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ps3

PS3 Gets Satin Silver Makeover in Japan

Sony Japan just announced a brand new satin silver version of the PS3. The standard 40GB machine will hit shelves in Japan on March 6th, but don't expect the color refresh love to be extended to the States anytime soon. Press release after the jump. More »

4:10 AM on Tue Feb 5 2008
By Haroon Malik
8,008 views, 16 comments

japan-only

Apple Bearbricks

Check this out. Order a Mac in Japan, get a free Bearbrick. Cool, but not quite topping my favorite Lego/Apple Mashup ever, the 1984 ad diorama in building blocks. – Brian Lam More »

9:35 PM on Mon May 14 2007
By Brian Lam
3,420 views, 4 comments

tablet

Hello Kitty Wacom Tablet

Using a Wacom isn't reserved for the professionals, anymore. After using this tablet nobody would take you seriously or professionally. This small Wacom tablet is covered in pink Hello-Kittyness ruining all of your credibility as a digital designer. Oh well, at least it is cute! This is a limited edition release of 10,000 and it will be available in Japan only for $84 or so. Check out all of the other companies that have released Hello Kitty crap, therefore losing our respect, here. – Travis Hudson More »

10:48 AM on Thu Oct 26 2006
By Travis Hudson
1,766 views, 4 comments

Latest by deusdiabolus: Before OBEY...before the Intel logo parodies...before iEverything...there was Hello Kitty. Hello Kitty is in all things, and all things are in Hello Kitty. All nations will bow down in fear and waste matter before her. ...what? Where am more »

gadgets

GPS Navigating Navirobo Teddy Bear

Go figure, this is only available in Japan. The Navirobo Teddy Bear has a GPS module crammed where the sun don't shine. Sit it on your dashboard and let the navigating begin. Navirobo will point you in the correct direction and dance when you arrive at the final destination. Don't miss a turn or the Teddy Bear will laugh at you, once again reaffirming the fact that you are truly a loser. Seriously, Japan—wtf is up. This is just weird. – Travis Hudson More »

3:45 PM on Tue Oct 24 2006
By Travis Hudson
171 views, 7 comments

Latest by CW: "I am [i]not[/i] a toy" -- Teddy more »

peripherals

Wireless USB Gets Official, Via Y-E Data Inc

It was well over a year ago when we first heard word about the super crazy wireless USB contraptions that were coming out. Since then, Belkin has tried to push out a wireless USB device and it has had never-ending delays. Finally someone has managed to win this race and make a wireless USB hub available. Y-E Data Inc., a Japanese company will make a wireless USB hub available to the public in October. More »

10:16 AM on Thu Aug 31 2006
By Travis Hudson
177 views, 2 comments

peripherals

Hieroglyphic USB Flash Drives, Like Wingdings, but Makes Sense

A Japanese company called Solid Alliance has released a line of USB flash drives that come loaded up with whacky hieroglyphic messages. The meanings are somewhat obvious, friendship, love, etc. Available in Japan only for $32 and only available in 256MB. Speaking of, anybody actually know or use Wingdings? Wikipedia doesn't say much about the actual purpose of Wingdings and I'm a bit curious. – Travis Hudson More »

2:52 PM on Tue Aug 29 2006
By Travis Hudson
5,396 views, 4 comments

gadgets

The Tamagochi is 10 Years Old

Go ahead and rummage through your junk drawer... we'll wait. Have you got little BumbyBits, your Tamagochi from back in the day? Good! No try to turn him on. No batteries? Go buy some, because you have to congratulate him. His genetic line is 10 years old and to celebrate, Bandai has created a limited series of swanky keychain pets in a special box. More »

9:09 AM on Fri Jun 23 2006
By johnb
894 views, Comment

gadgets

Tomy Vinyl Recorder

Made in 1972, this strange voice recorder used vinyl plates to store scratchy representations of "Mary Had a Little Lamb." While the quality must have been abysmal, it was probably the coolest toy ever when it first hit Japan's streets. Look at that industrial design. Seriously, it doesn't come much better than that. More »

9:47 AM on Tue Jun 20 2006
By johnb
1,456 views, 2 comments

gadgets

Citizen Bluetooth Watch

The VIRT from Citizen is the first Bluetooth watch in the whole entire world. This limited edition monstrosity, the VIRT W700 connects to your phone and displays caller IDs and vibrates when you get a call. This presumably allows you to keep your phone in a chest at the bottom of the sea and, when someone you want to talk to calls, you can then dive into the ocean, unlock that selfsame chest, and pull your phone back up to the surface in order to take the call. That is the only acceptable scenario I can personally think of in order to justify the purchase of this timepiece. You see, once your phone starts ringing, it takes only one second to make a surreptitious movement in order to check who is calling you. More »

