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Monday, November 24th, 2008If you can count on Japan for two things, it’s (1) having cell phone technology that will finally arrive here in the States about the same time as “green” cars that run on apple juice and cat farts, and (2) inventive (i.e., fuggin’ weird) new fetishes and ways to capitalize upon them.
In fact, just this [...]
Howl’s Moving Castle Papercraft Well Worth the Death of Ninety-Seven Trees
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Flickr user papekura is quite the papercraft artisan, as you can see in her photostream. But this model inspired by Howl’s Moving Castle–one of the few, delightful Japanese anime flicks that doesn’t confuse me to the point of eye-crossing exhaustion–more-than-stretches expectations for what can be produced with:
…a lot of x-acto knife blades, tons of patience, [...]
For and Against Japanese Robot Pets
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007Furthering Japan’s efforts to roboticize the world, Sega Toys has announced the latest additions to its successful line of lifelike, animatronic Dream Pets… a American Short Hair cat, an owl, and a Blue and Gold Macaw parrot.
In favor of somewhat-lifelike robot pets:
No more trips to the allergist. At least until ragweed season, you wuss.
Robo-cat [...]
Stormtrooper Dancing in Japan
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007And now, qualifying for several major categories on this blog… a Stormtrooper dancing in the streets of Tokyo to Earth, Wind & Fire.
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Pepsi Bows to the Will of the Japanese Empire
Thursday, June 14th, 2007This is so very Japanese. Pepsi Ice: Cucumber.
When will the demands of tens and tens of Americans be answered with Pepsi Ice: Barley, Hops & Yeast?
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Internet Umbrella Invites Crotch-Related Injuries
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Two Japanese students have created an internet umbrella. Because the “connected” concept wasn’t stretched thin enough with the advent of the internet refrigerator.
A projector in the shaft displays images on the underside of the canopy.
This’ll never sell. Anyone nerdy enough to need the internet this badly doesn’t ever leave the house.
Looking [...]
