| 24.9.05 |
| The ultimate disguise Ž¡ŽÆInstantaneous Vending-Machine SkirtŽ¡ŽÇ - Urban Camouflage |
Instantaneous Vending-Machine Skirt? Ž¡ŽÈAnytime and it hides anywhereŽ¡ŽÉ
Ž¡ŽÈInstantaneous Vending-Machine SkirtŽ¡ŽÉ is a work from the student days of the artist Aya Tsukioka.
On her website she says that she won Ž¡ŽÈjoyŽ¡ŽÉ and the grand prix prize at the 2nd S.I.C.F exhibition at the prestigious SPIRAL GALLERY in Harajuku Tokyo. |
| posted by Kei @ 24.9.05 |
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| TV sucks... |
For the most part, our network television is pretty darn unremarkable. If one were to zap through the channels at any time of day, one would likely find:
* A variety show featuring a roomful of mindless Ž¡ŽÈtalentsŽ¡ŽÉ who are completely and utterly devoid of any actual talent whatsoever
* A cooking program
* A cooking program featuring a roomful of mindless talents who watch food being cooked and then sample it and loudly and repeatedly exclaim Ž¡ŽÈOISHII!!!Ž¡ŽÈ
* Some kind of quiz show
* A quiz show featuring a roomful of mindless talents demonstrating just how mindless they truly are
* A sappy documentary about someone somewhere in the world who faces some sort of adversity (e.g., is looking for a job, is living in a brutal war zone, was born without legs, a combination thereof, etc.) and who Tries His/Her Best¾¤? to overcome the hardships of their situation
* A variety show featuring a roomful of mindless talents watching a sappy documentary and providing their horribly forced reactions to the hardships (tears) and the overcoming of the hardships (more tears) for the sake of the television viewers at home who have to be instructed how to react since they have neither souls nor a capacity for empathy
Once in a while, however, when youŽ¡ŽÇre mindlessly browsing through the various offerings on each of the eleven "non-paytv" channels available to you, something utterly insane and beyond comprehension will catch your eye and youŽ¡ŽÇll freeze, remote in hand, mouth agape, temporarily incapacitated with both shock and amusement in a profound moment of WTF....
but only sometimes
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| posted by Kei @ 24.9.05 |
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| 23.9.05 |
| Dream control |
Takara Toys developed the "Yumemi Koubou (Dream Workshop)", a sort of big PDA that can be programmed to "control dreams". You first decide what you want to dream, then place a related photograph on the screen (e.g. if the dream is to become famous, put the picture of your favorite actor/actress), insert a fragrance in the dispenser, and choose an appropriate background music from the database. Then you must visualize the desired image and pronounce (record) a statement, such as "I want to be famous". After all this process, you leave the Dream Workshop near the bed and go to sleep. The device will play the music or the recorded phrase and release the fragrance during 8 hours, along with the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep pattern. And after 8 hours, it wakes you up with soft music and light.
People who actually used it, complained about the implicit condition of "8 hours of sleep". Most people here in Japan work long hours and sleep an average of 5-6 hours (according to a survey of AC Nielsen)
Dream Workshop was launched in August last year, at 15,540 yen. It even got a prize as "original gift" at the Tokyo International Gift Show (Spring 2004). But one year later, it's being sold at Yahoo Japan Store for...2,980 yen (lol...80%OFF!) Takara Toys will have to come up with something else to see its dream realized... a "dream realizer" would be more successful.
Damn dreamers... |
| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| Choke the Annoying Chicken Doll |
 If you're one of those types with a propensity for choking a chicken, choking on some chicken, or getting a chick in a choke hold, or whatever, then you might need one of these.
The Choke the Annoying Chicken Doll is a stuffed chicken that gets frantic when you choke it's neck. Perfect as a conversation piece in the office cubicle.
When you turn it on, it simply dances on your desk, flapping its wings and singing a tune. But when you choke it's neck, the music stops and the chicken starts choking, kicking its legs, flapping its wings, and gagging for dear life.
Oh, and if you have one of those "smart types" who challenges you on the "which came first, the chicken or the egg" discussion, get him the "Squeezy Chicken Egg" gift.
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| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| Cook's Cutting Guard |
Want to keep your fingertips where they belong?
