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New Body Probe Gives Panoramic View of Your Insides
Seeded on Thu Nov 8, 2007 10:40 AM EST (InventorSpot)
New Body Probe Gives Panoramic View of Your Insides
Sony Scented Cellphones Look Good, Smell Great
Seeded on Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:49 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Sony Ericsson's line of sweetly scented cellphones - let's call them "smell phones" - come with replaceable aroma sheets that make sense AND make scents!
Ten Weird, Wild & Wonderful Japanese Cars We Never Got to Buy
Seeded on Mon Oct 8, 2007 8:51 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Some of the best Japanese cars never made the trip across the ocean. After seeing this list, you'll wish they did!
We All Scream For - Or From - Japanese Ice Cream!
Seeded on Fri Sep 28, 2007 3:30 PM EDT (Bit chin' Kitchen)
Bored with steak & potatoes, or the low rent version (burger & fries)? Well, go east, young wo/man, FAR east! Japanese foods are, for the most part, tasty and healthy. They can also be, well, weird... especially when it comes to Ice Cream.
The Top Ten Strange and Unusual Japanese Chewing Gums
Seeded on Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:00 PM EDT (InventorSpot)
Some of the Ten Strange and Unusual Japanese Chewing Gums listed here are actually quite good! As for the others... let's just say that Japanese chewing gum companies produce some VERY strange and unusual types of chewing gum.
Glow In The Dark Yamaha Electric Bike Features Built-in iPod Dock
Seeded on Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:37 PM EDT (InventorSpot)
Yamaha boasts a long and proud tradition in the motorcycle world, and the company aims to continue setting the pace with models like the glow in the dark, iPod dock equipped EC-02 electric bike.
New JASDF Stealth Fighter Jet to be "Made In Japan"
Seeded on Sun Aug 12, 2007 8:55 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Return of the "Zero"? Shut out of the bidding for America's stealthy, high tech F-22 Raptor, Japan's military planners are considering a home-grown solution to the problem of replacing the nation's fleet of aging fighter jets.
Japanese Liquor Residue Recycled into Potent Ethanol Fuel
Seeded on Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:45 PM EDT (InventorSpot)
Who says alcohol and driving don't mix? A new cooperative venture between five Japanese shochu liquor producers is yielding ethanol fuel and livestock feed from waste that was previously dumped in the ocean.
Japan Beats the Heat with Champagne Snow Cones
Seeded on Sun Aug 5, 2007 7:12 PM EDT (InventorSpot)
Sweltering through a typical Japanese summer is no fun, and the summer of 2007 is proving to be hotter than most. The trendy, well-off crowd in Tokyo is chilling out with Champagne Kakigori, a cooling concoction which features sparkling bubbly over shaved ice!
Angel Kitty USB Keyboard Bra: Every Geek's Dream
Seeded on Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:42 PM EDT (InventorSpot)
Combine computer hardware, male adolescent fantasies and a Real Live Girl, and what do you get? The Angel Kitty USB Keyboard Bra, of course! Girl not included (groan).
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Japanese Toilets
Seeded on Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:19 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
When it comes to toilets, Japan has dealt itself a royal flush! From basic, no nonsense squat toilets to high tech marvels seemingly designed for a mission to Mars, Japan's toilets take care of everybody's business like nobody's business.
Timeless Design in a Bedside Timepiece
Seeded on Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:48 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
If you've ever smashed a digital clock out of frustration ala Bill Murray in "Groundhog Day" ("then put your little hand in mine..."), then the limited edition LED Wood Clock by TAKUMI of Japan is the answer to your dreams!
Japan's Used Panty Vending Machines: Fact or Fiction?
Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:38 AM EDT (inventorspot.com)
Vending machines stocked with used schoolgirl panties may be one of the most oft-quoted Japanese urban legends, but do they actually exist? The answer may surprise, even shock you!
Ten Ways The Japanese Do It Worse
Seeded on Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:34 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Those of you who read my previous article, "Ten Ways The Japanese Do It Better ", may think I'm an optimist, only looking on the bright side, working for the Japanese government, yadda yadda yadda... not so! Yes indeed, every silver lining has its cloud...
Ten Ways The Japanese Do It Better
Seeded on Tue Jul 10, 2007 7:14 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Time and time again, Japan has been handed a ball someone else made and scored a touchdown with it. Forget about "made in Japan", more like "made BETTER in Japan!"
Japan's New Toilets Wash, Dry... and Fly!
Seeded on Mon Jul 9, 2007 11:22 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Those amazing Japanese "washlets" pretty much do it all, from raising their lids in greeting as you enter the bathroom to washing and drying you off when you're done. Seems like Japanese toilets can do everything but fly... well guess again!
"Every Burgers" Cut Fast Food Down to Bite Size
Seeded on Sat Jul 7, 2007 8:49 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
If every burger was an inch or so wide, we would eliminate obesity... or not, because we'd just eat dozens of "Every Burgers" instead. Tiny, perfect cookies that look like mini hamburgers... a diet-killer if there ever was!
Japan's N700 Bullet Train: Same Speed, Less Energy
Seeded on Fri Jul 6, 2007 7:46 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Japan's new N700 model Bullet Train is a kinder, gentler choo-choo... kinder on the environment and gentler on its passengers.
BIG Trouble: Sumo Outsources for Survival
Seeded on Thu Jul 5, 2007 8:08 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
There are few things that are as essentially Japanese as sumo wrestling, which is why the need to pad thinning ranks with foreign sumo wrestlers is a bone in the throats of Japan's cultural traditionalists.
Tokyo Bottled Tap Water Sold to Suspecting Consumers!
Seeded on Sat Jun 30, 2007 8:30 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
If you or I bottled tap water and started selling it on the street for a buck a pop, that would be a crime. When the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Waterworks does it, it's called a public awareness campaign.
Sexy "Pink Real Estate Funds" are Viagra for Japan's Love Hotels
Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:44 AM EDT (InventorSpot)
Japanese love hotels enjoy 200% occupancy rates, but crushing mortgages suck up renovation cash needed to attract carnal clientele. Enter "pink real estate funds", white knights who know that when it comes to sex, there's never "no vacancy".
Japan Goes Koo-Koo for Kit Kat Chocolate Bars
Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:58 AM EDT (InventorSpot.com)
First it was Home Electronics, next it was Cars... now Japan has raised the stakes, aiming for world dominance in Kit Kat chocolate bars.
Cell Phone Cameras Coach Calorie Conscious Chubbies & Chubbettes
Seeded on Sat Jun 16, 2007 10:48 AM EDT (InventorSpot.com)
Tempted by that tasty-looking desert but concerned about keeping fit and healthy? Wonder no longer - with a simple snap of your cell phone camera you can enlist a diet expert to weigh in on whether that pie will go right to your thighs.
Female Robot Makes Science Friction A Reality
Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:24 AM EDT (InventorSpot.com)
Need more Ann in your android? The FT female robot from Japan learned its sense of style from top runway models. Coming soon to a future near you!
7 Gadget Gifts to Get Dad to Like You Again
Seeded on Thu Jun 7, 2007 10:45 PM EDT (InventorSpot)
Tired of giving Dad yet another necktie on Father's Day? You can bet he's tired of receiving them, so here's a list of 7 weird, wild & wacky gadget gifts guaranteed to get Dad grinning again!
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