<![CDATA[Gizmodo: crazy japan]]> http://tags.gizmodo.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/gizmodo.com.png <![CDATA[Gizmodo: crazy japan]]> http://gizmodo.com/tag/crazyjapan http://gizmodo.com/tag/crazyjapan <![CDATA[Japan: Where Sex Robots Permeate Every Aspect of Society]]> That headline may seem like an exaggeration, but we're talking about a country that uses sex robots to promote energy companies. Tokyo Gas is airing this commercial in which a typical salaryman takes a down and out attractive female robot home only to be educated in the practical wonders of natural gas (before his natural instincts kick in). Japanese advertisers, I have no clue what you're saying, but you're certainly speaking my language. [Tokyo Gas via DVICE]

]]> http://gizmodo.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5053194&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[USB Ear Scope Looks But Doesn't Pick]]> If we're going to look inside our ears, we prefer something like the Ear Scope GXL. Unlike this Thanko USB Ear Scope, there's a pick on the end of it so you can scrape out earwax. This Thanko one? It can only look.

However, Thanko's version does support USB, which probably means it's tons cheaper than the GXL's $200. Plus, once you've got a shot of your ear canal on your computer, you've got an easy way to take screenshots and use them as wallpapers or the background of a mass email to all your friends with the subject "Does this look infected to you?" – Jason Chen

Product Page [Thanko via Everything USB]

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