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Sanyo Eneloop Tones speak color to power
Sanyo recently announced a new line of batteries in their Eneloop series of rechargeable batteries called Eneloop Tones . Boasting eight new colors instead of the normal white batteries, the new cells look great in a drawer and on the store shelf, but are a bit harder to appreciate once ...
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UNIQLO finally gets into Social Networks
Since UNIQLO may well be the most web-savvy retailer around (see UniQlock , Uniqlo Calendar and Uniqlo Tunes ), it might come as a surprise to some readers to hear that they JUST started Twitter and Mixi accounts for the first time on November 20. Why so late to the grassroots level of ...
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Car Singing Auditions Promote Navigation System Online and on TV
SONY has launched a campaign to get us all singing in our cars. “Singing in your car” takes an activity that we all do (often to the annoyance of fellow passengers) and turns it into an interactive TV and online contest. You can send in your auditions (posted to YouTube) and some ...
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Telefork Merges Phones with Dinner
Japanese innovation in telephony is clearly ahead of the rest of the world, but did you know about the coming convergence between phones and silverware that was predicted years ago? Tsubame-Sanjo station in Niigata prefecture is home to an early prototype . In case you can’t tell, ...
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Mugen Tokoroten makes for Infinite Snack Squeezing
If you’re anything like me, you just can’t get enough tokoroten . All summer, every day, I’m just fiending for the sweet, sweet product of sea algae. Luckily, Bandai Asovision is adding yet another item to it’s mugen (infinite) s eries of toys that started with the ...
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This Just In: Obama is Polite
Without adding any kind of judgement for or against Obama ( this video says it all), his recent visit to Japan stirred up the silliest controversy ever. The other day the Drudge Report ran a headline showing the Leader of the Free World bowing to the Japanese emperor, who is clearly not bowing ...
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NicoNico Douga Video Drives Out of the Window
We’ve previously reported on this site about the official Rakuten Auction channel on NicoNico Douga . Now here’s another corporate-endorsed video, one that appears to smash, literally, out of the screen. Get in the driving seat for the Need For Speed: Shift video , a showcase for ...
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PhoneBook Mixes iPhone with Print Publishing
PhoneBook Mixes iPhone with Print Publishing
japantrends.com — Japanese developers Mobile Art Lab have come up with a unique way to mix technologies old and... new. The PhoneBook is just that – a phone combined with a book. You take a specially produced picture book with a “playing window” in ... (more) PhoneBook Mixes iPhone with Print Publishing
RC Toys Round-Up: Boys Get Racing For Christmas
Christmas is just around the corner and we figured we’d introduce three new RC products for the boys. A good start for any serious RC fan should be the G-Bound Super Car , with its gargantuan wheels and water-resistant shell. This baby is great to race through puddles and see the spray ...
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Hello Kitty Gets Musical With Swarovski
We just love interesting collaborations . “Adorable” character Hello Kitty and her owner Sanrio have teamed up with Swarovski to produce a mobile music player decorated with three hundred crystals. In fact, this is not the first time that Hello Kitty has been decorated with ...
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Century-Old Brand Gets Makeover
Take an old brand and a banal product. Add some simplistic, funky packaging and an interesting theme and, hey presto, you might just have a hit. That’s what health goods manufacturer Morishita Jintan is hoping will happen with their big new release — 116 Jintan . On sale from ...
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Deco-Monster Makes You A Mail Decoration
Just launched, the Deco-Monster is a collaboration between au KDDI and Casio to promote the latter’s Exilim mobile . The campaign revolves around the “ dynamic photos ” that the Exilim phone offers, and allowing you to use these as deco mail on your phone. Deco mail ...
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Manipulate Photos on Your Mobile to Make Deco Mail
Just launched, the Deco-Monster is a collaboration between au KDDI and Casio to promote the latter’s Exilim mobile . The campaign revolves around the “ dynamic photos ” that the Exilim phone offers, and allowing you to use these as deco mail on your phone. Deco mail ...
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Ocean Theater: Clock Displays Animation of Underwater World
Ocean Theater: Clock Displays Animation of Underwater World
japantrends.com — A long time back we reported on this Ani-Light prototype being developed by Takara Tomy. Now comes... news that Seiko Clock has got together with Takara to release the gadget properly from December. The name of the product has changed a bit — ... (more) Ocean Theater: Clock Displays Animation of Underwater World
UNIQLO TUNES: Blog Parts Play Your Music
We all loved (and continue to love) the UniQlock . And the UT Loop widget let you customize your own t-shirt collection advert. Now, as part of its HEAT TECH range, Uniqlo has released a new blog par t for the adoring public. UNIQLO TUNES is, as the name suggests, musical. You can upload the ...
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Rakuten Auctions Launches Official Channel on Niko Niko Douga
Rakuten Auctions (楽天オークション) has launched an official channel on Japanese novelty streaming site Niko Niko Douga (ニコニコ動画) (lit. “laughing videos”). Rakuten Auctions is similar to ebay , in that it offers a platform for vendors (and individuals) to sell to consumers. It is one of ...
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Ponta Point Card
Just when you thought you had a grip on all the inter-chain point cards on the Japanese market. Just when you thought it was safe to go into a convenience store…Along comes another one. Convenience store giant Lawson is teaming up with Mitsubishi Corporation , Showa Shell and Geo to ...
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Good Ideas Salon Tokyo Will Return
We hope you all made it last week when CScout Japan supported PSFK in producing the Good Ideas Salon Tokyo at Hotel Claska . To celebrate Nissan’s zero-emission car’s release at the Tokyo Motor Show , two panels held an informal discussion on green living. The event was a great ...
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My Bottle
We’ve had “my bag” (マイバッグ) and “my chopsticks” (マイハシ). Now comes “ my bottle ” (マイボトル). A campaign is being run by the 8 Metropolitan, Prefectures and Cities Leaders Waste Problem Research Committee (八都県市首脳会議廃棄物問題検討委員会) which encourages consumers to ...
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