March 11th 2010
I’ve always thought cell phones were already pretty good at conveying emotion… they certainly get the point across when commander Sal is hurling obscenities at me through one.
Apparently, though, the Japanese didn’t quite agree: a team of researchers from Japan’s University of Tokyo have developed a technology which they say will not just aurally [...]
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March 10th 2010
Final Fantasy XIII has shipped 5 million copies worldwide, Square Enix announced in a press release Wednesday. Of those 5 million, 3 million units were shipped outside of Japan. Keep in mind, however, that this staggering number does not reflect the amount of units sold.
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Tags: 5 Million, Fantasy 5, Fantasy Final, Final [...]
March 10th 2010
Tags: Cameras, Japan, Kodak, Medium Format Camera, Pentax Camera, Starters
March 9th 2010
Capitalizing on that new-fangled “three dimensional seeing” thing all you crazy kids are talking about these days, Sony just unleashed a veritable torrent of PR on the blogosphere about their eight new 3D Bravia televisions, coming to Japan (and likely the US) in June.
The Bravia LX900 series comes in four different screen sizes, coming [...]
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March 5th 2010
The release of the DSi XL, or DSi LL as it is known in Japan, was a surprise for many. Nintendo had already released three iterations of the DS hardware, and the DSi felt like the final handheld before a complete refresh was due. But that wasn’t the case, and Nintendo decided to go large [...]
March 4th 2010
Tags: Hana, Japan, Japanese Ringtone, Melody, Ringing Tone, Ringtones, Sinuses
February 24th 2010
These 1GB lightsaber flash drives may have been imported from Japan and they may light up when plugged in, but they still don’t feel quite right without some woosh-woosh-zzwoommm-zwing sound effects….
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Tags: Flash Drives, Japan, Sound Effects, Usb Drives, Usb Flash, Woosh
February 22nd 2010
This photograph, as incredible as it may sound, was taken more than a century ago. The photographer was Adolfo Farsari. The images he captured, of a bygone world, are breathtaking.
Farsari’s story…
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Tags: 1880s, Bygone World, Images, Japan, Photograph, Photographer, Photography, Samurai
February 22nd 2010
I’d be more excited if this special limited edition color was a never-seen-before color, but alas Pentax thinks the camera world can still get excited about silver. Or maybe silver is rare in Japan,…
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Tags: Camera World, Japan, Land Cameras, Limited Edition, Pentax Camera, Rare Color
February 18th 2010
If you are looking for a little robot of your very own that you can program to do lots and lots of stunts, then look no further. The winner of the latest Robo-One Competition in Japan has a robot kit that he wants you see.
Created by Motohira Nakamura, the JO-Zero Robot is a hyper-active and [...]
February 12th 2010
It often seems like the truly great Xbox 360 deals only come to Japan, but Microsoft and Square Enix have just announced at this weeks X10 exposition that they won’t be ignoring the US this time: they’ll be bringing their special Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 bundle for US owners.
This is a very nice set… [...]
February 9th 2010
We’re looking for experienced writers to work at Gizmodo. Is this you? Are you either in China/Taiwan/Japan/Hong Kong or the Silicon Valley? If so, read on.
Here’s what you need to apply. First,…
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Tags: China Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Silicon Valley
February 8th 2010
After Japan destroyed the Allied Fleet in WWII’s Battle of the Java Sea, the Abraham Crijnssen, a minesweeper, was ordered to escape to Australia. To avoid detection, the 186-foot boat was simply…
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Tags: Abraham, Allied Fleet, Australia, Battle Of The Java Sea, Foot Boat, Gunship, Japan, Minesweeper
February 5th 2010
Don’t place the Hori Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX on your lap. You may never walk again.
Available in Japan this March for the equivalent of $330, the Hori Real Arcade Pro Premium VLX is the biggest…
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Tags: Japan, Obesity Epidemic, Peripherals, Real Arcade
February 1st 2010
It’s not in the US just yet, but Japan will receive the option to buy a standalone 250GB hard drive for the Xbox 360 starting March 11th. Sadly, it’ll run the equivalent of $170.
This news comes…
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Tags: 360 Hard Drive, Japan, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 Hard Drive
February 1st 2010
Your “friend” who brought you those “special” ramen packets straight from Japan? He’s not your friend. That’s Soap Ramen and Sponge Cup Noodles Ramen by Takara Tomy—out this month overseas for…
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Tags: Chopsticks, Cup Noodles, Japan, Mdash, Soap, Sponge
January 29th 2010
As if there weren’t enough iPad jokes already, it turns out that there’s a Japanese product—a high-tech adult diaper—called the Aipad. You can guess the pronunciation by the fact that I’m…
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Tags: Adult Diaper, Aipad, Ipad, Japan, Japanese Product, Jokes, Pee, People, Pronunciation
January 29th 2010
Japanese gamers are being given the opportunity to purchase a very special limited edition version of Lost Planet 2 in a couple of months time.
The release date in Japan is currently set as March 20th, but you’ll have to act much quicker if you want one of these limited editions. They include a 1/35 scale [...]
January 29th 2010
Robots throughout the ages have been created to do many things including playing games, like soccer for example. All the same, this robot created by lubricant company Castrol in Japan, looks more like a tank rather than a regular soccer player.
Still, if you watch the video of this robot in action you have to admit that this is [...]
January 28th 2010
Nintendo has released its latest financials today and with it given us a breakdown of worldwide sales of its current hardware lines.
Worldwide sales of the Wii now total 67 million. That splits across the different regions as follows:
The Americas: 32 million
Japan: 9.7 million
Europe and the rest: 25.7 million
DS sales have been even better totalling 125 [...]