HTC Land Japan is Disneyland For Smartphone Fetishists

Jason Chen — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:24:54 EST

The Japanese tentacle of HTC's multi-armed octopus-like body is planning on opening an HTC Land in Shibuya; a place where customers can come in and fondle the goods for themselves without buying first.

The studio will be open between February 1 and March 1, which means you only have a limited time to experience the joy of being personally helped by an HTC professional or attending a special "how to make me special" lecture every saturday of the month. It may not be as entertaining as vomiting up a $7 ice cream bar in a gigantic twirling cup, but you'll undoubtedly learn how to sync your phone to your company's Exchange server really, really hard. [Japan Today]

High Tech Suit To Storm into Battle

Louis Ramirez — Fri, 20 Oct 2006 16:15:28 EDT

The Land Warrior suit is on the cusp of revolutionizing how our soldiers do battle. A high-tech collection of electronics, the suit includes a helmet-mounted monocle that gives soldiers sniper-like vision thanks to its 12x zoom and built-in night vision. The suit also has its own PAN (Personal Area Network) that distributes power and data. A built-in GPS lets soldiers know where they stand at any given moment and the suit's 12 pound weight is a huge improvement over previous incarnations that have tipped the scales at 40 pounds (or the weight of two XPS M2010 laptops). Shocking as it may sound, a lot of today's ground soldiers don't even have radios, so this is an excellent upgrade for our folks overseas. – Louis Ramirez

High-Tech Uniforms Finally Heading to War [via Defense Tech]

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HTC Land Japan is Disneyland For Smartphone Fetishists

High Tech Suit To Storm into Battle