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Your Monday Afternoon Ego Boost

Your Monday Afternoon Ego Boost

Little is more satisfying to today's Twitterwhore than the gathering of followers; I know I for one am certainly guilty....

Japan Turns the World Cup Sci-Fi

Japan Turns the World Cup Sci-Fi

Man, you continually have to give Japan credit - now it's got its sights on the World Cup, and those...

This Week in Robots: Japanese Couple Says ‘iDo’

This Week in Robots: Japanese Couple Says ‘iDo’

Techi is honor-bound to offer you totally rad (and routinely bizarre) things to read about, and I for one don't...

7 Unbelievably Disturbing Japanese Gadgets You Have To See

7 Unbelievably Disturbing Japanese Gadgets You Have To See

The Japanese are freaky (and I mean that with utmost appreciation). Ranging from incredibly awesome to flat-out disturbing, the Japanese...

Game Consoles Will Die: It’s Only a Question of When

Game Consoles Will Die: It’s Only a Question of When

The game console has been part of people's lives for quite awhile now — to walk into someone's house and...

Sharp To Enter 3D TV Market This Summer

Sharp To Enter 3D TV Market This Summer

Japan's Sharp Corp has announced that the company will begin offering 3D-capable LCD televisions later this summer in Japan. Sharp...

Japanese Designer Nendo Combines Traditional With Awesomesauce

Japanese Designer Nendo Combines Traditional With Awesomesauce

The only galleries or exhibits I've ever attended have been mostly made up of large scale displays and traditional art....

Human or Robot? Soon We Won’t Be Able To Tell

Human or Robot? Soon We Won’t Be Able To Tell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KF2E_K37B0 You have got to love the Japanese. They come up with the coolest tech gadgets, and they also come...

New Dental Patient Robot Confirms Everything Japan Does is Kind of Creepy

New Dental Patient Robot Confirms Everything Japan Does is Kind of Creepy

Meet Hanako. Hanako is a collaboration between three Japanese universities and robotics company Tmsuk. And, quite frankly, Hanako is creepy...