Ok – I tried sharing this on my Facebook page but apparently there’s some naugtiness in the vid so you have to be over 18.
All I could see was some anime nudity at 0:25, 0:52, 1:25, 2:39 and 3:25.
If you’re innocent (and reading my blog????), at work or under 18 skip past those parts.
This isn’t a bad cover of ‘Turning Japanese’ but it is made more palatable because Kirsten Dunst is dressed up as the “Akihabara Majokko Princess” complete with blue wig, magic wand and cute outfit.
I tend to get quite blasé these days when I read about another new Japanese mobile phone.
Well, I expect large OLED screens, 12MP cameras minimum, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, double digital TV tuners, 3D holographic displays – you know, the usual
Let’s face it though – until you read the spec-sheet they all look the same – generally clamshell phones.
This is why the Fujitsu’s F-04B is noteworthy. It’s the first to feature a two-module body.
That’s right my gadgety friends. The ‘Separate Keitai’ (Keitai means handset in Japanese) has the ability to split into 2 parts which can be used independently (a keyboard section and a display slate).
One part features a 3.4 inch touchscreen with a 12.2MP camera (there’s also an inner camera), acceleration sensor, Blu-ray recorder connectivity, e-wallet function, etc.
Whilst the section has a full numeric/QWERTY keyboard with a geomagnetic as well as an acceleration sensor.
The two bits are joined by a magnet and connected via Bluetooth.
Fujitsu says that this cleverness is designed as to allow users to send or receive mails while talking on the phone.
During video calls, users can keep the keyboard section to their ear while holding the display slate at a distance – neat huh?
When horizontally attached, the touchscreen will switch to character entry mode or display a “virtual” game pad so that users can write emails or play games – yup, the keyboard can be used as a game controller, too.
I love this bit. I know that there’s those of you that have to stand in a certain area of your home to get a decent signal – well with the Seperate Keitai you can leave the display section in the bit that gets a good signal and, as long as you’re no further than 10m away, talk via the keyboard part from the comfort of your sofa.
Fujitsu says that you should get around 2,000 hours of standby and 500 minutes of continuous talk! That’s three-times as much as the Japanese are currently used to from their hi-tech mobiles.
There’s already Bluetooth accessories being dreamed up for the device – for example a mini projector that could be remote-controlled with the keyboard section.
The Seperate Keitai will appear in NTTDocomo’s winter line-up and appear on shop shelves in Japan around March/April time.
The best bit – it’ll only cost £380! That’s for two phones really when you think about it
Japan and their robots – it’s a love affair. Just as long as they don’t take over!
This clever little humanoid comes thanks to a collaboration between various Japanese companies and institutions – the Nippon Institute of Technology, Harada Vehicle Design, ZMP and ZNUG Design.
If you’re thinking that ZMP is a familiar name – well, [...]
Clap your eyes on those beauties!
This dual-screened notebook that Kohjinsha has started selling in Japan today has just entered my wish-list.
I don’t neeeeed it, but how cool does it look?
Check out those twins of pleasure – two 10.1 inch 1,024×600 res LED backlit LCD screens that are squeezed in a compact body (size: 280×210×19〜42mm, weight: [...]
Ah…….. that feeling of finding your perfect partner.
You see them and suddenly you drift off into a different reality.
If you spend most of your time on the interweb you may even get romantically involved with someone’s avatar before you actually get to see each other for real….
….or perhaps you fall in love with a virtual [...]
Barcodes.
Nothing unusual or interesting.
Stripy necessities in this tech world.
But not to a small group of people that believe beauty is in every little bit of our existence – even those flat zebras.
There’s actually a whole gallery of amazing barcodes created by Japanese artists.
Not sure what I’d rather wear now – these designs or the QR [...]
I started my working life in the NHS.
First on the YTS (Youth Training Scheme) but left 13 years later as the Systems Manager and Admin and Clerical Supervisor in Medical Imaging.
So? Well, I have great respect for the NHS and the work all the staff perform on a daily basis: Porters, Doctors, Surgeons, Clerical [...]
