Category: Japan

Store the Force

Vader USB

The whole custom USB memory device trend is taking longer to catch on than I had thought it would. This is the latest batch, Star Wars inspired memory units. So far this is falling in the same catagory as all the other ones, looks nifty but the storage capacity is far too small to be of any practical use. I suspect that some one is selling smaller (older) USB memory drives for very cheap and because the margin would be pretty good those get used in the cool custom cases.

May the USB Memory be with you my Young apprentice

USB, memory, Star Wars, storage

Decorer

Decorer

Well, nice to see that fashions in Tokyo are keeping up with the reputations that suround it. Looks like Harajuku, that would make sense as that is where you find all the supporters of the latest fashion… craze (or is is affliction?) If you ever visit Tokyo make sure you stop by Harajuku on a Sunday so you can see the locals get all weird.

In the past, this style was called “ shinorer ” because Japan ese talent, “ Tomoe Shinohara ” wear like this. After that, this fasion trend disappear at onece. But recently this fasion start to rampant again as “ Decorer ” .
At first, their way of decoration is very slight, subtlety and casually. But now their decoration technique go to extreme. Yes, they are really decorer !

Decorer, process of cheerful decoration fasion trend

fashion, Japan, decorer, weird

Exterminate. Exterminate! EXTERMINATE!

Guardrobo

“I think the “D” in Guardrobo D1 stands for Davros.”
-Kevin

In an idea straight out of science fiction, robots could soon begin patrolling Japanese offices, shopping malls and banks to keep them safe from intruders. Equipped with a camera and sensors, the “Guardrobo D1,” developed by Japanese security firm Sohgo Security Services Co., is designed to patrol along pre-programmed paths and keep an eye out for signs of trouble.

GuardRobo security robot

Japan, robots, security, technology

Huh? but cool….

Fickle Flickers website offers glimpse into hallucinagen induced japanimation reality world…..

Fickle Swimmers

I stubled accross this site as a link for my previous post and tough it had some outstanding artwork on it. I was amazed to see such good work merging real photos with animated figures. I did not find the artists’ name but you have to click on the ‘profile’ button and then click on the artists rendition of himself….I though it was cute. (I may try and master this move for my daughter).

Not bad for a random stumble-surf-finding…..

Have fun!

Robot Prototypes At Expo 05

expo

Loads of photos and video from the big robot demo at the 2005 Expo in Japan. The site is all in Japanese but don’t let that scare you, just click on the links and be amazed…
Walking robots, drum playing robots, robots that climb trees, robots that swim, robots that fly. Could this be the future? I hope so.

“Love terrestrial Hiroshi (Aichi international exposition)” on the 9th, displays the robot of 65 types “prototype robot spreading/displaying”

Love and earth Expo “Prototype robot exhibition” holding

Translated if you want to read the text. (Good chance that the links worn’t work.)

technology, robots, Japan,