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Gizmodo Japan: Mars Flag

The intarweb needs a new search engine like it needs another goatse mirror. While Mars flag is coming to an already crowded party, it shows up fashionably late and in style. It’s killer feature: visual indexing. Enter a family-friendly search phrase like “college coeds,” then watch in horror *cough* delight, as your search results display…

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Vibrating Chairs In Japan – Sadly Quite Tame

I haven’t enjoyed the comfort of a vibrating bed since I went to a wedding in the throbbing metropolis of Freer, Texas a few years back, and stayed in the safari-themed room of the nicer of the town’s two hotels. I say it was safari-themed because it had a zebra print shower curtain. I’m not…

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Gizmodo Japan: Stonepalette

Stressed out from work? Bummed out by the ole’ Al Quaeda threat? Got those Martha Stewart extended-home-arrest blues? Let Banpresto’s “Stonepalette” wash your woes away in artificial rainbow loveliness. Tucked inside the “me too” mighty mouse design is a tiny projector lamp focused on a polished riverbed stone producing rainbows worthy of your bedroom wall.…

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Gizmodo Japan: CraftRobo Pro

The craftrobo pro is a new inkjet printer sporting a built in cutting head which can spit out pre-cut patterns that fold into 3d objects. The craftrobo site features a library of downloadable patterns with novelties like robots, and dinosaurs, but the real fun begins in the box & bags section, where kids can download…

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Gizmodo Japan: ATM Slot Game

Because waiting around for cash just isn’t “fun” anymore, starting next month, Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank will be rolling out new ATM machines featuring a slot game that customers can play while they wait. According to a bank spokesman, 1 in 10 will hit tripple sevens having a 150 yen payout, enough to cover the bank’s…

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Gizmodo Japan: SpaceRam

Instant Ramen, the long-standing foundation foodgroup of the college diet, has earned itself a ride into orbit on space shuttle Discovery. After the successful launch this week, Nissin Foods announced that Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi was headed into space packing “SpaceRam,” a specially developed ball-shaped version of instant ramen designed to be easily edible with…

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Gizmodo Japan: RoboCup 2005 Osaka

What do Louis Vuitton, Robots, and Soccer all have in common? The 2005 RoboCup Osaka, where 400 teams from 35 countries faced off in various competitions over the course of 5 days for the purpose of fostering AI and robotics research globally. In addition to soccer, this years competition saw two new categories added: The…

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Gizmodo Japan: Digital Cowboy HDD Media Player

This may look like a typical external hard drive, but it would be foolish trusting appearances when dealing with a name like “Movie Cowboy.” What lies underneath the unassuming facade, is a self-contained media player that not only reads from a hard-drive of your choice (not-included), but will also let you browse and play media…

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Gizmodo Japan: Automatic Human Washing Machine

Those who see showering as an inefficient process in obvious need of technical innovation should be delighted by the Avant “Santelubain 999” automatic personal washing machine. Upon slipping inside the clamshell-chic device, users will find a variety of functions at their fingertips including everything from “Body Shampoo & Shower,” and “Sound Therapy,” to the decidedly…

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GIZMODO JAPAN: Let’s Super Happy Fun Times Starting!

Hello, from the land of the greatest gadgets on earth! My name is Jaime Manzone and, as Gizmodo’s Japan Editor, I will be taking on the enormous task of bringing the wide range of Japanese gadgets to your browser: Cell-phone tech you’ll have to wait 10 years for, car-navigation systems that put google earth to…

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Gizmodo Japan: Mars Flag

Vibrating Chairs In Japan – Sadly Quite Tame

Gizmodo Japan: Stonepalette

Gizmodo Japan: CraftRobo Pro

Gizmodo Japan: ATM Slot Game

Gizmodo Japan: SpaceRam

Gizmodo Japan: RoboCup 2005 Osaka

Gizmodo Japan: Digital Cowboy HDD Media Player

Gizmodo Japan: Automatic Human Washing Machine

GIZMODO JAPAN: Let’s Super Happy Fun Times Starting!

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