The Beast M55
By Akihabara News Team - [22/11/2010 - 12:13] - 
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An electric bicycle, but not just *any* electric bicycle. The Beast, as the name indicates, is a huge, powerful monster of an electric bicycle. With its 40mph top speed and 75 mile range, titanium and carbon fiber construction, the Bea[...]
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Most Brits don’t want a 3D TV for Christmas
By Akihabara News Team - [19/11/2010 - 10:57] - 3 - Displays Misc
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Twenga, a shopping search engine, has conducted its annual Christmas shopping survey: the results are in, and they’re not so surprising (to me at least). 52% of Brits don’t want to receive a 3D TV for Christmas, and neither do th[...]
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Via Twenga
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World Debut of Honda Fit EV Concept
By Akihabara News Team - [18/11/2010 - 05:22] - 0 - Misc
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Honda has just unveiled the all-new Fit EV Concept electric car and the platform for a midsize plug-in hybrid. Honda is preparing to release Fit EV all-electric cars in the US and Japan in 2012, and these designs are a sure indicator o[...]
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Super Mario Bros 25th Anniversary Club Nintendo Selection
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [10/11/2010 - 11:38] - 0 - Misc
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The Japanese Club Nintendo is offering three new items to its catalog with a selection of handkerchief, a 2011 Calendar and an amazing collection of buttons/badges to use on pretty much everything you want and need!
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Visualize the breeze
By Akihabara News Team - [10/11/2010 - 10:36] - 0 - Misc
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Designer sugiX presented “The visualization art of the breeze” at Tokyo Designers Week: the artists aims to display the movement of air using balloons (which light up when moving and darken when they’re still) and thus make peopl[...]
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DOCOMO Provides Digital Photo Frame Technology in Korea
By Akihabara News Team - [2/11/2010 - 05:22] - 0 - Misc Wireless
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NTT Docomo, one of the three biggest mobile operators in Japan, has announced today that it’s providing the technical means for a digital photo frame service, launched in late October in Korea by KT corporation and called Otayori[...]
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Japanese scientists invent smells printer
By Akihabara News Team - [26/10/2010 - 04:12] - 1 - Misc Science
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This isn’t a joke: Japanese scientists from Keio University have developed a technology that lets you print smells using a modified ink-jet printer, thus turning it into an “olfactory display”. So now, not only can yo[...]
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Via New Scientist
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Sanyo’s “eneloop” goes glittery for 5th anniversary
By Akihabara News Team - [26/10/2010 - 03:00] - 0 - Kawaii Misc
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To celebrate the 5th anniversary of its AA and AAA-size “eneloop” rechargeable battery packs, Sanyo has announced the release of a 8-color glitter limited edition. It’ll be available on November 14th in Japan in 8 colors: purple,[...]
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Casio add two new Postcard printers to its catalog with the PCP-1400 and PCP-400.
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/9/2010 - 03:32] - 0 - Misc
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Japan is maybe the last place on earth, where people still send postcards to each others. Granted that the major party of the population is way above 50 years old now, and that habits are hard to kill, but the postcard business here is[...]
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Sony announces a new Single Wire Technology for mobile devices.
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/8/2010 - 02:04] - 4 - Misc
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Design for “clamshell” like mobile devices or any other product with moving/folding keyboard/screen, the Single Wire technology developed by Sony aims to replace the good old wiring system made of several cable stuck in a flexible plas[...]
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Via Sony
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Casio new LW-S200H Tough Solar aims to improve your Jogging skills.
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [4/8/2010 - 05:45] - 0 - Misc Watches
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Casio new LW-S200HT, a new series of women watch, has been designed to for Joggers aficionados looking for a dedicated watch capable to track their lap time and record them (120 max), Interval, Auto-repeat… Well pretty much every[...]
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Casio to launch stylish and Sporty Edifice watches
By Akihabara News Team - [30/7/2010 - 06:57] - 0 - Misc Watches
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Casio introduced yesterday their new Line-up of stylish and sporty watches that complete the EDIFICE series. Based on the brand concept of “Speed and Intelligence”, these watches are targeting the motor sports fan. Indeed, the design o[...]