2:51 PM on Thu Jun 8 2006
By johnb
2,524 views, 15 comments

Latest by neximuss: Citizen watches are going to be more popular every day. Now, they cooperate with IBM and do Linux based watches. I read on Citizen watches that their stocks are just growing the last two years. A nice opportunity for everyone more »

laptops

Toshiba Dynabook SS MXW

The Toshiba SS MXW—they didn't want to add TOO many meaningless letters after the name so they stopped with five—is an Intel Core Duo T2300 laptop running at about 1.6-GHz with up to 1GB of memory. It has a 12.1-inch display and weighs a mere 4.2-pounds. Built-in WiFi and a card reader are nice, too, and size seems just about right. It'll be about $1,500 if or when it reaches these shores, but you can buy it in Japan right now.– John Biggs More »

2:06 PM on Thu May 25 2006
By johnb
501 views, 2 comments

Latest by Operator23: I'd bet good money that's a rebranded ASUS, because that's sure as hell what it looks like. more »

robots

Robot Patient Says "That Hurts"

If you looked like this dude, you'd be saying "That hurts" as well. This is a robot pre-programmed with 8 different medical conditions. More »

1:47 PM on Tue May 9 2006
By johnb
161 views, 10 comments

gadgets

White Rabbit XPress: Stuff From Japan, Quickly

While we kept singing that "White Rabbit" song as we browsed this site, this seems like a good idea for Gizmodo-fans and their close friends and relatives. Essentially, White Rabbit can find and purchase anything from Japan you'd likle. These things have been around for years, but these guys kind of know what's up: More »

10:26 AM on Fri Apr 28 2006
By johnb
441 views, 2 comments

laptops

Panasonic ToughBooks Get Shock, Water Resistant

Take the phrase "water resistant" with a grain of salt. I highly doubt this laptop would survive a full plunge in the swimming pool. The draining system protects the laptop's hard drive, motherboard and some other internal components from small amounts of liquids with a waterproof sheet draining system. Also included is impact proof protection up to 220 pounds. These laptops are only available in Japan right now, but expect to see the features heading our way soon. More »

1:25 PM on Wed Apr 26 2006
By Travis Hudson
1,035 views, 4 comments

Latest by JAG42: Water resitant feature is not new!!! Twinhead's Durabook has had the water resistant feature for a couple years in the US!! www.twinhead.com Durabooks are half the retail and match up with Toughbooks spec for spec!!!!! more »

portable media

Nano Channel: Teeny Tiny

With only 128MB on board, this wee feller won't be replacing our Gmini 402 any time soon, but it's just so darn cute. More »

2:04 PM on Tue Apr 18 2006
By johnb
126 views, Comment

home entertainment

Sony Beefs up Bravia Line ... Again

Sony is adding six new models to their Bravia line over in Japan. They are adding three new models to their V2000 series, 32-inch, 40-inch and 46-inch models. Additionally Sony is adding three models to the S2000 series, also 32-inch, 40-inch and 46-inches. All of them features a 1,300:1 contrast ration, 8ms response time and 500cd/m2 brightness. They will be available May 1 and pricing is expected to begin at $2,100 for the 32-inch models. More »

3:45 PM on Tue Apr 11 2006
By Travis Hudson
239 views, 2 comments

home entertainment

Xbox 360 Blue Edition Set for Launch

Microsoft will be releasing a soccer-inspired bundle of the Xbox 360. The Xbox 360 Blue Edition will have all of the same parts as the Premium edition packages, but also include a super-sporty Adidas Japan blue faceplate, Adidas Japan blue bandana and also include 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany. This special edition bundle is set to hit the shelves of Japan on April 27 with a $430 price tag, which isn't too bad of a deal. Microsoft will be shipping 10,000 of these special edition units, but we all know how well Microsoft does with shipping units to meet demand. More »

3:35 PM on Thu Apr 6 2006
By Travis Hudson
818 views, 10 comments

Latest by quen: Last week x360 actually doubled its normal Japanese sales, outselling GC for the first time in ages. That's still only 3,300 in a week though (same week DS+Lite 210k, PS2 37k, PSP 31k, GC 1.5k, original xbox 68). So anyhow if more »

gadgets

Hello Kitty Ear Cleaners

There's an ongoing meme over at BoingBoing.net on ear cleaning and, thankfully, it has spread. Behold: the Hello Kitty mimikaki. This thin device—or, more scientifically, "plastic stick"—is designed for in-depth ear cleaning. The more we think about this, the cooler and grosser it seems. I mean, to have someone really get in there with a stick and pull out a real crusty dark wax ball would be excellent, but to create specific tools, adorned with mouth-less cats, no less, smacks of fetishism. More »

10:40 AM on Fri Mar 31 2006
By johnb
4,380 views, 2 comments

Latest by aiya: Surprising fact: East Asians and Native Americans have dry ear wax and the rest of the world has wet ear wax. Weird. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/science/29cnd-ear.html?e... more »

cellphones

Toshiba v604T with TV Tuner

The new V604T phone from Toshiba adds an analog TV and FM tuner to the standard mix of features including a 1.3-megapixel camera, music player, and miniSD card among others. Toshiba's press release advises that analog TV will be unavailable as of 2011—as if anyone keeps a cell phone for five years anyway. The phone can record TV and capture screen stills to memory. Sorry, folks, Japan only for the time being. More »

8:57 AM on Mon Mar 27 2006
By rhbaby
947 views, Comment

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