Tag: Japanese
Smell-o-vision: NTT Communications trial aroma-emitting digital sign technology
As if our noses don’t get assaulted enough with vile scents in the form of pungent perfumes, stinky body odor, and overcooked food when out and about, a company over in Japan has created aroma-emitting digital sign technology.
Or ‘Smell-o-vision’, as our Editor In Chief, Stuart, described. Dubbed ‘Kaoru Digital Signage’ by NTT Communications, the electronic signs will be stationed outside the Kirin City Beer Hall at the Yaesu Shopping Mall in Tokyo…
Sony works with three Japanese artists to produce limited edition skins for Vaio, Walkman and earbuds
Now, I’m by no means a Sony fan, but phwroar, check out these tasty new products from the big ESSSS themselves.
Alright, they’re not exactly ‘new’, but have simply received a splash of paint to celebrate their Canvas at Sony art installation. Pictured are the NW-A808 MP3 players (for $228) and VAIO VGN-CR90…
Korea/Japan Week: Contrary to popular belief, the Japanese Agriculture Ministry is not in charge of Gundam :(
Last night I thought Kim Jong-Il’s comment boasting that he was an ‘internet expert’ was one of the best quotes that’s come out of this Korea/Japan Week we’re having here at Tech Digest, but I’ve discovered something even better, courtesy of Tokyo Mango, Japanese expert.
It appears that Japanese government bureaucrats may be the most obsessed Gundam fans in the world, as an internal investigation in the agriculture ministry has uncovered six staff members spend most of their time editing Gundam entries on Wikipedia rather than working on farming issues. They…
Infobar 2, the melted candybar TV phone
Originally revealed as a concept phone last year, enough people were whipped into a potential-money-spending frenzy by Infobar’s weirdly curvaceous design for the thing to get redesigned and signed up for release.
Inside Infobar 2 they’ve crammed one of the fancy 1-SEG TV tuners they use in Japan for watching TV on mobiles (yes, they actually bother…
Robot watch becomes desk clock: cool metallic time-telling gadgetry
If you're hooked on the Transformers idea, and you'd like a watch and a desk clock in one gadget, then these Japanese metal robot watches are just the thing. They can be worn on the wrist as a standard watch,…
Indulge your bubble-wrap popping tendencies with Bandai's Mugen Puchi Puchi
Hands up who enjoys popping bubble-wrap? Oh hai, all of you? Thought so. The past-time which is only just eclipsed by folding tent rods up, and scraping burnt bits off toast over the sink has just been made into a little electronic gizmo, which lucky OCD-ridden Japanese can get from Bandai when it launches shortly.
Like a game of Russian Roulette, every 100 squeezes of the air bubbles produces a random noise like the sound of a fart, or a woman ‘moaning in ecstasy’. Fear not commuters, as if you simply must pop the electronic bubble-wrap on the train,..
"Not EastEnders AGAIN" – the Japanese talking TV that insults while you watch
This portable, 2.7" QVA TV is probably going to get itself smashed rather promptly, thanks to coming with a selection of insults aimed at the user. Turn the volume up and it complains. Adjust the picture settings and it complains. Now you can feel put upon and repressed more than ever before!
Daily Tech Hotlinks for 17-Sept-07: Infinite Undiscovery, Facebook Suicide, iPods, Twitter, Bubble-gum
– Microsoft snatches up Square Enix’s Japanese RPG ‘Infinite Undiscovery’ for the Xbox 360 (Daily Tech)
– Rising trend documented, called ‘Facebook Suicide’, which involves deleting your account completely (Valleywag)…
Vision Magane Japan launch the MyDo eyeSonic earphone glasses
Bless the Japanese, the world would be an awful place without their crazy inventions and Hello Kittyfied products.
A company out there, Vision Magane, has announced some new glasses which literally make my eyes bleed just looking at them. The MyDo eyeSonic specs contain bone conduction earphones, so sound vibrations reach…
Learn English with Snoopy and Charlie Brown on new Nintendo DS game
Everyone’s favourite dog, Snoopy, is dog-paddling his way to the DS shortly, in a game that promises to teach users English. Yes, a dog teaching you English. Well, at least it’s not hamsters!
English Lessons With Snoopy allowes gamers to use the stylus to touch all items in a scene, and view the English spelling and pronunciation, triggering animated actions within the scene. Snoopy’s joined by Charlie Brown and the rest of the gang, who can help you through English-training minigames, slide puzzles and even a Charlie Brown dress-up game. So that’ll be several different zig-zag shirts then?…
