30 · 07

iPad + fridge magnet = FridgePad; nuff said!

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At first glance, the FridgePad just sounds, well, silly, but the more I think about it, the more I kinda want to try one.

Full press release after the break...

Via woodforddesign.com

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28 · 07

Maywa Denki brings Otamatone music-maker to the iPhone

"Let's performance" indeed :)

Via japantrends.com

 

19 · 07

Meet Charatter, the Twitter-reading-out-loud-blue-and-white-teddy-bear from Japan.

What more could one ask for? Out in October from Wiz Inc for ¥2,200.

Update: Here's the bear's own Twitter feed.

Via kaden.watch.impress.co.jp

 

18 · 06

DotWar: Tiny Japanese soldiers face off over Twitter

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By me on CNNgo....

Via cnngo.com

 

7 · 06

Seriously? Boots that use your feet to charge your cellphone...

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Is it April 1 already?

Apparently, the Orange Power Wellies (Wellington boots, in case you're wondering) "use a unique ‘power generating sole’ that converts heat from your feet into an electrical current."

Well(y) I never...

 

 

Via newsroom.orange.co.uk

 

19 · 05

Another giant Japanese statue going up in Tokyo...

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This time, instead of Gundam, Pikachu or whatever, we get a hulking 10 meters of well-known Edo sports fan Sakamoto Ryoma at Samurai Blue Park in Yoyogi/Harajuku.

It's all part of Japan's football/soccer World Cup 'celebrations,' apparently.

18 · 05

Wow - they still sell cassette-tape players?

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This new Sony model looks pleasant enough in a retro way, but where do you even get tapes these days?

Via sony.jp

 

14 · 05

Anyone for a solid-gold iPad?

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If so, you'll need £130,000 ($192,000) for the privilege. Oh, and of course it's a 3G model :-)

Designer/jeweler Stuart Hughes (wife Katherine did this one, BTW) sends out a lot of these press releases about ridiculously high-bling phones, computers and other gadgets, usually stating that only ten or so will be made.

They're undeniably impressive, but it's hard to believe that many are actually built as people buy the things. If Stuart is listening, I'd love to know more...

Via Stuart Hughes

14 · 05

Dressed to drink: Wine bottles get their own Japanese kimonos

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Just a quirky little snippet, as seen by me on CNNGo this morning...

Via cnngo.com

 

11 · 05

High-tech Japanese toilets, now with added Twitter...

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Twenty minutes from tweet to rescue, just shows how Twitter is taking off in Japan. Mind you, he was in Akihabara...

BTW, the Twitter client @naika_tei used is the excellent movatwitter, which works on all sorts of clunky Japanese phones.

Via japantrends.com

 

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