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At a Tokyo news conference on Thursday, Sony CFO Nobuyuki Oneda made a remark that might mean that Sony will soon release their own tablet device. “That is a market we are also very interested in. We are confident we have the skills to create a product.” More »


About a months ago the giant model of the classic Rx-78-2 Gundam was introduced to the public and towered over Tokyo but now the giant has been lit and it looks amazing. Take a peek at some of the pictures after the break. More »


Tokyo’s legendary Akihabara continues to deliver the goods by way of Toshiba interactive billboards. Hanging outside the Akihabara location of Yodobashi Camera is a huge electronic billboard that uses its real time data access to display on-going matches between game players. Up to 6 players can play against each other per session, and can connect via YouTube, More »


In the heart of Tokyo’s Odaiba district (where the big Ferris wheel is), Sega lives on - the Joypolis is a “virtual theme park” not unlike Gameworks here in the US, with more of an emphasis on major attractions over smaller arcade machines. Their newest attraction is the Storm-G, a Wipeout-esque virtual game that puts you in the cockpit of a futuristic bobsled More »


Tired of using a remote to fly your toy helicopter? No worries! Japan just invented the coolest thing since sliced bread.

Tokyo’s Taiyo Corp has moved up on the awesome scale by developing a voice controlled helicopter. Otherwise known as the “smart helicopter”, it can fly at least 10 meters away from the controller so you can freak people out from behind walls. More »


The University of Tokyo has developed a paint that will absorb electromagnetic waves used in Wi-Fi. Meaning, you can finally stop your neighbors from leeching off your wi-fi.

The paint is made of aluminum-iron oxide that vibrates around wi-fi frequencies. Only till recently did “wave absorbing materials” been able to block frequencies above 50Ghz (wi-fi uses 100Ghz). Thanks to Japan; however, the paint can now absorb to 4 times as much. More »


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