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Kenwood 10GB7: Smallest 10GB Hard Drive-Based DAP

Kenwood is about to release the HD10GB7 portable digital audio player, which is supposedly the world’s smallest 10GB hard drive-based player. These claims of “world’s biggest/smallest/fastest” are always pretty dubious, but the provided specs do indicate that the DAP will be quite small indeed. Measuring 62x44x17mm (2.5×1.7×0.6 inches), the HD10GB7 is only slightly larger than…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Nov 29

Japan’s Sharp W-Zero an iPod for Dirty Old Businessmen

Japanese tech magazine Nikkei Trendy just released their Top 30 Coolest Products List. DS Lite game Brain Age was at the top of the list, but rounding out number 5 was Sharp’s W-Zero3—like an ipod for dirty old businessmen. https://gizmodo.com/sharps-w-zero3-pda-phone-132157 To qualify, products had to be released between October 05 and September 06, so the…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Nov 28

The PS3 Gets Really Dusty

We noticed this a bit with our PlayStation 3, but Ashcraft lives in Hokori, Japan, where you order Kobe Steak with a side of dust sticks and some mashed dust and a dust salad. Apparently the incredibly shiny and scratch friendly surface of the PS3 is also incredibly dust-attractive. https://gizmodo.com/my-ps3-scratched-in-10-seconds-214217 As you can see from…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 27

Entire Korean BBQ Feast On a Cell Phone Strap

Korean BBQ is so good that someone decided to make an entire multi-course meal into cell phone straps. Maybe you like to suck on pigs’ feet and chew on kalbi bones. Or you’re addicted to scallion pancakes. Either way, there’s something for everyone in Strap-ya‘s “Super real!” Korean food series. Korean BBQ Dinner Strap Series…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Nov 27

USB Warming Slippers With Bear Attachment

We’ve seen USB slippers before, but this one’s special in two ways. https://gizmodo.com/toasty-v2-0-usb-heating-slippers-139417 One, they’re more like booties and cover your entire foot, plus your ankles. No part of your foot will be exposed to the elements. Second, they come with a bear attachment. OMGWTFBBQ bear attachment! This is the best thing we’ve ever seen.…

Gadgets Jason Chen Nov 24

Japan’s Nitendo W11 Cellphone Strap and Safety Whistle

This japanese cell strap hangs off your cellphone, shaped like a Wiimote. It’s made by Nitendo, which I’m told is a mash up of the word Nintendo and niteru, which means “look alike.” It’s actually a safety whistle, too. Why? Because if you import this, you’re going to be yelling “HELP, I’M BEING ATTACKED BY…

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 24

Invisible Japanese Refrigerator

Japan Gadgets This refrigerator is one of many new home electronics displayed at National Electronics’ Invention Station in Tokyo, a new campaign hosted by three pretty Japanese anchorwomen. It not only displays all your gastronomical delights for everyone to see, but also has a super-low bottom shelf for easy in-and-out of heavy items, and fits…

Gadgets Lisa Katayama Nov 23

Metal Japanese Star Wars USB Drive

If you love C3PO more than the baby Jesus, you might want to wear this fancy metallic USB drive around your neck instead of that old cross granny gave you. It comes with a leather strap, looks like man-jewelry, and holds 256MB of memory. You can pick from the following: C3PO and R2D2 in 3D,…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Nov 22

Japanese Electro Trucks: When Yosemite Sam Mudflaps Just Don’t Cut It

What you see here are dekotora, and their specific job is to look boss. This is why in Japan, truck-stop whores don’t do it for money; they do it because they’re addicted to Pachinko. Dekotora [Pink Tentacle]

Gadgets Keira K. Nov 21

Apple Japan’s Ginza Store Is Awesome

If you thought Apple’s flagship US store in NY was great, take a look at Ginza, Japan’s palace of iPods. The store holds about 1,000 Nanos, which are just sitting around, waiting to be purchased or stolen—and guards to make sure the latter rarely happens. Other than the huge number of iPods and Macs, there…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 21

Ubiko Helper Robot Means To Put You Out Of Work

The Ubiko is yet another robot to come out of Japan, but this one plans to steal jobs from hard working Americans. You see, Ubiko is a helper robot, in that he helps greet customers, talks up products on display and do other such menial tasks commonly found in a service economy. Apparently, it’s got…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Nov 21

