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Transparent LCD Screen from Active Inc will Transform Shop Windows

Behold what could be the future for display screens in your local shopping emporia: a see-through composite LCD display. Developed by Active Inc, a Tokyo-based company that makes optical components. How does the technology work? Well, not a lot is known at the moment, but Active Inc’s R&D department has been seeing how liquid crystal…

Television AddyDugdale Jun 29

Ghetto Japanese Cellphone Holster

Did you think cellphone holsters were going out of style? Think again, my friend. The Japanese have taken everything that was old and made it new again, and this time their Dirty Harry-style metallic cellphone holder will keep your cellphone safe from train gropers of all ages. Best of all, it’s only $25, so you’re…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 27

TWISTER Really Immerses You in its Display

You think your plasma TV is impressive? It isn’t. This is an impressive display: the TWISTER 360-degree rotating 3D display. It allows you to be immersed in a fully 3D video environment without the use of special glasses, although I’m not sure if it would go that well in your living room. You have to…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jun 27

USB Darts Make Drunken Cheating a Bit Harder

Even though we’re horrible at it, playing drunken darts while trying not to gouge each other’s eyes out was half the fun of our college experience. The only problem? We were too hosed to keep score correctly most of the time. This PC Darts should fix that. Just connect the USB art board to your…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 26

USB Engine Hub

Aside from Thanko, the craziest Japanese manufacturers we know of would probably be Solid Alliance. You know, the people who brought you the USB Food Hub? They’ve got a new hub out now called the USB Engine Hub. https://gizmodo.com/usb-food-hub-is-the-best-thing-weve-seen-all-week-252898 Not only is it a three-port USB hub, it actually makes engine noises and vibrates up…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 26

Mini Clamp Cellphone Strap

Often need to pick up tiny things with the use of a mechanical claw? This Mini Mini Hand Strap cellphone strap is the thing for you. Choose from one of three insane-looking colors and you’ll be picking up hairs, eyeglass screws and our dignity with ease. Product Page [Rakuten via Plastic Bamboo]

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 25

Hands-On With Japan’s DS Colors

Ashcraft put down Earth Defense Force and ventured out of his damp cave long enough to take a look at Japan’s newest colors for the DS Lite. There’s the Metallic Rose and Gloss Silver DS Lites, which join the vomitorium orange and lack-of-oxygen blue in Nintendo’s “Rob Everyone in Japan” arsenal. Head on over for…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 25

Nintendo Briefly Nudges Sony Out of Japan’s Top 10 Companies

Today, during a surge in Nintendo’s stock price, the company managed to outvalue the entire Sony Corporation for a spell. It didn’t last long, but Nintendo’s brief climb is a clear sign of the company’s Wii-eminence. Already strong in the handheld market–just count how many Game Boy variants you own–the stock price was further helped…

Tech News Kevinhall Jun 25

Video Shows HPR-3 Promet Mark II Not Boozeproof

Yesterday we showed you HPR-3 Promet Mark II, hailed as the waterproof construction worker of the future. Well, I beg to differ. He’s nothing but a Disco stormtrooper who got at three bottles of whisky and a case of Olde Fortran the night before his big debut, as you can see in the three videos…

Tech News Ad Dugdale Jun 22

Handcuff Cellphone Strap

Need a subtle reminder of the kinky bondage session from last night? This miniature handcuff cellphone strap from Strap-Ya comes with two sets of keys that will actually lock your wrists&mdas;I mean, your fingers—together so they can’t get away. Or, if you’re not into that stuff, you could still just use it to hang your…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Jun 20

Adwatch: Wonder Why the Xbox Didn’t Sell in Japan?

Microsoft has a gigantic hole to dig itself out of when it comes to the Xbox in Japan. Perhaps if they didn’t make strange-ass commercials for the first Xbox (strange even for Japan’s standards) with a woman and a pie machine, there’d actually be an audience for the good games they’re putting out on the…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 18

Thanko Dino-Lite USB Microscope Helps Locate Asian You Know Whats

Thanko’s latest wacky invention is an update to one of their old models, a USB Microscope. The new version increases the LED count from four to eight, which means that when you’re looking at things anywhere from 20x to 200x larger than they usually are, you’ll actually be able to see it better than a…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 18