Consider this nicely?conceived stainless steel guard that slips over the end of your middle finger, shielding it and the rest of your digits from the knife blade as you slice, dice, chop and julienne.
"The edge of the curved shield holds food in place, leaving your fingers free to handle the item being cut."
$14.95 here. (Onion not included.) |
| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| How to pick Uniforms for Campaign Girls |
 Ž¡ŽÈWhy are you wearing a flight attendant uniform?Ž¡ŽÉ I ask.
Ž¡ŽÈUh, IŽ¡ŽÇm not sure.Ž¡ŽÉ
The campaign girl turns a fat guy in a yellow polo shirt. She asks him what her flight attendant uniform has to do with the game sheŽ¡ŽÇs promoting.
The guy in the yellow shirt saunters over, and tells me, Ž¡ŽÈNothing. It has nothing to do with the game.Ž¡ŽÉ
Ž¡ŽÈWhy is she wearing it?Ž¡ŽÉ
Ž¡ŽÈBecause I like it.Ž¡ŽÉ
Ž¡ŽÈOh.Ž¡ŽÉ
Note: the girl was promoting a Tetris-like puzzle game. |
| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| SNK Gives Nintendo Some Love |
Oh, i almost forgot.
During the Tokyo Game show SNK announced not one, not two, not even three, but four games for Nintendo gamers. Im feeling the love, how bout you?
So, what do we get? How about Metal Slug 1, 2, 3 and X for the GBA and also SNK vs Capcom Card Fighter DS. With the Metal Slug games and Alien Hominid, the GBA is going to be feeling the shooter love. As for SNK vs Capcom Card Fighter for the DS, its based off of the Neo Geo Pocket game in which you battle using card in an RPG style game. |
| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| The iBoy GB Emulator: Mario on the iPod |
Limited screen colour gadget meets another limited screen colour gadget. This time, the hack allow you to play gameboy games on your iPod. The controls to mirror the Gameboy's on the iPod are cleverly executed via the scroll wheel. Hit left on the scroll wheel and you go left, touching the upper right corner of the wheel is the "A" button, Et cetera. I could imagine that'd be difficult. Download the Binary source on GB Emulator now. Er' only if you have a an a 4th Generation iPod. They're currently working on getting the other generations to function. There's a bonus clip of Mario on the iPod here!
The limitations (for now) are as follows:
# Only works on 4g ipods - the actual 4g - ie the grayscale one
# 1,2,3G not supported, aegray's analyzing it.
# Mini, Photo not yet supported (working on it)
# GB Cardrigde Ram, RTC not yet supported
# Full speed not yet reached (now 70-80%)
# Controls work by touching the wheel at different positions. This makes pressing two buttons (areas of the wheel) at the same time a problem.
# The screen is cropped, meaning pixels are lost around the edges.
# The battery will drain fast |
| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| Keyboard Key Bag |
i want one ...
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| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| (<_<) |
POPEYE'S, a "odd" store on the 8th floor of the daikanplaza building. It is a 'costume fetish' store with a twist -- it's not full of soiled, used schoolgirl outfits, or soiled anime character costumes.....
POPEYE'S is full of soiled WORK UNIFORMS. For instance, a used Makudonarudo uniform is about $225. What kind of person has a macdonalds fetish???
I seriously can't believe someone would pay that much money just so they could dress themself or their girlfriend up as a burger-flipper....
but i assume that 'would you like me to supersize that?' jokes are part of the appeal.
Also they have uniforms from this baseball-themed restaraunt inside the Tokyo Dome center....a friend of me works at the same place, so that was hilarious. I checked the polariod though, and it wasn't her.
If used uniforms / underwear / hygine pads are not your deal, you can buy USED LIPSTICK with a little polaroid of the lady using the lipstick -- only $12.
It makes me imagine some guy saying: "yeah, those people who buy used pissy panties are totally sick. Not totally well-adjusted normal used-makeup-buying guys like me. we have our shit together." |
| posted by Kei @ 23.9.05 |
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| 22.9.05 |
| Opera Eliminates Ads, Its Now Free |
 I knew it was coming. When Opera was offering free registration codes for a day, but didnŽ¡ŽÇt turn off the auto-generating code email address until way after the day was over, I sensed that it was going to become a freeware platform. The day has come, as Opera no longer had any integrated ad banners. I know, Firefox has been all the rage among the Internet elite, but I urge you to try Opera. It is blazingly fast, and just works. I have yet to experience an Opera browser crash, while Firefox blows up three or four times a day for me on both Windows and Mac OSŽ¡ŽÇs.
