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Archive for October, 2009

9 Oct 2009

Either good ol’ American gluttony has finally rubbed off on Japan or they’ve just thrown down the gauntlet for the hamburger competition on a new level. The Mega Tamago is comprised of three all-beef patties, bacon, lettuce three buns and that all important egg. Yes… an egg.

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Tags: all beef, beef, Big Mac, gluttony, hamburger, japan, mcdonalds, McMuffin, Mega Tamaga, mickey d's, one huge ass burger

Playbrick Earphones are Legoish Enough To Be Interesting

9 Oct 2009

Just don’t call them “Lego”. These Playbrick headphones are rather cool indeed.

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Tags: Audio, audiophile, earphones, headphones, lego, lego_earphones, MP3, playbrick, somebody might get sued

Sony to reveal its 52-inch Bravia 3D TV

9 Oct 2009

Sony revealed its 52-inch Bravia 3D TV supporting 1920 x 1080 resolution during CEATEC JAPAN 2009.

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Tags: bravia, bravia 3D TV, CEATEC, HDTV, high resolution, japan, Sony, sony_bravia, television

Photos: CEATEC Japan 2009

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7 Oct 2009

Hundreds of companies have gathered to showcase their latest technology at CEATEC Japan 2009, the largest consumer electronics trade show in Asia, which is being held at Makuhari Messe near Tokyo until October 10. Here are a few photos from the event. Nissan EPORO robots [+] Nissan stole the show with their demonstration of the [...]

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Samsung to announce AMOLED 12M Camera Phone

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7 Oct 2009

Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the ‘Samsung AMOLED 12M’, the world’s first 12-megapixel camera phone with a 3-times optical zoom lens. The phone will be available in the Korean market from early October.

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Do you need cordination? How about Ripple Look?

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7 Oct 2009

MyRipple has introduced the Mini PC ‘Ripple Look’, which expands the realm of viewing joy.

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Sharp releases AQUOS LX series, prepares for the tenth anniversary

5 Oct 2009

Sharp is approaching to the tenth anniversary of its AQUOS LCD flat panels. To give it a proper pump, they have prepared a new line-up for AQUOS series. The LX series is coming November 10 in Japan and only then it will spread to other markets. Sharp engineers have done a good job improving AQUOS [...]

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Gyroscopic Training Wheel Teaches Kids To Ride Bikes Scientifically

5 Oct 2009

The Gyrowheel makes use of a gyroscope, an internal, battery-powered, spinning wheel, to stabilize bikes and teach kids to ride. As young riders gain confidence, the level of stabilization can be adjusted.

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Tags: bicycles, bikes, children, exercise, gaining confidence, gyroscope, Kids, popping wheelies, riding bikes, Segway, spinning wheel, wheels, young riders, young_riders

SAMSUNG to present its eco-friendly speaker system ‘BiOKELP’

5 Oct 2009

Samsung claims kelp is a perfect material for speakers, because it has a very fast response time and a natural tonal balance. That means you should have decreased noise and distortion when listening to your favourite music or movies. Apparently, the key to bio-kelp’s success is that the density between fibre tissues is quite high, which is supposed to result in better clarity.

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Tags: Audio, Green, home audio, kelp speakers, samsung, seaweed, speakers, speakers made from kelp, stereo, the creature from the black lagoon

Sony PSP Go already hacked… sorta

4 Oct 2009

Just a few days after its release, the Sony PSP Go has been hacked already. Sorta. The hacker, Freeplay, is using an older exploit but it doesn’t quite yet mean that homebrew on the PSP Go is… well a go.

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Tags: 6.10, Breaking, hack PSP firmware, hacks, homebrew, homebrew_psp, not yet, psp go, psp610, psp_go, psp_hacked, Sony, Sony PSP, sony_psp_go, upgrade firmware, youtube

Ig Nobel Prize: Panda poo power

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3 Oct 2009

Researchers from Kitasato University in Tokyo have been awarded this year’s Ig Nobel Biology Prize for demonstrating a method to reduce kitchen waste by more than 90% by using bacteria derived from Giant Panda excrement. Professor Fumiaki Taguchi, who shares the prize with fellow researchers Song Guofu and Zhang Guanglei (both from the Kitasato University [...]

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Magic lantern slides

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3 Oct 2009

The University of Hawaii at Manoa hosts an online collection of about 1,500 magic lantern slides created in the 1930s and distributed around the world to educate people about Japan. Here are a few. Buddhist story [+] Scary kite [+]

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‘Power Loader’ exoskeleton suit

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3 Oct 2009

Engineers from Activelink, a Kyoto-based subsidiary of Panasonic, are hoping to turn science fiction into reality with a powerful robotic exoskeleton suit that gives its operator superhuman strength. + Video The so-called “Power Loader” suit — which takes its name from the fictional hydraulic exoskeleton suit appearing in the sci-fi classic “Aliens” (1986) — is [...]

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MEDION to present its all-in-one multimedia PC ‘THE TOUCH X9613′

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3 Oct 2009

BERLIN, Germany (AVING Special Report on ‘IFA 2009′) — MEDION presented its all-in-one multimedia PC ‘THE TOUCH X9613′ during IFA 2009. Link to the original article…