Articles on Japan

Robot suit for rent - Oct 10, 2008

Crave I, Robot's Isaac Asimov would have loved Japan to bits. Land of robots (kawaii or otherwise) and birth place of the Honda Asimov (in tribute to Isaac) and Murata Girl, ... Read story »

Page rank penance: Google.co.jp at PR5 after pay-per-post campaign - Feb 12, 2009

Blogs Google Japan appears to have imposed a page rank punishment upon itself in the wake of a an embarrassing pay-per-post campaign coming to light this past week. See for yourself over ... Read story »

Peel and re-peel this banana - Oct 17, 2008

Crave Popping bubble wrap, squeezing peas out of a pod, ripping open paper packages. There are crazy gadgets out of Japan that simulate all those actions, and now there's one more--peeling ... Read story »

Blood-type phone charm could score you a date - Sep 26, 2008

Crave A bloody odd cell phone accessory--a strap that displays your blood type for all to see--is apparently quite popular in Japan. But lest you think it was invented to aid victims ... Read story »

iPhone 3G gets TV tuner and battery pack in Japan - Oct 31, 2008

Crave Trust the Japanese to come up with cool tech to suit their lifestyles. Softbank has launched the One-Seg Wi-Fi TV tuner which doubles as a battery pack when plugged into the ... Read story »

Look out! Here comes the Spidermouse! - Apr 27, 2009

Blogs No one does PC accessories quite like Japan. Here's another crazy USB gadget to add to the list. The Spidermouse is a regular PC mouse, but with a radioactive spider inside ... Read story »

Windows 7 Thai launch party on October 31, but I already got my copy... - Oct 27, 2009

Blogs The US has it, Japan just got it. Heck, I've had it for half a week now. No, it's not herps or H1N1. I'm talking about Windows 7. I could have ... Read story »

Yuruppy, a virtual pet petting gizmo - Feb 27, 2009

Crave Where do they dream up names like Yuruppy? Following in the footsteps of the faddish Tamagotchi from rival toy company Bandai, the Yuruppy is slated for a Japan rollout in ... Read story »

Nintendo turns broadcaster: Original shows coming to Wii - Jan 5, 2009

Crave With the hottest and most affordable video games console on the market today still doing business like economists in a recession, Nintendo is in the perfect position to exploit its Wii ... Read story »

Robovie: Part Atom-powered PC, part robot - Oct 7, 2009

Crave Meet Robovie. A robot with a Webcam for a face, an Intel Atom CPU for a heart, and in addition to being able to walk, he can run Windows 7. True, ... Read story »

Sharp showcases Netbook/MID hybrid - Oct 7, 2009

Crave The NetWalker is part Netbook, part ultramobile PC. The Sharp NetWalker comes off like a computer with an identity crisis. It's part Asus Eee PC Netbook and part Samsung Q1 ... Read story »

Toyota plugs in to electric cars biz - Oct 22, 2009

Crave The Toyota FT-EVII is a new electric concept car based on the iQ platform. Toyota does away with a traditional steering wheel in favor of modern art. (Credit: Automotive News) ... Read story »

New Wii may come with Blu-ray, 1080p support - Nov 3, 2009

Crave More colors, too, please. Obsolescence, thy name is dilemma! Now that leaks are saying the reimagined Wii coming up in Q3 2010--which is just a blink away--will likely sport a ... Read story »

Bandai unleashes a robot watchdog - Oct 15, 2008

Crave Since Sony's Aibo cyberdog is history, this Wall-E-like robotic watchdog may have just enough kawaii to inherit the AI crown. Bandai's NetTansorWeb is designed to patrol your premises for intruders, ... Read story »

Mickey Mouse Transformer for sale in Japan - Jan 15, 2009

Blogs This is awesome. And it costs only about US$40, too. With this product, Japanese Toy Maker Tomy has capitalized on both my kindergarden nostalgia and my grade 5 nostalgia at the ... Read story »

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