Heres a great Opera Wiki with lots of tips |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Noodle Filming in Space |
I reported about Nissin CorporationŽ¡ŽÇs Ž¡ŽÈSpace Ram¾¤? (Ž±Ž§ŽÃðÁŽ©Ž¥ò£Ž¼Ž¥â§?)Ž¡ŽÉ being served on the Space Shuttle. Now theyŽ¡ŽÇre going to film a TV commercial for their instant Cup-o-Death¾¤? ramen up there.
 Ž¡ŽÄ.Nissin Food Products Co. will film a promotional spot on the International Space Station for Cup Noodle, featuring a sales pitch by a hungry Russian cosmonaut. The commercial will air in Japan in November as part of NissinŽ¡ŽÇs Ž¡ŽÈCup Noodle No BorderŽ¡ŽÉ campaignŽ¡ŽÄ
See all the wild Nissin TV commericials here |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Ž¡ŽÈSOL!D EYE TOBIDAC!DŽ¡ŽÉ ....again |
Ive already posted that Konami launches their 3D Viewing Peripheral "SOL!D EYE TOBIDAC!D" bundled with "METAL GEAR AC!D2Ž¡? on December 8th. but.....
KonamiŽ¡ŽÇs also plans to re-release the old Metal Gear Acid at a deep discount for the PSP and the SOL!D EYE 3d Device. |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Canine connoisseurs |
It has to be said that on occasions, pet lovers can go a bit too far. Such things as dog dye and cat cosplay outfits adequately proving the point. Yet even these preposterous products seem semi-sensible compared to dog wine.
A beverage that for all those interested can be purchased from the internet shopping site Rakuten. A snip at 400 yen a bottle. Glass not included.
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| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Power-dressing man leaves trail of destruction |
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian man built up a 40,000-volt charge of static electricity in his clothes as he walked, leaving a trail of scorched carpet and molten plastic and forcing firefighters to evacuate a building.
Frank Clewer, who was wearing a woolen shirt and a synthetic nylon jacket, was oblivious to the growing electrical current that was building up as his clothes rubbed together.
When he walked into a building in the country town of Warrnambool in the southern state of Victoria Thursday, the electrical charge ignited the carpet.
"It sounded almost like a firecracker," Clewer told Australian radio Friday.
"Within about five minutes, the carpet started to erupt."
Employees, unsure of the cause of the mysterious burning smell, telephoned firefighters who evacuated the building.
"There were several scorch marks in the carpet, and we could hear a cracking noise -- a bit like a whip -- both inside and outside the building," said fire official Henry Barton.
"We tested his clothes with a static electricity field meter and measured a current of 40,000 volts, which is one step shy of spontaneous combustion, where his clothes would have self-ignited," Barton said.
read the whole story XD
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| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Duck Doom |
 Hahaha... i love this one. Classic Nintendo Duck-hunt with dog and stuff, but with weapons and HUD from Doom (^_^) highly addictive, like the original.
DuckDoomDeluxe |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Google Earth turns up Roman ruin in blogger's back yard |
"A computer programmer found a Roman ruin near his home in Italy when he was playing around with Google Earth & Google Maps."
His eye was caught by unusual 'rectangular shadows' nearby. Curious, he analysed the image further, and concluded that the lines must represent a buried structure of human origin. Eventually, he traced out what looked like the inner courtyards of a villa.
He, contacted archaeologists, including experts at the National Archaeological Museum of Parma. They confirmed the find. At first it was thought to be a Bronze Age village, but an inspection of the site turned up ceramic pieces that indicated it was a Roman villa. |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Choi-muki |
This fruit peeler is called "Choi-muki" ("Choi" comes from the word "chotto"=a little; and "muki" from the verb "muku"=to peel). It's totally operated by hand, yet very easy and user-friendly.
Yahoo!Store |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| External HDD casing with card reader by LG |
LG presents a USB 2.0 3.5" HDD casing in Korea, and it also has a CF1/2, SD/MMC and MS slot, as well as 2 USB ports, so that you can copy all your data directly onto the (optional) 3.5" disc (of your choice).