A video of Hina, a cute, tiny female robotic figure with bunches, is currently causing a sensation in the Japanese interweblogosphere.
Perhaps it’s because the cute fembot is undertaking domestic chores – most importantly brewing up some fresh coffee!
It shows Hina first grinding coffee beans, then brewing coffee before finally serving it to her master. And [...]
Here’s another clever robot that looks like a real 1950’s droid
Ninomiya-kun doesn’t read e-books – that’s too easy!!
This reading robot handles those old-skool paper and ink numbers.
Nino stands at 1m tall and weighs 25kg and was showcased yesterday for the first time at a robot show in Southern Japan. The robot was jointly [...]
Retro styling is, and will pretty much always, have a place in fashion.
If these futuristic, thin, large and flat televisions are just jarring against your 80’s styled appartment then perhaps have a look at Plus Minus Zero.
The Plus Minus Zero features a compact 8-inch LCD screen tucked inside that retro CRT boobtube body.
Shove this funky [...]
Looking for a barebones PC?
Well, this has to be as barebones as PC cases get!
Spotted on The Raw Feed this small piece of plastic with just enough room for the essential PC guts making your puter look something inspired by Make – which aint a bad thing
The Acrylic Cowboy (?!?!) looks to be a [...]
Sony has announced that they’re releasing a couple of Blu-ray Disc recorders.
Yeah? So?
Well, as well as recording your fave tele shows they’ll also have the power to export the video to portable devices such as the PSP or Walkman.
The models in question are the 500GB BDZ-A950 and 320GB BDZ-A750.
As well as the neat exporting trick they can also whip [...]
If pillows that look like bits of people are your thing (remember the Hug Me pillow?) and don’t actually freak you out – you might like this.
How about a pillow that looks like a pair of legs?
So, if you’re the type of person that would like to snuggle down into some dismembered legs for a [...]
Were you guilty of watching your Tamagotchis die?
Did you go for the upgraded everlasting colour version?
Well I think you may want to put it down (not in the sense of killing it! Just to one side) as Takara Tomy brings you the Yuruppy.
The Yuruppy is a virtual pet that lives inside a small touchscreen.
You get [...]
This natty little MicroSD USB reader is all about size.
Or rather, lack thereof.
You see Elecom has taken advantage of the storage format’s diminutive size to ensure that the only thing poking out of your computer is a colourful nubbin.
The MR-SMC03 USB hole-cap than any kind of media reader.
Just take the lid of the thing and [...]
Tokyoflash. A name usually associated with confusing watches have moved the goal-posts and have come up with the Water Proof MP3 playing Juke Tower.
Perhaps inspired by the Japanese love of Karaoke mixed with ruining singing along with tunes in the shower.
It stands 18.3cm tall by 7.8cm wide and is available in black or white.
Obviously built with the bathroom in [...]
Where have those innocent days gone before umbrella’s turned nasty?
Before they were used to poison spies?
Before they doubled up as knuckle dusters?
And now you can go out armed like a samurai!
Slice your way through inclement weather with like Japanese military nobility with this Samurai inspired umbrella.
How did I miss this when looking through the new KDDI line-up?
Praps I was distracted by the 3D display on the W000 H001?
This Casio CA001 funkster has the 3.1-inch touchscreen but is edging towards the more musically groovy of you out there.
The screen swivels around a central hinge to hide the phone’s normal, run-of-the-mill numerical keyboard.
Thanks to the Yamaha [...]
So the new range mobiles from KDDI includes the expected multitude of 8.1 megapixel cameras, wide VGA displays, one-seg TV tuners, and possibly coffee makers knowing them!
One blower in particular does stand out, however: Hitachi’s Wooo H001.
The dual-hinge flip fone’s party piece is that it comes complete with a stereoscopic IPS display.
The phone will happily serve up 3D-ified versions of various UI elements [...]
We are all feeling the pinch of the crunch but at least we have our gadgets, gizmos and other bits of tech to cheer us up.
The problem is that because of our failing pound the price of gadgets are about to rise here in the UK.
The BBC is reporting that specifically goods made in Japan [...]
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