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watches

Yamanote Line Watch: The Thrill of a Tokyo Commute on Your Wrist

The Yamanote Line is one of Tokyo's busiest commuter rail lines, so it only seems natural to me that someone would want a constant reminder of the chaos, foul smells and groping that is their morning commute. This new watch from Seahope offers a highly detailed replica of electronic signage for your choice of the Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Ebisu, and Shinagawa stops. Unfortunately, there are no maps or train timetables here, so the time and date is about as far as this watch goes in helping you manage your commute. Available for ¥25,200 ($240). [Seahope via Dvice via Core77]

5:30 PM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,303 views, 14 comments

Latest by tayaya: @Zadaz: I would too! Hell, I may anyway. Waiting for my friend in Japan to come home from more »

notes

Notes: Tokyo Dome and The Difference Between Japanese and American Baseball

The first weekend here, Lisa's family gave us their awesome seats to a baseball game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Hanshin Tigers, my first Japanese baseball game ever. More »

4:30 AM on Tue Sep 23 2008
By Brian Lam
11,544 views, 61 comments

exercise

Jog Through Tokyo with Google Maps and a Wiimote

It's not perfect, but we love the idea. One modder connected his Wiimote to Google Maps' Street View, allowing the Wiimote to track his jogging in place to guide him through the streets of Tokyo. As you can see, the flaw is that the image updates more like a slideshow than fluid video, as Street View vehicles don't capture a seamless picture. But we'll take exploring the backstreets of Akihabara at a low frame rate over fixating on that crack in the wall at ∞ FPS any day. Download the code free at Tokyo-Jogging's humble official site. [Tokyo-Jogging via Kotaku]

9:30 AM on Mon Sep 22 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,449 views, 10 comments

Latest by midwestkel: I think thats a pretty good idea. If you have a projector and a treadmill I think it would be more »

japan

Tokyo Shrine Blesses Computers from BSoDs

Leave it to Japan to continually live up to their own charming stereotypes. At the Kanda-Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo—a temple otherwise like any other—visitors can bring their computers to be blessed for protection from problems like malware and BSoDs. Not-so-coincidentally, the temple is very closely situated to Tokyo's famed tech mecca Akihabara and offers these microchip-like talismans: More »

12:20 PM on Wed Sep 10 2008
By Mark Wilson
6,918 views, 17 comments

Latest by ldsdj: After the monk blessed MY laptop, it turned into a MAC! :p more »

japan

Tokyo's Robotic Bike Parking Garage is Awesome

In Tokyo, a lot of people ride bikes. And when I say a lot, I mean a lot, as in more people commute by bike in Tokyo than do in all of the United States. All those bikes need somewhere to go while people are at work, if they use them to commute. The solution? A gigantic, robotic, underground bike parking garage that utilizes RFID. More »

4:20 PM on Mon Sep 8 2008
By Adam Frucci
10,262 views, 47 comments

Latest by halfkorean: I could watch that video all day! more »

peeping

Tour Tokyo's Tech Paradise, Now On Google Street View

Google's dutiful camera vans have finished canvassing Tokyo, which means today you can now tour some of the world's most geek-friendly real estate in "electric town" Akihabara without the 14 hour plane flight. The folks at Mars Mag have put together a tour of some of their favorite Linux Maid Cafes, Dream PC builders, arcade palaces and electronics megastores that call Akihabara home. More »

9:00 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By John Mahoney
10,427 views, 18 comments

Latest by Rybones2112: This is excellent! 4 more weeks until I am there. This has allowed me to start scouting things out a more »

revenge of the escalators

Rogue Escalator Takes Out 20 People At a Tokyo Convention Center

Beware the next time your ride an escalator at the mall folks. It appears that they are beginning to stage an organized revolt against their passengers. First an escalator chewed up this poor bastard, then one dished out some payback after some tool disrespected it with a joyride. But that was just a warm up because the escalators appear to be getting bolder. Most recently, a rogue escalator took out 20 passengers in a Tokyo convention center when it inexplicably started going in reverse. More »

6:00 PM on Tue Aug 5 2008
By Sean Fallon
16,217 views, 98 comments

Latest by Ypoknons: @Xavoc: so, that means you should keep using the word? Why say oriental? Why not just say Japanese? more »

top gear

Top Gear Races Nissan GT-R Vs. Bullet Train In Japan

The Top Gear crew is in Japan for this week's episode and they've got another heated race for us: A Nissan GT-R R35, a gadget car by dynamic handling and Playstation inspired dashboard vs. a bullet train, running both from Japan's northern Hakui-Shi coast to Tokyo. With no surprise ol' Clarkson is driving the fiery beast while Hammond and May are left traveling Japanese public transportation. I'm not gonna spoil the race for ya though, but Jalopnik has the results for you. [Jalopnik]

7:00 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Christopher Mascari
14,382 views, 41 comments

Latest by Alex361: Does anyone know the name of the song that starts with :18 seconds left? more »

buildings

'Tokyo Sky Tree' to be Second-Tallest Building in the World

There's a new super-skyscraper going up, and for once it's not in Dubai. The new Tokyo Sky Tree will stand a whopping 2000 feet (610 meters) over Tokyo, making it by far the tallest building in Japan and perhaps the second tallest building in the world. More »

9:43 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Adam Frucci
10,685 views, 45 comments

Latest by angelo999: Dubai sucks. It's great if you like overpriced eastern European hookers and hot weather. Not sure why anyone goes there. more »

monocycle

Ben Wilson's Monocycle Calls for Pert Buttocks

Designed for the XXIst Century Man exhibition in Tokyo, this monocycle by Ben Wilson is pretty damn cool. While not as ornate as last year's steampunk monocycle, Wilson's one-wheel wonder is stunning in its simplicity, like many of the other product designs on his website. The Brit, who has several other bike designs under his belt, claims to be a fan of propulsion "ever since cycling for the first time without stabilizers." The XXIst Century Man exhibition, curated by Issey Miyake, is in Tokyo at 21_21 Design Sight until July 6. [Dezeen and Ben Wilson Design]

5:40 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By AddyDugdale
9,457 views, 25 comments

Latest by WolfDemon: @ScotteusMaximus: Haha Yeah I thought the same exact thing. Ironic how that episode was on last night. more »