Techno@ |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| Gamepark GPX2 to launch in October |
It can play games. It can play your Movies. It can play your music. It can view photos. It can read Ebooks. It runs on just 2 AA batteries - And it can do all this in the palm of your hand or on your TV screen.
Yes thatŽ¡ŽÇs right, this handheld can connect to the TV, console style. Watch your DivX movies on the TV. Play emulated classics on the TV. Try big screen Quake. Or just play them all on the GP2XŽ¡ŽÇs large 320*240 backlit screen. You get the best of both worlds.
And it runs Linux. This means a whole world of Games, Utilities and Emulators are at your disposal. Quake, Doom, SNES, Megadrive, MAME, Media players and Applications to name just a few.
ItŽ¡ŽÇs powerful - Two 200mhz CPUŽ¡ŽÇs (lol) with 64meg of RAM , custom graphics hardware and decoding chips. Takes SD cards and has 64M of NAND memory. Plenty to play with. One of the most powerful and advanced handhelds today.
preorder for $225.69...seriously.. if you are not a linux or emulation fanatic, get a PSP |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| TerraTec Cinergy-XS USB TV Tuner |
Never miss your favorite shows while still hanging on work. Yet, this could be better if it can be used to receive SAT channels!
The Cinergy-XS is a self-contained tuner with software for watching TV on your PC. Interestingly enough, you can also record live video through the tuner and it also pics up digital signals. Overall, looks like a great way to add live TV to a laptop sans breakout boxes and other heavy junk. Pricing is set at about $200. |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| StickyPod For Film Director Like You |
Ž¡ŽÈCameraŽ¡ŽÄ ACTION!!Ž¡ŽÉ
Create your own episode of Ž¡ŽÈFast and FuriousŽ¡ŽÉ or Ž¡ŽÈFormula 1 ActionŽ¡ŽÉ with StickyPod, an outdoor Ž¡ŽÈCamera PodŽ¡ŽÉ with suction cups that sticks on your car and keep your camera rolling on the move!
Sticky Pod Dash Cam is great for anyone that wants or needs video out the front of their car. It works in any vehicle and delivers crystal clear stable video. Remember, the Pro Pak will also work as a dash cam. To make your creativity unstoppable, add a ProPak to you camera bag!
ThereŽ¡ŽÇs also a Pro version with a larger surface and four suction cups. The base model is $59 while the Pro version is $129 Ž¡Ž½ not too shabby for a way to jazz up those boring home videos. |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| NEC Introduces 11.9mm! Ultra-Thin Mobile Phone |
NEC introduced a fold-type mobile phone that is only 11.9mm thin (folded!). The Motorola RAZR measures 23mm (folded).
The new NEC phone measures 47.9mm (width) X 101.5mm (height) X 11.9mm and weighs 96g. It has 1.9 inch (176?~220 dot) 65,000 color display in addition to a digital camera with 1.3MP.
The new ultra-thin NEC mobile phone (somehow NEC does not mention the model name) is currently available in Hong Kong. |
| posted by Kei @ 22.9.05 |
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| 21.9.05 |
| How the mighty have fallen XD |
Symantec's most popular product is called " Uninstaller".
Irony |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| o.o |
Newspaper reporting that a Japan Self Defence Force soldier hasŽ¡ŽÄlost his bayonet, OH MY GOD!
Apparently the soldier, on the way back from exercises in Takashima, Shiga prefecture to his Self Defense Force barracks in Kasugai, Aichi, lost his bayonet.
The bayonet has a black handle. Its scabbard is grey. If you find it, please tell the proper authorities.
About 160 soldiers are searching the area around Takashima, and Sekigahara, where the soldier and the rest of his troop stopped at a convenience store. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Gigabeat X30 MP3 player |
Toshiba has announced their X30 today, a Gigabeat MP3 player with killer looks! It'll have a 30Gb 1.8" HDD and it's 20% smaller than its bigger brother (the F21). Overall dimensions are 59.3x99.3x14.5mm for a weight of 134g. It has a 2.4" 240x320 QVGA screen, and just like the iPOD Photo it's capable of displaying photographs. It'll be on sale here in Japan on the 22nd of September. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Big Boy Game Boy ..ahm.. man |
ItŽ¡ŽÇs over 3 feet tall and weighs 100 pounds with the working cartridge. Guess this Game Boy isnŽ¡ŽÇt exactly portable.