‘Japanese Tetris’ Makes Deal or No Deal Look Totally Tame

Click to view glumbert.com – Japanese Tetris Man, I love Japan so much. What other country would have a game show that consists of contestants dressed in metallic spandex trying to squeeze through moving walls with holes obviously smaller than they are carved into them? Although I’ve gotta admit I lost some respect for those…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 15

Japanese Wooden Robots Are Both Cute and Awesome

Japanese toymaker Take-G Toys make a set of spectacular wooden robots figures that beat the pants off the lousy wooden Russian dolls we got as kids. Each one contains some robots, some flying vehicles, and little people to go inside and pilot the things. Has any sci-fi author written anything about wooden robots before? Woodpunk…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 15

Fake Goatee Will Make You the Justin Timberlake of the LAN Party

Having trouble with the ladies? Your personality isn’t to blame, I’m sure, as the fairer sex loves it when you describe funny LOL CATS images and talk about how Ubuntu Linux would take over if people would just give it a chance. No, it’s got to be the lack of facial hair. Everyone knows that…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jun 15

USB Ear Scope Looks But Doesn’t Pick

If we’re going to look inside our ears, we prefer something like the Ear Scope GXL. Unlike this Thanko USB Ear Scope, there’s a pick on the end of it so you can scrape out earwax. This Thanko one? It can only look. https://gizmodo.com/the-ear-scope-gxl-is-the-ultimate-in-self-ear-cleaning-240839 However, Thanko’s version does support USB, which probably means it’s tons…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 14

Pet Fat Counter in Japan (Verdict: as Stupid as This Post)

Hi, Doggert De Niro here, Gizmodo’s resident Method canine, and the latest of Gizmodo’s resident pet testers*, with the latest pet-friendly product, the dog fat counter. You may remember my predecessor, Fluffy, better. That bitch (heyyyy, just joking, people, she’s a wunnerful mammal and one of the best stunt pets in the business) tested the…

Gadgets Ad Dugdale Jun 13

USB Ass Cooler 2007 Edition

Thanko’s usually known for their heating gadgets, but cooling’s just heating in reverse. In the case of this USB ass cooler 2007 edition, Thanko’s improved on the 2006 edition by making it black and, uh, we’re not sure what else. https://gizmodo.com/usb-ass-cooler-for-your-chair-195269 Still no clue whether they solved that fart potential blowing up into your face…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 12

Sexy Lingerie Cellphone Strap

If there’s one thing we never thought would be a cellphone strap, it would be lingerie. Well, never count out a horny Japanese businessman, we suppose. For about $9, you can get your own bra or panties to attach to your cellphone. It’s just a gimmick, and it’s tiny, so it’s probably the only lingerie…

Tech News Jason Chen Jun 12

Lighter in a Cell Phone’s Skin: Sort of Sneaky, Sort of Not

What at first glance looks like a dolphin fetishist’s DoCoMo cellphone is in fact a covert lighter, perfect for keeping your dirty habit under wraps (except you know, the packs of fags lying around, the smell, etc.). If you drop the three bucks and change on one of these (available in a rainbow of five…

Gadgets Matt Buchanan Jun 10

Transparent LCD Screen from Active Inc will Transform Shop Windows

Ghetto Japanese Cellphone Holster

TWISTER Really Immerses You in its Display

USB Darts Make Drunken Cheating a Bit Harder

USB Engine Hub

Mini Clamp Cellphone Strap

Hands-On With Japan’s DS Colors

Nintendo Briefly Nudges Sony Out of Japan’s Top 10 Companies

Video Shows HPR-3 Promet Mark II Not Boozeproof

Handcuff Cellphone Strap

Adwatch: Wonder Why the Xbox Didn’t Sell in Japan?

Thanko Dino-Lite USB Microscope Helps Locate Asian You Know Whats

‘Japanese Tetris’ Makes Deal or No Deal Look Totally Tame

Japanese Wooden Robots Are Both Cute and Awesome

Fake Goatee Will Make You the Justin Timberlake of the LAN Party

USB Ear Scope Looks But Doesn’t Pick

Pet Fat Counter in Japan (Verdict: as Stupid as This Post)

USB Ass Cooler 2007 Edition

Sexy Lingerie Cellphone Strap

Lighter in a Cell Phone’s Skin: Sort of Sneaky, Sort of Not

‘Cognitive Surrender’ Is a New and Useful Term for How AI Melts Brains

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