Japan’s pollen solution: Spite hay fever, cut off your nose...
It's Friday, so it's time for me to play it straight and get down with the CNNGo guys. Revisiting the good old hay fever nose blockers this time. Yoroshiku, ne...
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Panasonic rub & tug chair makes red light massage merchants redundant
Chairs like these are common in electronics stores in Japan, but this has to be the most expensive yet. Has anyone ever tried one?
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Please Do It At Home: Don't scratch your skin to a bloody pulp on the train...
I felt sorry for the guy at first, with such obviously bad eczema or whatever it was, but this three-minute clip is just part of a 20-minute ride in which he didn't stop raking his skin to pieces, eating bits of it, flicking other shards onto the floor and generally making everyone in the carriage squirm. It was particularly bad when he wiped the blood off his arms with that nasty-looking towel. It's a tough watch, but see if you can stick it out.
I think he forfeits his right to privacy for that one...
PS If you're curious, the 'Please Do It At Home' thing references these Japanese train ads: http://bit.ly/b3QJrL
Move over Roomba: this hospital robot could save human lives
CSS Robotics and Swisslog have combined to create SpeciMinder and RoboCourier for use in hospital automated materials transport systems (AMTS).
To you and me, that means they move stuff around from department to department. The vid says it all. Nice work, guys...
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Tanita RFID/NFC pedometer knows exactly where you've been
That, plus a couple of other little goodies for travelers, were on the menu for my CNNGo contribution this fine Friday.
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Japanese diner grows its own salad bar in the restaurant...
Kunitachi Farm is a pretty decent place to eat -- in fact, I just had lunch there as I live almost next door -- but there's a slight 'cooler-than-thou' air some might not get off on. Still, tasty tomatoes...
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