All the stories tagged with japan
Water and salt mixture lights up LED lantern from Green House
09/06/2012, Who would have thought that a clever mixture of salt and water could result powering a lantern of the future,it thanks to the efforts of the folks over at Green House of Japan. This LED lantern of theirs will survive [...]
Japan’s minimum nation requirements: 3G connectivity
08/15/2012, I am quite sure that some of us out there who rely on our phone’s data connection are frustrated at times when we show up at a place, only to find the lack of a 3G signal throw a spanner [...]
Agri-cube compact hydroponic unit is a tiny wonder
08/01/2012, We do know that Japan, while on paper does seem to have its fair share of empty land, that does not mean all of it are hospitable. This means feeding the country using its own resources is quite a tough [...]
EDV-01 Disaster Response Unit
07/30/2012, You know something, the Japanese sure have a knack of coming up with the weirdest naming conventions for their products, making one feel as though he or she were living in a manga society. The EDV-01 is a good example, [...]
Japanese village relies on solar power to get their juice on
07/17/2012, Japan is known as a country that is big on preserving the environment, and 80km from Oi, Fukui Prefecture, lies the village of Sanno, Hyogo Prefecture that comprises of 11 households, which makes up the rather paltry population of 42 [...]
Resident Evil-themed restaurant opens in Japan
07/13/2012, Video game publisher Capcom announced last month that it will be installing a Resident Evil restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo this month of July. As mentioned before, the restaurant is expected to open today, July 13, at eleven in the morning. [...]
Keromin digital puppet instrument are Kermit’s long lost relatives
06/20/2012, Kermit might have a suave voice, but here are his long lost relatives thanks to the good people at Troche, coming up with the Keromin digital puppet instrument. Basically, these might look like toys at the beginning, but you actually [...]
Inari-zushi Robot does 2,500 rolls each hour
06/12/2012, Just how many sushi rolls can you produce in an hour? Suzumo’s latest Inari-zushi Robot is one productive machine – it is said to be able to improve from its predecessors by being able to make up to 2,500 Inari-zushi [...]
Japan Display shows off 651 ppi display
06/06/2012, At the moment both the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S’ Retina display packs a pretty impressive 326 ppi, although that number may soon be overtaken thanks to a new technology demonstrated by Japan Display. This new technology will feature [...]
Video games pirate arrested in Japan
05/30/2012, Japan is a country where piracy is frowned upon, and authorities in the Land of the Rising Sun has clamped down hard in recent years, especially where video game piracy is concerned. In fact, they have recently arrested a suspected [...]
Osaka Station City uses water to tell the time
05/18/2012, Fountains as well as sprays of water are definitely a thing of beauty, and for those who have been to Las Vegas, surely the fountains of Bellagio have mesmerized you with their nightly performance? Well, halfway around the world is [...]
Yahoo Japan launches their own Android browser
05/04/2012, It looks like Yahoo’s rivalry with Google just got a little more heated thanks to Yahoo Japan launching a browser of their own on Google’s Android platform. Yup, it seems that the company (a collaboration between Japan’s Softbank and Yahoo) [...]
Japan creates disaster-proof mobile networks
05/02/2012, If ever there is a country who knows that much about technology—leading the consumer electronics industry and leaving the rest of the world in awe and begging for more—it is the land of the rising sun, Japan. Japan’s top telecommunications [...]
