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Although the technology's still not exactly cost-effective, this is still a step in the right direction. read more »
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There's one for each in Docomo's new lines of phones, 4 new series, STYLE, PRIME, SMART and PRO. read more »
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Cube digital portable karaoke with headset mic. Also photos of karaoke varieties in Japan. read more »
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He thinks Japan is falling behind the rest of the world?! I'd venture to say it's quite the other way around. read more »
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"Fail! To use the iTunes store of a given country, you need a credit card billed there (even for free content), which most of us exchange students don't have. My host sister told me you can get prepaid cards from big electronics stores (Yodobashi, Bic, Sofmap, etc) in Japan, but today I stumbled read more »
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Japanese TV fires a baseball out of a tank's cannon! read more »
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Head out to Makuhari Messe on October 11 & 12 to see all that is new in the gaming world. This year's Tokyo Game Show theme is "Ready for GAME time!" and is where you can try out some of the latest games in a high definition surround sound environment. read more »
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The race to go green has taken to the high seas with two Japanese companies saying they would begin work on the world's first ship to have propulsion engines partially powered by solar energy. read more »
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American physicist and origami master Robert Lang delivered a pretty sweet lecture at the 2008 TED conference. In it he explains the fusion of mathematics and traditional origami that has high tech application possibilities in space. His talk, viewable in its entirety, is called "Flapping Birds an read more »
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A Japanese software company is stepping up international promotion of its Web browser in the hope of carving out a 5% share over the next few years of a market dominated by Internet Explorer and Firefox. read more »
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Scientists in Japan have developed a new form of flash memory which promises much longer lifetimes, can be operated at lower voltages, and can be fabricated on smaller transistor sizes. The new devices also run at a different voltage from ordinary flash; 6V instead of 20V read more »
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The TMSUK04 is a remote controlled, video camera equipped shopping robot that can crawl the mall while you relax at home. It could be Bender's great-great-granny - or the plot for Terminator 4. read more »
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An interesting article that shows how traditional Japanese art has influenced modern technology. Check out the cool video featured at the end of the story! read more »
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An Osaka-based research institute has developed a robot that detects people who seem lost, then gives them directions. read more »
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