No wonder they call it the Ž¡ŽÈGame Man.Ž¡ŽÉ Designed by an art student named Jeff, this massive machine is his senior project. He was planning to make it seven feet tall, but didnŽ¡ŽÇt have enough cash. Price for Game Man construction? $500.
Someone send this man more money. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Honestly Bad Coffee |
Every now and then itŽ¡ŽÇs good to try something you donŽ¡ŽÇt often try. However, a bad time for this is before a meeting at work, and a bad thing to try is a different variety of something you arenŽ¡ŽÇt keen on anyway. For me, this was a different type of canned cold coffee from the works fridge. Generally, I donŽ¡ŽÇt drink these, but when one is called Ž¡ŽÈHonestyŽ¡ŽÉ you have to at least give it a try right? Wrong. This was awful, vile, disgusting. If you see this in the konbini, give it a miss. Honestly. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Researchers Decode Messages By Analyzing Typing Sounds |
 Is it possible to transcribe what others are typing simply by the listening to the noise their keystrokes make? According to Doug Tygar of the University of California, Berkeley, the answer is yes. Tygar and his colleagues recorded 10 minutes worth of typing and were able to figure out what was being typed just by the sound. Each keystroke has a different sound, which enabled researchers to create a computer program that decodes the sound. Ž¡ŽÈUsing statistical learning theory, the computer can categorize the sound of each key as itŽ¡ŽÇs struck and develop a good first guess with an accuracy of 60 percent for characters, and 20 percent for words,Ž¡ŽÉ explains team member Li Zhuang also of U.C. Berkeley. Ž¡ŽÈWe then use spelling and grammar check to refine the result, which increased the accuracy to 70 percent and the word accuracy to 50 percent.Ž¡ŽÉ |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| uhmmm...okay? |
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| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| LaCie Carte-Orange 8GB USB Hard-Drive |
LaCie known for their external hard-drives enters the USB drive market with the LaCie Carte-Orange 8GB drive. The credit-card sized Carte-Orange is only 6mm thick. It supports USB 2.0 and guess what, it is orange (<_<). The LaCie portable drive works driver free on Windows 2000/XP and Mac OS X.
The 8GB LaCie Carte-Orange sells for $149.99. The 4GB version sells for $99.99.
Pre-order opened on the LaCie site. Shipping date is early October. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Blue diet (silly diet products) |
Balance Diet has launched a blue-coloured "Diet Furikake". Furikake is a flavored seasoning to be sprinkled on rice. It normally comes in fish, egg, plum or seaweed flavors.
The idea of this diet is: the human brain distinguishes between "pleasant" and "non-pleasant" and makes the whole body avoid non-pleasant things. On the other hand, 70% of the information sent to the brain comes from visual perception. If you program your brain to reject carbohydrates through an unpleasant view of food containing them (e.g. rice), you will be able to stop overeating. When you spread the Diet Furikake, the rice is dyed in blue, and your brain will form a negative image of it. It is important that you continue sprinkling it on rice for 7 evenings (they say that for a diet to be effective, reducing the intake of carbohydrates in dinner is the key). If it doesn't work, you should continue for 3 weeks (!).
The manufacturer says that the colour comes from blueberry colouring and the flavor is salty. One box contains 250g or 8.8oz (10 envelopes of 25g each) and comes with a "Blue Rice amulet strap".
i think watching at this picture gives you an idea how it works... |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Rock, Scissor, Paper ...... |
"everybody knows that Sponge owns Gun" |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Speck iPod nano Cases |
Speck Products has unveiled a slew of unique cases for Apple's tiny iPod nano. My favorites are (left to right): Nano Cloud FunSkin ($34.95), Nano ToughSkin ($34.95), Nano SkinTight ($19.95) and Nano Grass FunSkin ($34.95), but especialy the Nano ToughSkin. All are made with strong, tear resistant material and come with a screen protector and belt clip. Sure, the cloud and grass ones are a little strange, but so are you. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Inflatable Pub |
Wow. I could put this thing to good use somewhere. The Inflatable Pub from Airquee has room for a bar and 30 customers, and can be be erected anywhere in just 10 minutes with 2 small blowers. It's even got a blow-up fireplace. And best of all, if you dont have that many friends, you can just order 30 blow-up dolls and have them be your crowd. |
| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Bad Mother Fucker Wallet |
There may not be a more awesome moment in a movie than when Jules calmly tells the dude in Pulp Fiction that his wallet is "the one that says Bad Motherfucker." You can get here a replica of Jules' wallet ($25).
