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Japanese TV show not really

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Shooting Balls, Breaking Faces

This week's over-the-top I Survived... challenges didn't have as much gadgety goodness as usual, but were strangely satisfying nonetheless. First, Velcro-clad contestants were dangled in front of of a teammate, who would try to pass them Velcro balls to catch. The objective was for the dangler, manipulated by two other contestants, to collect as many balls as possible without getting hit too many times by their opponent, stationed behind a cool pneumatic ball cannon.
Sort of boring, right? Well the second challenge was way better. Fans of MXC (Takeshi's castle, for non-Americans) will recognize the false door game, where contestants have to get through a series of doors, some soft and fake, some real and hard. ISJGS takes it to the next level, forcing contestants to swing - not run - into the doors. More »

9:52 PM on Wed Jul 23 2008
By John Herrman
9,053 views, 14 comments

Latest by n/a: Anyone who wants to see a REAL japanese game show, watch "Ultimate Banzuke" on the G4 channel + Watch video more »

Japanese TV show not really

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Spinning Babies, Spilling Milk

This week's ridiculous I Survived... challenge ran contestants through a relatively simple obstacle course. The catch? They've been dressed as babies, dizzied on a playground carousel and given two cups of milk to take along with them. The objective is to fill the team baby bottle at the end of the course. More »

2:50 PM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By John Herrman
8,642 views, 18 comments

Latest by mikieed: Whats really funny about this stupid show is the audience. other than that its not like the originals. more »

Japanese TV show not really

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: The Three-Person Exercise Bike

In this week's episode of I Survived... contestants found themselves on an elaborate interconnected exercise bike/conveyor belt contraption. The object of the game is for the tricyclist, peddling on and against a moving belt, to remain in the prize zone for as long as possible. His or her teammates peddle on stationary bikes beside the belt, and the faster they go the slower their triker is, uh, conveyed. When the belt goes too fast or the contestants wear out, the tricycle rider is dumped into a pool of freezing water.

The concept seems more like a Greek mythological punishment than a game show challenge. The crime: conspiracy to further destroy American television. Stay tuned for more game show gadgetry next week. [ABC]

8:20 PM on Wed Jul 9 2008
By John Herrman
13,466 views, 21 comments

Latest by Tohe: wait, but isn't boiling water the usual punishment? why is there ice???? more »

Japanese TV show not really

How I Survived a Japanese Game Show: The Gigantic Human Prize Claw Game

The new episode still follows most of the tired reality show conventions and spends too much time on the stunningly boring contestants, but the brief game show events still impress. This week's challenge: become a human claw game, picking up prizes as teammates control your x, y and z axis movement. This challenge aired much to the chagrin of Claw Machine Boy, whose chronic PTSD triggered hard when this episode aired. Stay tuned for a weekly review of the 45 seconds of this show that is worth watching. [ABC]

11:30 AM on Fri Jul 4 2008
By John Herrman
12,074 views, 22 comments

Latest by n/a: Television is a cesspool. more »

Japanese TV show not really

How I Survived a Japanese Game Show: So Far, Lame But With a Touch of Gadget

The new ABC show this week, How I survived a Japanese Game show, combines the Japanese entertainment staple with an American reality TV series, featuring your usual cast of Jerry Springer rejects. Besides the weirdness and bright vibe typically found in such gameshows, there is the tech. The premier episode featured a conveyor belt that contestants had to run on with plate of mochi on their head. You either run long and fast enough to feed your team member and earn a point, or fall into a pit of flour. It's kind of hard to explain, but we have a video. More »

9:00 PM on Thu Jun 26 2008
By Brian Lam
11,161 views, 47 comments

Latest by Somadis: Freaken Japanese! more »

keyboards

'Really Cool' Keyboard Is Silent, Waterproof For Underwater Spy-Typing Adventures

This "Really Cool" keyboard mixes two things we really love about keyboards: the ability to type quietly and the ability to withstand a glass of milk being poured on it. It's completely sealed in a silicone outer shell with "no" moving parts, which explains its waterproof-ness. If our experience with silicone keyboards is worth anything, these things are pretty hard to type on, making this a silent, waterproof and awkward keyboard. [Man Machine via DVICE]

2:40 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Jason Chen
6,800 views, 28 comments

pioneer

Video Of Pioneer Kuro Concept Plasma Shows How Thin This Thing Really Is


We showed you pictures. We stacked it up against an iPhone. But nothing can do this beautiful plasma justice like a good old-fashioned pan around the set. Enjoy.