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Yamaha releases the EC-03, a 50cc License Class Zero-Emission Electric bike
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [15/7/2010 - 04:43] - 0 - Misc
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Unveiled at 2009 Tokyo Motor Show as a concept, the EC-03 from Yamaha is now a reality. Our little Electric bike model features a new high energy density 50V lithium-ion battery manufactured by SANYO Electric and can achieves a running[...]
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Fujitsu Launches Electronic Paper-based Outpatient Guidance Solution
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [12/7/2010 - 06:18] - 0 - Misc
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Like most probably other countries in the world, Japanese Hospital are everything but “patient” friendly and before having the chance to talk to a doctor and this even if you are bleeding to death, you will have to go through a long an[...]
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Via Fujitsu
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Kuroshio Sea Life in 3D from July 19 at Sony’s Building in Ginza
By Akihabara News Team - [8/7/2010 - 06:14] - 1 - Misc
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Dubbed as 43th Sony Aquarium Event, it will start in Sony’s Building in Ginza, Tokyo on July 19. During this annual event which will continue until August 31 Sony will be displaying Okinawa’s Kuroshio sealife in 3-D on a 20[...]
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Softbank Frameworks let you send packages using Twitter ID
By Akihabara News Team - [6/7/2010 - 04:47] - 0 - Misc
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Softbank Frameworks is a logistics company and a subsidiary of Softbank. Recently they have added a new service to their already original service option of “delivery via e-mail address or mobile phone address” . The new ser[...]
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Via Mail add bin
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ANA’s GUNDAM-decorated Boeing 777-300 Jet embarks on its first flight on July 16
By Akihabara News Team - [5/7/2010 - 03:23] - 0 - Misc
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As part of the ANA x Gundam Sky Project, collaboration of ANA, Sotsu and Sunrise in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary of the anime Gundam, All Nippon Airways (ANA) will start the flight of a Gundam-decorated Boeing 777-300 jumbo je[...]
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Le Samouraï Fashionable Sunglasses with detachable USB Flash Drive
By Akihabara News Team - [2/7/2010 - 06:17] - 0 - Misc
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These cool glasses come from Ming International Development Co.Ltd, a distributor of Alain Delon eyewear since 1983 and 1988 the official Alain Delon Asia licensor. The brand takes its from the old French movie “Le Samouraï”[...]
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Microsoft lose today another Monopoly, Sth. Korea now accepts alternative to IE for financial transactions.
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [1/7/2010 - 05:52] - 2 - Misc
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Unknown fact to people not living or doing online business with South Korea, but since 1999, Internet Explorer was the only accepted browser in order to make any banking, financial transaction on the internet forcing every single Korea[...]
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Via Korea Communications Standards Commission
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King Jim offer “Pitrec” the Business Card Digitizer
By Akihabara News Team - [30/6/2010 - 04:25] - 0 - Misc
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King Jim’s Business card Digitizer “Pitrec” (aka DNH10), just as its name suggests, allows you to digitize the data on the hardcopy business cards. Very easy to use, you just need to put the business card into its slo[...]
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Via King Jim
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Coca Cola Japan to launch LCD touchpanel vending machines by the year-end
By Akihabara News Team - [25/6/2010 - 04:20] - 0 - Misc
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Coca Cola Japan unveiled new Coca Cola vending machine which sports a 46-inch (1 mt tall and 57 cm wide) LCD touchpanel installed in the front. Currently it not only allows you to choose your drink by just touching the display but also[...]
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Via Asahi
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New E-series “Hayabusa” Bullet train boasts max. speed of 320km/hr
By Akihabara News Team - [21/6/2010 - 03:20] - 4 - Misc
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East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) ran a test drive of their new E series bullet train dubbed as “Hayabusa” between Shichinohe-Towada Station and Shin-Aomori Station on June 17. Capable of reaching a max. speed of 320km/hr, [...]
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Via Japan Probe
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