Sharp GALAPAGOS E-book Readers
Sharp has announced that it will enter the e-book reader market with its new line of Android-based Galapagos tablets. Here are a couple vi....
29 Sep 8:55 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Love Digi: A Camera That Turns Old Women into Cute Idols
An Asahi TV news program takes a look at Takara Tomy’s Love Digi, a little gadget that takes a series of photos and creates cute little l....
28 Sep 9:50 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
This is FaceTime
This is also why I’m glad the iPod Touch does FaceTime too. Will get one for the grandparents and maybe one for home. All you need is a w....
27 Sep 4:06 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Augmented reality iPhone app finds the nearest convenience store
There's a new iPhone app that will show you where the nearest convenience store is using augmented reality. I don't know how useful that ....
24 Sep 6:50 am  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan Gadgetry Making Cooking Cute Easier
Did you ever think so many gadgets would exist to ADD work to your baking? Yes, all for the sake of cute customization. The site Keitai St....
23 Sep 1:59 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gopan, a gadget that makes bread out of rice
Yum. This machine, called gopan (a play on words: gohan = rice, pan = bread) makes bread out of rice. A lot of South Indian food, includin....
22 Sep 6:45 pm  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Brain Controlled Gaming: Win a Kiss
“Mezamashi TV” shows off an iPad application that uses a headband to measure neural concentration. If you concentrate hard enough, you....
22 Sep 9:18 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
U.S. Global Hawk Drones in East Asia
The United States military has begun to deploy RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned surveillance drones to Guam, and some in Japan see it as an impor....
21 Sep 10:43 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
AiRScouter Projects Images Directly onto the Retina
A Japanese company has created a device that resembles the “scouters” worn by Dragonball characters: This display uses the “persiste....
16 Sep 8:40 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
AR Drone flying
Love this pic of the AR Drone in the sky. Need a little practice to fly between buildings. See the weird rotor patterns? I always wanted ....
14 Sep 5:46 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
NTT’s vision of the future
Japan may be experiencing somewhat of a technological malaise at the moment, with the runaway success of foreign products such as iPhone but....
14 Sep 4:30 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
AR Drone Charging
Brought this to uni to fly around campus. Had a blast racing this quadricopter up and down the hallways. Will bring it out to the fields la....
14 Sep 10:13 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wooden iPad case by Kogei Sasaki
Woodcraft designer Kogei Sasaki has created this beautiful wooden iPad case. Like! via Spoon and Tamago....
13 Sep 9:18 am  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iWatch Nano
My work colleague @digitalbear has assembled his own watch using one of the new iPod Nano by Apple. Cool!! ....
13 Sep 12:07 am  from  Kirainet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Gundam Phone
Softbank is releasing a special Gundam 30th anniversary version of its 945SH mobile phone. Here are a couple videos of a press conference a....
10 Sep 8:43 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Soft and Precious Deco iPod and iPhone Cases!
Sparkles N Glitter has a lot of insanely sweet items... A LOT, but these iPhone/iPad covers are sparkly/cutesy/dreamy madness. I don't kno....
10 Sep 8:43 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Pentax digicam lets you create 3D art on its surface
Pentax is coming out with a new 14 megapixel digital camera this fall that allows you to create Lego-style art on its surface using "nano....
10 Sep 4:41 am  from  TokyoMango.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ポテチの手
Absolutely necessary if you don’t want an oily keyboard or controller. ....
7 Sep 6:45 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Microwave Takoyaki Maker Dazzles
Have you ever seen more dazzling advertisement? The Microwave Takoyaki maker makes the wonderful Japanese street food far more accessible.....
4 Sep 7:08 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Online Coupon Sharing For Tech-savvy Japanese
A short news report about the growing popularity of a new coupon sharing site in Japan: In the first part, they check out a site called Q:....
3 Sep 10:18 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Smile Measurement Technology
A Japanese company called Omron recently developed something it calls “Smile Measurement Software.” The software analyzes an image of ....
2 Sep 2:13 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Robot Arm Gets Rid of Bomb
Japanese police use a robot arm to take care of some suspicious luggage during an anti-terror drill in Roppongi: The drill was part of the....
30 Aug 12:28 pm  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese books for Kindle from TheJapanShop
Have a Kindle? Want to use it to learn Japanese? This eBook might be a good place to get started. Learn Hiragana on the Kindle TheJapa....
30 Aug 11:40 am  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese Podcast Recommendations 4
The next podcast recommendation is Nikkei Veritas Moyamoya Talk by TV Tokyo Announcer Oe Mariko. Moyamoya Talk with Oe Mariko とー....
28 Aug 8:13 pm  from  Japannewbie   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Don’t eat my iPHONE!
Cool? YES…Practical? Maybe…tasty looking? Of course! via technabob, ismashphone....
28 Aug 2:00 am  from  Daily Bento   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Touch Panel Vending Machine
“Mezamashi TV” visits Shinagawa Station to observe how people are using the new smart vending machine that can recommend drinks based o....
26 Aug 10:07 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
iPad Self-Ordering System for Japanese Izakaya
Sharp System Products has created this self-ordering system for restaurants that can be run on Apple’s Ipad: With this system, the pictu....
25 Aug 9:17 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Purikura – Japanese Print Club Photos Make Your Eyes Bigger & Skin Lighter
The “Mezashi TV” takes a look at some of the interesting features of Japanese “Print Club” [Purikura] photo booths: For years now,....
24 Aug 8:25 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Care Bears Earphones to the Rescue!
Care Bears Earphones to the rescue!! The entire Care Bear form in your ear inevitably singing songs of caring. Life just got so much bette....
23 Aug 1:05 am  from  Dropdeadkawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A Keyboard for Long-nailed Women
Have you got long nails (or chubby fingers)? You might want to get a keyboard like the one shown in this news report There is more space ....
21 Aug 8:27 am  from  Japan Probe   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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