5:19 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Benny Goldman
7,984 views, 16 comments

xps one beats imac but not really

Miracles: Mossberg Says Dell XPS One Is Better Machine than an iMac

Today, December 27 at 1:01AM EDT, The Supreme Pope of Tech Walter Mossberg has declared the Dell XPS One a better machine than the iMac. And yes, that sound you thought you dreamt was Steve Jobs screaming and Hell freezing over. The Dell XPS One comes "sightly ahead" of the iMac because of its design and hardware features, like the audio video controls or the built-in memory card readers:

It's the first Windows computer that I would put in the same class or even sightly ahead in terms of its hardware design

And if you think this is one of our Onionmodos, you can see The Mighty and Goateetastic Mossberg telling you all about it face to face. We had to watch the video twice:

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8:44 AM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Jesus Diaz
51,175 views, 79 comments

Latest by n/a: noooooooooo lol im covering my eyes i dnt wanna read more »

shameless whoring

The Best iPhone Book Ever Is Now Shipping

If you're planning on buying or gifting an iPhone or an iPod Touch this Christmas, might we suggest the book How to Do Everything With Your iPhone to go along with? It's got lots of tips, tricks, and will even teach you how to jailbreak and SIM unlock your iPhone. Oh, and did we mention that it's written by Jason Chen and Adam Pash? Yeah, that's the same Adam from Lifehacker, and the same Jason that you've grown to love here. ME! More »

6:20 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By Jason Chen
9,133 views, 36 comments

Latest by Worf: SO, does it cover hacking 1.1.2? more »

really

Fake Steve Jobs Planning Real Tour

So in today's news of the strange, Fake Steve Jobs, also known as the real Forbes editor Daniel Lyons, is planning a San Francisco book tour...wait for it...as the mock turtleneck-wearing alter ego. To promote his new fictional book oPtion$: The Secret Life of Steve Jobs no one but the book's real author—Fake Steve Jobs—would do. More »

8:01 AM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Mark Wilson
3,173 views, 8 comments

joke!

Windows Really Good Edition May Cannibalize Vista's Market Share

There has been a lot of Apple talk recently; new iPods, movie rentals and general iTunes updates. Who's showing the Microsoft guys'n'gals any love? We are! Check out this absolutely, insanely great homage to Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Windows Really Good Edition, as it is dubbed, makes some much needed improvements to the current OS. More »

3:10 PM on Sun Sep 9 2007
By Haroon Malik
41,780 views, 66 comments

the really skinny

Sharp Unveils "Experimental" LCD TVs Just 20 mm Thick

Sharp has unveiled a new LCD TV, described by its president as "experimental." And if you thought that three-and-a-quarter inches was thin, then try three-quarters of an inch. Mikio Katayama, President of Sharp, didn't go into too much detail about the new screens, but this is what he did say:
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5:20 AM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By AddyDugdale
9,527 views, 19 comments

Latest by ripfire: I thought it was a picture of a girl about to do pole dancing. more »

dude, i didn't really get a dell

Dell Decking 4 Years' Worth of Earnings by up to $150 Million

Following an internal probe (heh, heh) Dell has announced that it will restate its earnings from fiscal 2003 to the first quarter of 2007, reducing them by up to $150 million. The probe concluded that Dell "misled its auditors and manipulated results to meet performance goals." The most hardcore fakeage apparently took place in Q1 of fiscal 2003 and Q2 of fiscal 2004—Dell's dropping profits for those periods by 10 to 13 percent. Not a good week for Dell, all in all. [Yahoo!, Image via Flickr]

11:11 PM on Thu Aug 16 2007
By Matt Buchanan
1,632 views, 7 comments

Latest by ideaman2020: Did you mean "Dell Docking 4 Years Worth of Earnings..."? As in: 2. To deprive of a benefit or a part of one's wages, especially as a punishment: The company docks its employees for unauthorized absences. 3. To withhold or more »

really?

Nyko Wii Party Station: Just When You Think Wii Accessories Can't Get Any Crazier

Nyko's latest Wii's accessory just sounds like a joke. An awesome joke. Behold:
•Multiple LCD scoreboards
•Built-in fan to cool off your steamy gamer hands
•Chip & dip bowls
•Four cup holders, complete with freezable sleeves to cool them More »

7:52 PM on Wed Jul 11 2007
By blongo3
9,461 views, 14 comments

Vintage Game Boy iPod Case The Vintage Game Boy iPod Case is not just another modder showing off—it's an actual, 100% purchasable product.

14 comments

he's really come into his own

R2-D2 on a Shirt!

FACT: R2-D2 is the best character from the Star Wars franchise.
FACT #2: T-shirts are the best form of fashion. More »

5:00 PM on Sat May 19 2007
By Mark Wilson
2,795 views, 10 comments

it's ok, we know you don't really care

Adult Swim Zune Going on Ebay

You have just a few more hours to score your very own Adult Swim Zune on eBay. Sure, it's basically a normal Zune with a logo and preloaded content, but there are only 500 in the world. 500!!! More »

5:30 PM on Sat May 12 2007
By Mark Wilson
15,161 views, 34 comments

is that really a verb?

Dealzmodo: Woot-Off Still Wooting

So the Woot-Off is still going on. For a quick update, there has not been a BOC yet, and there hasn't been anything overly exciting. My inner psychic seems to think that the BoC will be coming later today. No way they would save it for the weekend—exploitation of the cubicle warriors at its finest. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Travis Hudson
2,210 views, 7 comments

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