I’m assuming only Japan could come up with something this twisted.

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If any of our francophone readers happen to be in France soon, be sure to let us know how your trip was. More specifically, we want to know if French transit company SNCF has expanded it’s trial RFID program. Passengers will receive a USB drive with an RFID chip inside it. You can add money to the account via RFID or hand it to an attendant who will refill it over USB. SNCF wants to have all it’s customers using the system by 2010, so we’ll see what happens. Remember: security always plays a huge part.

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Does not actually run on steam but it’s probably the most impressive papercraft designs we’ve seen yet.

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Later this year, Microsoft will be retailing its new wireless mouse specifically designed for easy transit. Gone are the days of the tiny transportable mouse for your laptop that makes your hand look like an amputated limb from Andre The Giants body.

It’s a full-sized mouse that folds into a space-saving form that’ll fit anywhere from your laptop case to your underpants. Unfolding the Microsoft Arc mouse in front of everyone on the train will make them wish they had a mouse as big as yours!

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New York’s Improv Everywhere is one of the funniest comedy troupes I know of. If you’re not familiar with them, they stage ridiculous events to play pranks on the public. A lot of the jokes involve a large amount of people and their latest is no exception. 15 pairs of twins met up and rode the 6 train together. Each pair of twins would sit across from one another so it looked as if a mirror was set up.

You know what, stop the presses. I don’t want to spoil the fun so just watch the above video and enjoy.

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