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The teaser trailer for Fumihiko Sori’s “Ichi” which takes the Zatoichi story but changes the gender of the protagonist. It opens in Japan this autumn.

hmmm…

There was be alot speculation about the upcoming Sony Rolly robotic music player. If you haven’t heard…where have you been?  Bluetooth streaming, programmable movement, amazing sound, and a heck of a design.

Rolly has two stereo 20mm active speakers with an output of 1.2W each, but the best part is its movement. Rolly will move all over your room, roaming and playing your favorite tunes via 1BG flash memory or streaming from your PC via Bluetooth!

While moving to the music, Rolly also lights to the tunes with blue, orange, and green LEDs that bounce right along as Rolly does. It’s volume controls are on the rotators, whose movements can also be customized with the “Motion Editor” software that comes with it.

All in all, this is one of the most exciting audio accessories to come this year
Rolly Specifications:
• Size: Approximately 104 x 65 x 65mm
• Weight: Approximately 300g
• Speakers: 20mm installed capacity: 1.2W + 1.2W
• Frequency range: 20-20,000Hz
• Interface: USB terminal: MiniB/Hi-Speed
• Memory: 1GB flash (built in)
• File compatibility: MP3, ATRAC, AAC
• Power: Rechargeable Lithium ion battery / USB
• Battery power duration: 3-5 hours depending on use
• Corresponding Bluetooth profile: A2DP and AVRCP
• Corresponding Bluetooth codec: SBC and MP3

Rolly comes with:
• USB cable (75cm)
• Lithium ion battery
• Sonicstage CP
• Motion Editor (Japanese)
• Stand
• Manual (Japanese)

You can order it here for $499.00

On November 17th, a stray dog somehow found its way onto a concrete hillside in Tokushima. The dog became trapped a concrete grid and started howling in misery. The area’s residents noticed the dog and began rescue attempts. A few days ago, rescue workers tried to catch the dog with nets, resulting in the following situation:

The dog was clearly frightened by the nets, and in an attempt to avoid them, it almost fell to its death. With the dog trapped in the next concrete square, the rescuers called it a day. The dog’s plight became a major news story and the Tokushima government was flooded with calls from people wanting to adopt the dog. When I left for work yesterday morning, the dog’s fate was still uncertain. Luckily, by the time I got home, good news was being reported. He was successfully rescued:

translation from the newspaper:

A puppy stranded for five days on a concrete grid on a steep slope here was rescued Wednesday morning in an effort by some 20 rescue workers.

Tokushima rescue officials decided to retrieve the dog from the 100-meter tall grid, which was built to prevent rockslides, after deciding that it was unable to escape by itself.

“It’s a precious life that was saved with help from many people,” a local public health center official said. “We’ve already had several inquiries from people saying they want to adopt it, and we want to give it away after it recovers.”

The dog apparently fell onto the grid from a thicket near the top, and was spotted about 50 meters up. A resident heard the dog howling at about noon on Nov. 17 and alerted the Tokushima public health center.

Officials said the animal appeared to be a mongrel. It was about 70 centimeters long and was only a few months old. It was not wearing a collar.

Rescue workers initially thought that it would be able to escape by itself, but they decided to begin rescue efforts on Tuesday morning. The workers tried to capture the dog using a net, but it jumped from box to box in the grid, avoiding them.

On Wednesday morning, workers placed protective netting below the dog and managed to capture it.

title is self explanatory…this is hilarious….”You will die”

Today is Star-Wars-Spoof-Video-Day

isnt that scary ? ^_^