Articles on Japan

Methanol fuel cells for gadgets forge forward - Nov 3, 2009

Crave Direct Methanol Fuel Cell has licensed a patent from CalTech to build methanol-based gadget chargers, a week after Toshiba took the wraps off its own portable fuel cell. Toshiba introduced a ... Read story »

Eneloop Stick Booster for powering mobile gadgets - Nov 13, 2009

Crave Sanyo is introducing a portable USB recharger that can power mobile devices, such as the iPhone, that require a higher current for charging. The Eneloop Stick Booster, part of the ... Read story »

Mobile projector for your handset--the old-fashioned way - Nov 20, 2009

Crave Pico projectors are great, but they are also prohibitively expensive. The HypnosEye Projector compromises a little on the experience with an old-school technology, and at US$80, costs only a fraction ... Read story »

Japan unveils remote which runs without battery - Nov 23, 2009

Crave Don't you hate it when your TV remote runs out of juice? Or when your clicker gets totaled by a battery leak? NEC and Soundpower Corporations' new battery-less remote control ... Read story »

Softbank ads getting stranger and stranger - Sep 21, 2009

Blogs Many of you might have already seen the unusual Softbank ad portraying Brad Pitt as a sumo wrestler's personal assistant. If that's not weird enough for you, the latest batch of ... Read story »

Custom PS3 Slim in fruity colors - Sep 16, 2009

Crave Interested in giving your PS3 Slim a fresh coat of paint? How about a unit in fruity hues? US-based ColorWare is offering the sleek Sony console in 46 solid, metallic ... Read story »

Your next caregiver could be a robo bear - Aug 28, 2009

Crave W00t! It looks like robots may soon infiltrate the nursing profession, besides the theater, catwalk and home. What's a little more offputting is that RIBA, the new Robot for Interactive ... Read story »

Real-life Transformer robot from Japan - Sep 29, 2009

Crave OmniZero carries Takeshi Maeda at Robo-One. Japanese robot builder Takeshi Maeda is blowing minds with an exciting demo of the latest version of his OmniZero robot. The ninth generation of ... Read story »

Thanko's new headphone pays homage to nekomimi fans - Oct 27, 2009

Crave In Japan, nekomimi is the term given to "catgirls" who are usually found roaming around in the quirky anime and manga universe. We aren't against the spontaneously creative nature of these ... Read story »

New Sanyo beamer sets new lumens record - Oct 21, 2009

Crave The latest Sanyo LP-XF1000 is hailed as the world's brightest projector with a staggering 12,000 lumens output. This is easily four times the performance of an average multimedia model in ... Read story »

Puchipuchi soft touch pudding, with sound, too - Oct 27, 2009

Crave Those wonderful Japanese from Epoch at are at it again, giving Bandai a run for its chindogu (un-useful) gadgets with the Puchipuchi pudding. Though aimed at ages six and above, ... Read story »

Footage of China's Hu with Toshiba ad is banned - Nov 4, 2009

Blogs Many of you will remember the controversy caused back in October after Chinese Netizens complained that their National Day Parade was tainted by an ad for a Japanese company. Hu Jintao's ... Read story »

Sony's ZX5 Bravia HDTV finally does wireless HDMI right - Sep 9, 2009

Crave Remember the LED-edgelit ZX1-series Bravia which came with wireless A/V connectivity, but supported up to only 1080i video? Sony has now released an updated model under the ZX5 line to address ... Read story »

Converter cable makes PSPgo fatter - Sep 27, 2009

Crave We're just about ready to post our PSPgo review but we couldn't wait to share this accessory with you. This absolutely ridiculous-looking contraption is the Sony PSPgo Converter Cable Adapter, ... Read story »

DIY driving station at its best - Oct 22, 2009

Crave A hardcore racing simulation fan from Japan has created this very rudimental, yet somewhat cool DIY driving station out of PVC pipes, a wooden plank and cable ties. While it ... Read story »

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