All the stories tagged with: japan
AU Ply concept phone materializes
09/09/2009, What used to be a conceptual handset has materialized into something real – the Ply cellphone from AU of Japan. It is pretty much an ordinary handset in the Land of the Rising Sun when it comes to functions, but [...]
Otamatone musical instrument looks weird
09/08/2009, Japanese inventor Novmichi Tosa of Maywa Denki demonstrates his latest instrument known as the Otamatone in the video above, where it looks like an extremely cute tadpole while sounding like a theremin. Quirky for sure, but it doesn’t look as [...]
Fire-breathing dragon boat
09/07/2009, Check out this whacked out animatronic fire-breathing dragon boat that is currently on display at the ongoing Aqua Metropolis festival in Osaka. Dubbed “Lucky Dragon”, we doubt anyone would think of themselves as lucky when placed in line of the [...]
Shining and Speaking Poster
09/04/2009, Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. of Japan has come up with something revolutionary which could change the way advertising works – the “Shining & Speaking Poster” that merges the functionality of an OLED panel, an inorganic EL panel and a [...]
MSI Wind U100 Light hits Japan
09/02/2009, MSI will be rolling out its Wind U100 Light netbook in Japan this September 5th, where it will be equipped with the following :- 10″ LCD display at WSVGA (1,024 x 600) resolution Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz processor Windows XP [...]
Major merger exercise a possibility
08/28/2009, Whispers abound that Casio, Hitachi and Sharp, three of Japan’s major cellphone manufacturers could be entering into a joint venture that will result in one of the biggest companies of its type. Apparently, their joint efforts would result in a [...]
Japanese handheld fan gets USB flash drive treatment
08/27/2009, GeekStuff4u.com has unveiled yet another made-in-Japan wonder – a USB flash drive that was specially shaped to resemble that of a handheld fan. Created using traditional Japanese methods, this handmade sensu uses bamboo as part of its construction material alongside [...]
All-electric taxi coming to Tokyo
08/26/2009, Japan spearheads their green initiative by conducting a pilot project that will see up to four prototype all-electric taxis hit the streets of Tokyo, giving you a one-in-15,000 chance of sitting in these. It is great to see them making [...]
Japanese anime keyboard
08/21/2009, Fans of anime will find these keyboard designs from E-Junex to be their cup of tea, featuring anime-style gals on the surface that ought to get hot-blooded males’ pulses racing. Featuring the artwork of illustrators Tony Taka and Carnelian, these [...]
Japan Texture Special Edition announced
08/17/2009, If you want to make sure that your iPhone 3G receives the very best (by that we mean expensive) case, why not settle for the Japan Texture Special Edition? They are much more expensive compared to the iPhone itself, retailing [...]
720 DVDs downloaded in a second
07/28/2009, KDDI R&D Laboratories have collaborated with Japan’s National Institute of Information & Communications Technology (NICT), where their partnership resulted in the most advanced fiber optic cable in the world. Just how advanced, you ask? Well, both parties are proud to [...]
Limited edition Optimus Prime iPod dock
07/28/2009, You know just how expensive Transformers toys are, and with the amount of interest generated by the movies thus far, you can be sure toy companies will go some ways to make sure they milk this cash cow for all [...]
Darth Vader robotic arm
07/28/2009, Guess losing a limb in the far away future isn’t too much trouble since you can always settle for robotic arms and legs that are far more durable than the human equivalent, and besides, you can start winning arm-wrestling competitions [...]
