Tag Archives: japan

Sony Accepting Applications Playstation Home Beta

The main reason you bought a Playstation 3 was probably due to Killzone 2 or Playstation Home, Sony’s new online service that’s supposed to be something like Xbox Live meets Second Life. You and your friends can meet up with your avatars, talk, chat, shoot the shit and so on. Oh, and more importantly, you can play games together too. ...

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Robot Head Toilet Paper Holder

Toilet paper isn’t exactly the most exciting thing in a household. I’d say it borders somewhere above Q-tips and below the dishtowel. Now you can spice up your bathroom with this $50 TP holder from Japan. It’s called the Airyusha Robotan Toilet Paper Holder and comes in either black, red, yellow or silver/metallic. Made from ceramic, the toilet paper is ...

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KAWS x John Mayer Guitar Picks

Looks like artist KAWS is up to his dirty tricks again. And by dirty tricks, I mean creative works of art. This time around, it’s a set of uniquely designed guitar picks that were made in collaboration with guitarist John Mayer. Each pick is signed and dated by both KAWS and Mayer and won’t be available to the general public. ...

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Tokyo’s Ultra-Luxe Movie Theater Has $278,000 Seats

Earlier this morning, the most luxurious movie theater ever had it’s grand opening in Tokyo Japan. Shinjuku Piccadilly is a cinema complex featuring a sleek “brilliant white” design and the world’s largest LCD monitor, a 108 inch behemoth from Sharp that’s the largest they can make with a single piece of 8th-generation glass substrate. Picture quality on this thing must ...

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Nike x Nitro x Camouflage

If you live in NYC and are into the whole art/graffiti/urban-look/Japan thing, you might wanna stop by Premium Laces in Soho. Why? The store is selling a limited edition set of Nike apparel done in collaboration with Nitro Microphone Underground and Nitraid. You’ll find Air Force 1s, a New Era 59Fifty hat and a Nitraid t-shirt, all with a pixel ...

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Reebok EXT-LUX Collection

So you’ve spent all weekend working on your latest steampunk outfit. You have the helmet, the walking stick and even the pooch. You and your posse are ready to take the world by storm…except for one thing: your shoes are lame. Those blue Nike Air Force Ones aren’t going to make the cut for your outfit. Lucky for you, Reebok ...

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Japanese Digging Robot

You probably think that I’m talking about some autonomous robot that digs into the side of a mountain, right? Wrong, suckaz. I’m talking about a robot built by a Japanese man that spends all day digging and submitting stories to everyone’s favorite vice, Digg.com. He was recently arrested in Nagasaki and judging by the above video, it doesn’t look like ...

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Next-gen Prius May Have Solar Panels

The ultimate eco-rumor has been making its round this morning. Nikkei biz daily in Japan is reporting that the next-gen Toyota Prius, due out in 2010, will have solar panels to power accessories and amenities like air conditioning and the radio. Getting excited ’cause you were thinking about getting a Prius? Not so fast. Apparently, only high-end versions of the ...

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Rash Wet Suits Leave Rashes

Getting wet this summer? Of course you are. If you’re like me and you were to conjugate and abbreviate your first name with your last name, then people would call you Rash. Why not wear your new nickname on your shoulder? Rash wet suits couldn’t have a worse name. Whenever you think of their wet suits, all you’ll be thinking ...

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360 Degree Camera Prototype By Olympus

Olympus Japan today announced the development of the worlds first 360 degree lens and camera prototype. With a vertical coverage of 180 degrees this camera is a boon to surveillance systems everywhere.� This camera won’t miss a thing as it can cover every possible angle so long as the room isn’t too asymmetrical. No word from Olympus if the prototype ...

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