye drops from Japan. These cooling drops are formulated with chill minty compounds, invigorating amino acids and beneficial vitamins meant to revive and refresh your eyes.
More About: Market

Intel Preparing IGP-less Sandy Bridge Processors
2011-12-30 20:33:00
Intel is apparently getting ready to launch three new CPUs for its desktop LGA1155 platform, with the strange quirk that these will not contain the mainstay of the Sandy Bridge design since its inception, the integrated graphics core.
More About: Technology , Electronics , Products , Intel , Processors

Good Lighting Is Key To Staying Active In Your Hobbies
2011-12-30 10:00:00
Many persons give up their hobbies or even aspects of their work or chores as they age.  While arthritis in their fingers and hands may be one reason they don't build model cars or quilt any more, for most boomers and seniors, it's because of vision changes.  As we age, we tend to need more light and more magnification to see clearly and sometimes even our prescription lenses don't quite measure up to what we need for hobby work.   
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World's Largest Bus Seats 300, Bends Like Beckham
2011-12-30 06:01:00
The 25 meter (82 ft) long Youngman JNP6250G developed by Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang Youngman is the ?world's largest? public bus and can carry up to 300 passengers. Don't expect to ?bus da move? in luxury, however, as specs for the JNP6250G indicate it has just 40 seats... you do the math.
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Pawel Grunert Still Finds Time To Design With A 'Re Purpose'
2011-12-29 10:00:00
Just when you thought you'd seen the last soda bottle chandelier, table, or chair... Polish interior designer Pawel Grunert creates the bottle chair to end all bottle chairs: the Eco Chaise Lounge, a magnificent, dynamic sculptured work that's as organic in design as Grunert 's wood and steel masterpieces. 
More About: Design , Time , Purpose

USB Foot Warmer Hedgehog Slippers Keep Office Workers' Tootsies Toasty
2011-12-29 06:01:00
Offices can be downright chilly in winter, especially for women. Thank goodness Japan's JTT Online Shop is offering these ?Hedge Hot USB? powered foot warmers in the shape of cute boy & girl hedgehogs!
More About: Women , Health , Electronics , Products , International

Chinese Internet Retailers Now Stocking Kim Jong-Il T-shirts & Hoodies
2011-12-28 19:28:00
North Korea's ?Dear Leader? may be gone but online retailers at China's Taobao Internet Mall are making sure he's not forgotten by flogging Kim Jong-Il t-shirts and hoodies. Lookin' sharp, comrade!
More About: Shirts , Hoodies , Chinese , T-Shirts

My Favorite Gadget Gift This Christmas: The Thermos Sipp
2011-12-28 10:00:00
Knowing how much I love gadgets, my family members always try to find a gadget I've never seen or used before.  No offense to the others, whose Christmas gifts were thoughtful and novel, but there was one gift from my sister that I have searched for, for years, I'd like to tell you about... a travel thermos that keeps my coffee hot for a few hours and that doesn't spill all over my car if I make a quick turn.
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Nerd Jewelry from Japan Measures Your Level of Geek Chic
2011-12-27 19:27:00
Geek chicks looking to flaunt some geek chic should look no further than Mass Item's ?Measuring? line of math set women's jewelry from Japan ese designer Kyozo Kawabe. The miniaturized and accessorized rulers, triangles and protractors come in a variety of colors and won't leak ink into your pocket protector.
More About: Jewelry , Nerd , Geek

What Did Poor Pets Get This Christmas?
2011-12-27 10:00:00
Though it's reported that British pets suffered, gift-wise, from the downsized economy this Christmas , the American Pet Products Association estimated that 53 percent of dogs and 38 percent of cats in the U.S. received Christmas gifts this year - a relatively good stash for them, I'd say.  But what about pets from families who can hardly afford to feed them, let alone buy Santa hats for them? 
More About: News , Lifestyle , Holiday

AMD Phenom II X8 Processors Coming Soon?
2011-12-26 22:49:00
AMD appears to be preparing to launch some new eight-core processors under its existing Phenom II brand, but these might not be the godsend that AMD fans have been waiting for since the release of the AMD FX.
More About: Technology , Electronics , Products , Processors

Polymer Shown To Rehabilitate Soil After A Wildfire
2011-12-26 10:00:00
Wildfires claim hundreds of thousands of farm acres yearly, causing famines and permanent devastation to the soil that produced the farmed crops.  But a graduate student at Tel Aviv University (TAU), along with his supervising professors from TAU and the University of La Coruña in Spain, has identified an anionic polymer polyacrylamide (PAM) that seems to enable reforestation more rapidly and less expensively than current methods.
More About: Science , News , Health , Technology , Environment

Taking the High Road: Tibet Invests in 53 New School Buses
2011-12-24 06:01:00
The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round... even in Tibet, ?the roof of the world?. The recent purchase of 53 new school buses by local authorities in Lhasa means many students in far-flung farming regions will ride to and from school in style (and safety) for the very first time.
More About: News , Education , International , Travel , Children

Hello Kitty's Tribute to Visionary Apple CEO, Steve Jobs
2011-12-23 06:01:00
Sanrio, Japan's kawaii character company and home of cuteness queen Hello Kitty, teamed up with California goods retailer LoungeFly to thank Apple 's inspirational CEO, the late Steve Jobs , for a lifetime of creativity. The result was a bizarrely cute "Hello Stevie" love-child that ended up pleasing nobody.
More About: Steve Jobs , Visionary

New Year Time: Blancpain's Caruso 'Chinese Dragon' Limited Edition Wristwat
2011-12-22 06:01:00
The Blancpain Caruso ?Chinese Dragon? Limited Edition wristwatch rings in 2012, the Year of the Dragon, in rare style... and ?rare? is the watchword here. The luxury Swiss watch manufacturer plans on producing just 50 of the 18k rose gold tickers, sticker priced at $219,682 each.
More About: News , New Year , Lifestyle , International , Fashion

Newest Japanese Rice Field Art Sends Living Messages of Hope
2011-12-21 06:01:00
The 2011 crop of ?Tanbo? rice field art is bolder and more beautiful than ever before. This year, though, Japan's artistic rice farmers are going against the grain by growing messages of hope and perseverance meant to encourage a nation fed up with natural and unnatural disasters.
More About: News , Living , Outdoors , International , Travel

Groundbreaking Research Supports Calorie Reduction As Key To Healthy Aging
2011-12-20 10:00:00
It has long been known that calorie restricted diets have positive impacts on better mental and physical health, but now a team of researchers at the Catholic University of Sacred Heart in Rome have discovered the molecule that is triggered by caloric restriction.  CREB1 is the molecule and, once activated, it triggers another group of molecules linked to longevity - the sirtuins.
More About: Science , News , Health , Technology , Nature

Genghis Khan's Genome Successfully Sequenced by Chinese Scientists
2011-12-20 06:01:00
Charlie Sheen may have Adonis DNA but when it comes to winning, Genghis Khan DNA conquers all! Chinese scientists have announced they've successfully sequenced the genome of one of the Great Khan's direct descendants, and they didn't need a fossilized mosquito to do it.
More About: Science , News , Health , International , History