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| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| posted by Kei @ 21.9.05 |
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| Holiday.... |
Today is a national holiday; and as is the custom here, it has a name/purpose Respect The Aged Day.
By the end of September the number of centenarians in Japan will reach 25,554. Meaning thereŽ¡ŽÇs going to be an awful lot of Ž¡ŽÆrespectingŽ¡ŽÇ going on.
The oldest person is 112-year-old Yone Minagawa. Although as impressive as this is, Mr. and Mrs. SembaŽ¡ŽÇs record for the worldŽ¡ŽÇs oldest couple is even more staggering. Yae Semba plods along at a sprightly 100-years-old, whilst her husband Nisaburo clocks in at an impressive and statistic contradicting 107. The pair narrowly edging out Yoichi and Gomi kazono of Kanagawa. A couple that also boasts a combined age of 207. |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Psycho! |
..so this is where psychos go? |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Mobile lust bust |
An Athens mobile phone dealer has been arrested for allegedly selling thousands of amateur sex videos he had downloaded from phones brought in for repairs.
His arrest followed a sting operation on Monday in which the suspect, only identified as a 44-year-old Greek, allegedly transferred 183 pornographic videos to the phones of undercover electronic crime squad officers for a total fee of 15 ($24), police said.
The footage had all been recorded by the dealer's clients for private use on their phones and stored in the devices, Associated Press reports.
(O_o) 183 videos... how stupid are these peoples not to delete their private mobile pron... |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Be earthquake-ready |
Muji, is selling Earthquake emergency packs, complete with gloves, slippers, candle, water, battery powered radio etc. ...very handy
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| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Superman ,Batman, Spiderman and Nagraj Vs. Shakoora The Magician |
by Indian Raj Comics, a delirious and Bollywood-esque story, so ridiculous and goofy (^-^)
oh..heh..here is the link |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Rotting-in-the-bottle beer |
Asahi Breweries will launch this winter a beer that changes taste over time as the fermentation process continues after it is bottled.
The Asahi Super Yeast Draft changes its aroma and flavor through a second phase of fermentation after its basic taste is created in the primary fermentation at factories.
"After a month, its smooth taste is enhanced. In two to three months, the gorgeous aroma increases, giving the beer abundant and smooth flavor with crisp aftertaste," the company said. |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Personal Rockin Computer |
The Personal Rockin Computer, dubbed ZedSet, by French artist Ronan Masson, can be used on its own or with the addition of a computer.
 
Part of the ICHIM 05 Digital Culture and Heritage exhibition, on Sept. 21-23 in Paris. |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| Million Dollar Homepage |
the Million Dollar Homepage consists of 1 million individual pixels. each pixel is valued at $1 a piece with a minimum purchase requirement of a block of 100 pixels (10x10px). the money earned will be directed to a student's university education. his homepage thus visualizes the collaborative effort of monetary sponsoring from unknown participants in real time. |
| posted by Kei @ 19.9.05 |
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| 18.9.05 |
| Dell DJ Ditty now available |
Hey, lookie Ž¡Ž½ the Dell DJ Ditty is already available on the Dell website. That screen looks realllly tiny. You can pick one up for $99.
* 512MB of storage for up to 220 songs
* Integrated FM tuner
* Easy to read 26x11mm LCD screen
* Slim design measuring 3.6 x 1.1 x .5 inches and weighing only 1.29 ounces
* Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery with up to 14 hours of battery life
* Includes earbuds, lanyard, and black & blue USB Cap
* Easy and affordable downloads via Musicmatch Jukebox by Y!Music
* Compatible with Napster to Go
* Compatible with Audible |
| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| The augmented kitchen |
The overall deal is that various data visualizations get projected onto surfaces like the countertop, cabinets, fridge, range, sink, and even the food itself. So, whilst whipping up your latest burnt failure special delicacy you can keep the recipe projected onto the cabinets for reference, or you could have the faucet change color to indicate the temperature of the water, or even project the contents of the fridge onto the floor so you donŽ¡ŽÇt have to waste precious energy holding the door open. While i canŽ¡ŽÇt argue with infusing pretty much any room in the house with an overdose of technology, in the end i somehow doubt this would succeed in luring me into actuallyŽ¡ŽÄ well, cooking.
