Sony’s 3DTVs Will Be Cheaper Than Panasonic’s When They Go On Sale In June [3D Tv]
Both Samsung and Panasonic will be flogging 3DTVs in the US by the end of the month, but don’t expect to see anything from Sony until June at least. Details on the LX900, HX900 and HX800 do sound tantalizing however.
Japan will start selling the sets on June 10th, with the rest of the world expected [...]
AmbienTec’s SolarFold and SolarFan charge your gadgets, available without perscription (video)
You might expect a product from a company called AmbienTech to make you a bit drowsy, but we’re thinking this pair of solar chargers are actually rather interesting. For one thing, they aren’t just concepts: they’re available for purchase right now — or at least they are in Japan. They’re called SolarFold and SolarFan, two [...]
AmbienTec’s SolarFold and SolarFan charge your gadgets, available without prescription (video)
You might expect a product from a company called AmbienTech to make you a bit drowsy, but we’re thinking this pair of solar chargers are actually rather interesting. For one thing, they aren’t just concepts: they’re available for purchase right now — or at least they are in Japan. They’re called SolarFold and SolarFan, two [...]
Gorlokk says "One of the first consoles,but still greatNES re" about NES – Nintendo Entertainment System
Nintendo Entertainment System is often abbreviated as NES or just Nintendo is a third generation 8-bit video game console developed by Nintendo. It was released for retail on July 15, 1983 in Japan; October 18, 1985 in United States; February 1986 in Canada; September 1, 1986 in Europe and 1987 in Australia.
Saying the Nintendo [...]
HyperDevbox ExZeus Arcade allays fears that Android games are destined to suck
For whatever reason, Android’s high-performance Native Development Kit introduced back in the Cupcake days never got a ton of attention despite the subtle hints that it’d give devs the low-level access they needed to create killer, graphically rich, immersive environments ready to compete with pretty much any other gaming device you could shove in your [...]
Happy Birthday PS2! [Ps2]
Ten years ago today, the PlayStation 2 launched in Japan. That makes the PS2 ten years old.
After launching worldwide, the console has gone on to sell over 140 million units globally, making it the best selling home console. Ten years in, the console is still alive and kicking. There are still video games being [...]
Robots Making Your Food [Image Cache]
This sushi-making robot, along with the Okonomiyaki robot and the omelet robot, aren’t new, but they are featured in this NYT story about chef robots to get you up to speed on machine-prepared cuisine.
The only question I have, since these robots are from Japan, is about where else that hand has been. [NYTimes]
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Japanese Fashion Designer Uses Cables To Knit Art [Art]
I’ve knitted a few scarves in my lifetime, and have a cupboard full of cables, so I’m thinking of whipping up a few winter-warmers like Japanese fashion designer Kosuke Tsumura. Though it doesn’t look nearly as soft as merino wool…
He used anything from iPods to LAN cables, power boards and fabrics to create sculptures for [...]
Cosina releases Voigtländer Apo-Lanthar 90mm SL II
Cosina has announced the Voigtländer-branded Apo-Lanthar 90mm F3.5 SL II close focus lens for Canon, Nikon and Pentax mounts. Maintaining the same 50cm minimum focusing distance and optical construction of the previous, SL version, the lens has been redesigned with a smaller body. Additionally, by mounting the included close up lens, its closest focusing distance [...]
Xbox 360 retailing in a Final Fantasy XIII bundle for the rest of us
Japan’s been Final Fantasy-ing for a while now, but it looks like an import FFXIII PS3 isn’t your only shot at pointy-haired excellence. Outside of Japan, Microsoft has the exclusive “official” Final Fantasy XIII bundles, in the form of a $399 Xbox 360 that packs a 250GB HDD, two controllers, a standard edition of the [...]
