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more about #japan more comments → Monty: Add a gigantic spoiler and a 12" subwoofer to wake up the neighbors - in Russia, and this could be the greatest (excuse) riced out - um, humidifier - ... more » Deckard: What a cute baby-gloworm-thingy. more » Die Fledermaus: The first iteration was not nearly as cute. more » Canoehead: A lot of the Japanese "dumbphones" seem to have a lot of the features we would expect on a smartphone, just with a smaller screen. Still, good for Ap... more » Kaiser-Machead: OH I know what to get my little cousin for Christmas, and if I can't get that, I can get this. more » Yerzriknot: That's grade A nightmare-fuel right there. more » SigmundTheSeaMonster: I miss that iMac grrl.... more » aThingOrTwo: It was the emoji icons that won it…! more » Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Wow, never thought it would get this much market share. I always thought the iPhone would get some market share because the japanese market is very o... more » Odin: That is surprising. Also you can hardly call them weird. Japanese cell phones are some of the most advanced on the planet. Most normal ones boast fea... more » ninjagin: Why doesn't she get help from those nice men with the cameras? more » Xagest: I think it's just cheaper to deliver <_< more » Deckard: That's all I need, someone else giving me shit about my food shopping choices. more » Die Fledermaus: Another wow moment more » Gann: I'd put a disco ball in the middle and create some sort of rift in the photographic space-time continuum. more » -
#humidifier
This Isn't a PC; It's a Really Cool Humidifier
Normally, I don't find humidifiers exciting, but this one makes for an exception. More » -
#robots
Japanese Baby Simulator Is 1,000 Times Creepier Than a Normal Baby
You know what they say: nothing prepares you for parenthood like a creepy stuffed bearchild that cries real tears. Or something like that. More » -
#iphone
Surprisingly, iPhone Takes Over the Weird Japanese Smartphone Market
According to Impress, the iPhone has taken over 46.1 percent of the Japanese smartphone market. This is extremely surprising, because the Japanese are known for being impervious to alien cellphones, preferring their weird mobiles. The two top spots are Apple's: More » -
#robots
Robovie II Helps You Load Up On Beer and Frozen Pizza at the Supermarket
I have to admit, a robot that would help you buy groceries at the supermarket would be awesome. But I think that Robovie II could be even better. More » -
#camera
Tell Us What You'd Shoot Using a Camera With 158 Lenses
The Guinness World Records doesn't just award insanely tall men and disgusting long fingernails, you know. Sometimes they happen over to our side of the crazy pool, to give recognition to things like the camera with the most lenses ever. More » -
#robots
For a Post-Christmas Treat, Order a Looky-Likey Android From Japan
What would you spend $225,000 on? An animated android, styled after yourself? Starting in January the Japanese store Sogo & Seibu will begin taking pre-orders for these "Actroids." They may not walk, but they can move their upper bodies. More » -
#imagecache
Canon 5D Time Lapse Video Is Perfect Viewing Material for Lazy Sunday Afternoons
This time lapse video out of Japan (Mt. Fuji, Iwate Prefecture, et al) enhances my calm while upholding my personal belief that HD video on DSLRs is one of the best things to happen to cameras in recent history. More » -
#robots
World's First Robot vs. Human Pro Wrestling Match Ends in KO
In one corner, we've got a spry, three-foot-tall robot, prone to floating like a butterfly and doing its damnedest to sting like a bee; in the other, a medium-sized Japanese pro wrestler in shiny silver short shorts. WHO WILL WIN?! More » -
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#japan
Japan's Subway Etiquette Posters Warn of Drunkeness, Cuddling and Crying Women
Since 2008, Japan's subways have kindly asked that you do certain things at home, the beach or in your yard—anywhere but the train. But without reading the text, these images leave a lot of room for my misinterpretation... More » -
#crime
Chinese Woman Fools Scanners By Surgically Switching Her Fingerprints
Unfortunately for Lin Ring, her $14,600 surgical fingerprint switching procedure was able to fool the scanners, but could not prevent immigration officials from noticing the scars on her fingers. More » -
#engineporn
The World's Biggest Crankshaft
This is the crank for the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine designed primarily for large container ships. Producing over 100,000 HP, it's the most powerful and efficient diesel engine in the world today. [Jalopnik] -
#japan
Augmented Reality...Wait For It...Vending Machines!
America is so lame. When you buy a soft drink from a vending machine here, and all you get is diabetes. In Japan, however, you get the whole augmented reality experience. More » -
#infographic
Whatever You Do This Christmas, Don't Buy a Japanese Child a Console
PS3? Wii? Xbox 360? If you were to buy any of these systems for a Japanese child this Christmas, they'd be sorely disappointed. Game consoles are the LAST thing on their list—literally. So what do they want? More » -
#microwaves
YouTube Microwave Makes Cooking Hot Pockets More Entertaining
The Castoven is a microwave with an LCD screen in the door. It automatically plays a video as long as the cooking time you specify. Because god knows you can't go two goddamned minutes without being entertained. [Castoven via CrunchGear] -
#cosplay
Dress As This Final Fantasy XIII Lady For $100
The Japanese internet has assembled the costume for character Serah from the goods at low priced, budget-priced Japanese retailer [Kotaku] -
#giftguide
Japan Gadget Gifts for the Geek Who Wishes He Was Lost in Translation
Japan is a land of gadgets that are both marvelous and mystifying. If you can't go to the home of weird gadgets, why not bring some of the weird gadgets home to you? Here is a list of Japanese gadget gifts that will give you culture shock worse than Bill Murray in a Tokyo karaoke bar. More » -
#japan
Website With 30 Videos of Japanese Girls Apologizing, Or CD With 600 Girls Saying "I Love You"?
Are you looking for something "different" in your life? Watching Japanese girls apologize or say "I love you" turn you on? Simultaneously? Then you're strange, but hey, there is something that caters just to your tastes. More » -
#camcorders
Three New JVC Everio Camcorders, Still Remember What They Are, Flash Camcorder Users?
I've always been fond of JVC Everio camcorders, but with the latest round of pocketcams grabbing attention for far too long, it's about time we reverted back to a model with a decent sensor. More » -
#bandai
Bandai's Mugen Tokoroten Repeats Niche Pleasure of Squeezing Sea Algae
Popping bubblewrap, or opening beer cans just not your obsessive compulsive cup of tea? Here's another toy for Bandai's Mugen range: the Mugen Tokoroten, which simulates squeezing a sea algae snack. 630 Yen for our Japanese brethren. [CNET Asia] -
#phones
I'd Call This Phone Cute, But I'm Afraid That It'll Hurt Me
I don't really know whether you can actually make calls on the Bandai Phone Braver 7, but I'm certain that I've never seen another cellphone that looks like it could karate-kick me for saying that it resembles a cute Transformer. More »