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| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| Apple patent hints at integrated webcams for future iMacs, notebooks |
 A patent application has recently surfaced that may indicate AppleŽ¡ŽÇs intention of building webcams directly into future iMacs and notebooks. In keeping with AppleŽ¡ŽÇs habit of patenting technology that everyone is already using, the March 2004 filing shows plans for a webcam built into the screen-side latch of a notebook (much like the cams that Sony has been integrating into their machines for years). Unlike past offerings, however, the Apple patent presents the bold and innovative concept of allowing the webcam to rotate about its horizontal axis. Think Different? You bet! |
| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| Widescreen Gizmondo specs and pics |
Not sure why they thought itŽ¡ŽÇd be brilliant to officially announce a new version of the Gizmondo before the first one has even gone really on sale, but Tiger Telematics have released some concept images and more details of that new widescreen version of their Gizmondo portable game console they Ž¡ŽÈaccidentallyŽ¡ŽÉ revealed the other day. The specs feel a bit fanciful (ive seen these guys overpromise and underdeliver before), but according to their press release this new version will be a bit more PSP-like and have a 4-inch widescreen, 480 x 272 pixel LCD (which Tiger Telematics helpfully describes as being Ž¡ŽÈrazor-sharpŽ¡ŽÉ), built-in 802.11b/g WiFi, at least a 500MHz processor (the PSP features a 1.3 Ghz processor), GSM/GPRS, GPS, an SD card slot, an analog TV-out port (oh..now this is a sweet feature), Bluetooth, USB On-The-Go, and a built-in two megapixel digital camera. Should be out in Q2 of 2006.
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| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| Keys?U?See Ž¡Ž½ 'World's most visible computer keyboard' |
This keyboard was invented for people with visual impairments but like so many things created for a small subgroup it has much wider applicability.
Who wouldn't want to more easily see the letters on their keyboard? Not only do these keyboards have a large, bold type size and style, but they come in optical yellow as well as white and black.
USB and PS2 connections are built?in.
$69.95 here. |
| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| Oooohhh... This Solid Eye thinge...sweet |
Today i bumped into some Girls at the Gameshow pressing a PSP with KonamiŽ¡Žs Solid Eye attachment, running Metal Gear Acid against random peoples Faces... i looked random at the moment, so it was my turn. Wow..this thing gives you the same full color 3d effect like this old 600$ Vfx-2 VR Helmet (Solid EyeŽ¡Žs technology isnt really much different, really clever), it only makes you look like a complete moron when using it..and you dont get what is happening around you. The girls told me that Sony and Konami is even going to release 3d Umd Movies and other Games compatible for this clever Device.
The attachment will come bundled with Metal Gear Acid 2, which will be sold for 5,229 yen on December 8.
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| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| Get your groove on |
If you have a TV, you can get your groove on with the Groovetube. Just stick the plastic box on your TV, turn it on, and watch the light and pretty colors from your TV change through the diffused plastic grid. I guess it's useful if you want something to space out in front of, or maybe if you're having a party and want cool ambient lighting. It's like the lavalamp meets the TV yulelog, yeah! |
| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| (o.o) ouch |
It's begun - you can now preorder your Xbox 360 bundle on Amazon |
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| Nintendo anounced Controller shell for the Revolution ....remocon |
Nintendo has not shown anything about it yet at the gameshow.... IGN did this sad mockup...
i mean..yeah..i would accept something like this as Game controler. Damn you Nintendo..isnt there another way than releasing a neat console with a crap gamepad wich has to be upgraded to be usable? |
| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| posted by Kei @ 18.9.05 |
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| Bill Gates Goes to College with Napoleon Dynamite |
 
Who's the bigger geek: Bill Gates or Napoleon Dynamite?
Video Link (quicktime)
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