Solar Powered Cellphone Prototype: Cloudy Locales Need Not Apply

Japan and South Korea get the coolest toys (I do believe that fact is codified in several international treaties) and this solar powered cellphone is but yet another example of this. Originally likened to a mini Nintendo GameBoy SP by British mag T3, the prototype runs on the energy provided by the sun’s magnificent rays.…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Nov 17

Japanese RC Dinosaur Cellphone Strap

Remote. Controlled. Dinosaur. Cellphone. Strap. DoCoMo’s i-mode phones are the only phones in the world that you can control T-Rex with. This IR-enabled new toy, coming out in mid-November, includes a dinosaur-themed controller (that’s the strap) with buttons shaped like fossilized tribolite and ammonite and a lifelike replica of T-rex. Almost lifelike. Except it’s about…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Nov 11

FIGHT: Boxing Ring Bell Cellphone Strap

A little cellphone charm that has a boxing ring bell on it. One button starts the round with a DING! The other button yells FIGHT. If only they made one with Street Fighter Sound FX… Boxing Ring Bell Cellphone Strap [Tokyo Mango]

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 11

Japanese PS3 Launch Proves Waiting In Line Is Nation’s Most Exciting Activity

What do you get when you take 80,000 and divide it by the population of Japan? Apparently you get the percentage of people who want a PS3 and will actually get one without eBaying their house and selling a limb to the Yakuza. The PS3 is about to drop in Japan and people are massing…

Gadgets Karson Thompson Nov 10

Japanese Bra Also Carries Your Melons

We’ve seen all sorts of bras before, but this is the first we’ve come across that helps save the environment. Dubbed the No! Shopping Bag Bra, this lacy red undergarment has padded cups that when removed, transform into shopping bags that can be used to carry around your groceries, laundry, or other purchases and reduce…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 9

Apple Not Happy With Japanese Sex Aid gPod

The makers of a sound-activated vibrating sex aid, a two-man company in Osaka, Japan, have managed to get Apple all riled up. The reason? They’ve named their gadget the gPod, after “the G-Spot and jii, the Japanese word for masturbation.” Stuck inside the cooter (the official medical term), the gPod connects to iPods, cellphones or…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 7

Zabady Streams TV Around The House With Wi-Fi

Japan’s Twinbird is coming out with a gadget that wirelessly streams TV all throughout your humble abode. Called the Zabady (which is Yiddish, I believe, for “wild” or “crazy”), it’s comprised of a 7-inch screen that sports a 480×234-pixel resolution and a corresponding dock. A/V sources like TVs and DVD players are plugged into the…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Nov 7

PS3 Commercial Makes More Sense in Japanese

The last PS3 commercial we laid our eyes on gave us nightmares and scarred us for life thanks to a naked Chucky-style baby. This one (which was made for Japan’s launch) makes a lot more sense, despite it being in Japanese. It goes straight to the point (11/11) though we still think they need a…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Nov 6

Japanese School Girl Cellphone Strap

I can’t even begin to tell you how many times I’ve asked my guy friends, “Do you want anything from Tokyo?” And they’ve said, “Yeah, bring me back a school girl.” Well, you’re in luck, boys. Some weirdos at Strap-ya did some research on the Top 20 most trendy, popular school girl uniforms in Japan…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Nov 6

Kenwood 10GB7: Smallest 10GB Hard Drive-Based DAP

Japan’s Sharp W-Zero an iPod for Dirty Old Businessmen

The PS3 Gets Really Dusty

Entire Korean BBQ Feast On a Cell Phone Strap

USB Warming Slippers With Bear Attachment

Japan’s Nitendo W11 Cellphone Strap and Safety Whistle

Invisible Japanese Refrigerator

Metal Japanese Star Wars USB Drive

Japanese Electro Trucks: When Yosemite Sam Mudflaps Just Don’t Cut It

Apple Japan’s Ginza Store Is Awesome

Ubiko Helper Robot Means To Put You Out Of Work

Solar Powered Cellphone Prototype: Cloudy Locales Need Not Apply

Japanese RC Dinosaur Cellphone Strap

FIGHT: Boxing Ring Bell Cellphone Strap

Japanese PS3 Launch Proves Waiting In Line Is Nation’s Most Exciting Activity

Japanese Bra Also Carries Your Melons

Apple Not Happy With Japanese Sex Aid gPod

Zabady Streams TV Around The House With Wi-Fi

PS3 Commercial Makes More Sense in Japanese

Japanese School Girl Cellphone Strap

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