Technology
Sharp Unveils the Solar Powered Television
Sharp Electronics has introduced a new LCD TV which is powered by solar panels. Sharp claims that the 26-inch screen consumes only a quarter of a energy compared with a similar size CRT.
The new LCD is actually a very low power consumption LCD screen, that is paired with a new thin solar panel [...]
Weird Summer Gadgets From Japan
It’s getting hot in Tokyo, and Japanese crazy gadgets are starting to appear in the shops, to help Japanese get a bit cooler.
USB Necktie
This is an improved model of last year necktie. In the necktie you can find a small fan that gets you fresh air while sitting in the office. It may look exciting, [...]
New Hybrid Helps You Listen To Your Wife While Driving
One of the great frustrations of men around the world is that they cannot hear their wife while they drive. Women have the great habit of giving you good advices on the road, and you always want to listen carefully to them. “You should have taken the right turn, honey”, “Why are you driving so [...]
"Tokyo Sky Tree" Will be the Highest Tower in the World
Japanese strive for excellence, that’s why many world records are set in Japan. Only last week a Japanese woman broke the record for the longest eyebrow hair, and now the Japanese are after a more serious record: world highest metal tower.
The name for the tower will be “Tokyo Sky Tree”, or Tōkyō Sukai Tsurii [...]
The Smallest Noodle Bowl in The World
Japanese scientists are probably don’t eat so much. That’s why they focus their research on creating nanofood - food that is so small it can be seen only in a microscope.
The scientist have create a bowl of noodles or ramen (the Japanese version for noodles) in the size of 1/25,000 of an inch. the [...]
Crazy Japanese Trucks
The art of “Dekotora” “or in simple English “pimping trucks” is a very know art in Japan. The truckers are decorating the trucks with neon lights, shiny paints and add everything that can be glued to the top of the truck. These trucks are used only as hobby trucks only and do not being [...]
Japanese Robot Climbs Grand Canyon like Tom Cruise
In a scene taken directly from the script writer of Mission: Impossible 2, the Japanese Evolta robot has shown breath-taking climbing capabilities.
The robot, 17 centimeter tall and 130 grams in weight, was forced to climb a 500 meters canyon as a demonstration by Panasonic for its new line of alkaline batteries.
The Evolta (combining “evolution” and [...]
Goggles to Help You Drive Safely
Japanese scientists love goggles that help us to do things. They even invented the goggles that help us remember where we put out keys or other stuff. Now they have invented goggles that will help us drive safely.
The eye-tracking system from EMR-9 from Nac Image, is a new experimental system that tracks how a [...]
It’s a Dog, It’s a Robot – It’s RoboDog
Man best friend in Japan always had a different meaning. It started when Sony introduced Aibo back in 1999 to the world. Aibo was a cute robot dog, which knew how to perform basic operations such as walking and recognizing voice commands.
Unfortunately, Sony eventually decided to cease Aibo production after 170,000 dogs sold. Although Aibo [...]
Reading The Newspaper In The Shower - Now You Can
You come home after a long day at work and all you can think about is a long, hot shower. The plans for the rest of the evening include only relaxing in front of the fireplace with the newspaper.
Well not everyone have a fireplace, but everyone got a shower and what can be more entertaining [...]
