Awesome Pen Conducts Electricity With Ink, Bringing All Your Drawings To Life
Every artist has a way of bringing a spark to their work that animates what they have created, but now Japanese electrical equipment and infrastructural…
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Would You Wear This Clip-On Wearable Air Conditioning Unit?
If you’ve ever been in Japan in the summer, than you know that despite its beauty, the country basically transforms into a muggy and humid…
USB Silent Automatic Traditional Japanese Uchiwa Fan Is Actually Pretty Practical
Japanese summers are muggy, humid, and relentless. So whether they are in the city or countryside, Japanese people are always looking to get an edge…
People Are Regaining Mobility In Their Legs With This Incredible Pedal-Driven Wheelchair
Wheelchairs are generally thought of as secondary legs for people who are unable to use theirs, whether it be because of an accident that rendered…
Karakuri Puppets: The Foundation For Japan’s Advanced Robot Technology
Japan takes its Robotics industry very seriously — just ask one of the country’s most beloved helper-robots, Pepper. But in all seriousness, there are over…
Tourists In Japan Could One Day Make Purchases With Their Fingerprints
Paying with an unfamiliar currency can be confusing at first — you might think you handed the cashier the right amount of money, only to…
14 Pepper Robots Singing Beethoven Is A Lot Creepier Than It Was Meant To Be
Softbank’s strangely cute, but equally creepy domestic helper-robot “Pepper” was designed to be an assistant and companion for humans in their home, but that doesn’t…
The Post Apocalyptic Thomas The Tank Engine Death Machine Has Grown Stronger
Japanese model-maker and sculptor Y_Nakajima is no stranger to exploiting Thomas the Tank Engine’s innate creepiness factor. Hell, he even crafted an unholy Frankenstein’s monster…
This Charming Laputa LEGO Castle Doubles As A Music Box With Castle In The Sky Music
Laputa: Castle in the Sky remains one of most charming efforts put forth by legendary director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. The world featured in…
Pechat: The Button Device That Lets Stuffed Animals Talk
Tired of the “same ‘ol same ‘ol” rehashed cutesy phrases that your stuffed animals come equipped with? Well, thanks to this app-controlled prototype device from…
Bento Watch: A Lunch-Box In A Watch That Shoots Out Chopsticks–We Can Only Dream
Watchmakers in Japan can do incredible things, but usually the ability to check your Twitter feed or count calories is where we top off our…
This Dude Made An Awesome Pokemon Hologram Rig With Image Tracking
Whether you are a kid or an adult, we can all appreciate the way the Pokemon series has sparked our creative curiosity and made us…
With One Clap, Nissan’s Intelligent Chairs Move And Park Themselves Like Cars
Is the day where we no longer need to push our chairs around the office manually approaching? Not quite, but these Intelligent Parking Chairs developed…
A Functional AR15 Rifle Made Out Of…LEGOS?
Older Lego fans know by now that the timeless and colorful building blocks have taken on a life of their own and come a long…
Creepy Thomas The Tank Engine Face Moves On Its Own, Will Crawl Right Into Your Nightmares
You may remember the post-apocalyptic and Frankenstein’s monster death machine version of Thomas the Tank Engine made by Japanese model maker and sculptor Y_Nakajima. Perhaps…