The AOU was held in Tokyo this week-end. AOU stands for All “Nippon Amusement Machine Operator’s Union” and we were kindly invited by Taito to test their latest arcade game, “Hopping Road”… They had a huge booth with a lot [...]
Damn I wish this was a real cat tail cut into pieces and stuffed with a USB thumb memory key. As a full time member of the CCC (Comite Contre les Chats, a fake French organization), I wish this was true… Seriously, I’m not that c[...]
Robo-Q by Takara Tomy in DA House! Video and Micro Test Here’s a micro test of a micro product, the Takara Tomy Robo-Q. Just 3.4 cm tall (1.3″), this little robot is a tiny toy, the world’s smallest remote controlled [...]
Behold the Gemmy Dial and Reef, two new Baby-G from Casio. Both models will be available in different flashy colors and from April 30… The Gemmy Dial will be available in two designs with a full LCD panel or not and the Reef, a more sp[...]
The AOU was held in Tokyo this week-end. AOU stands for All “Nippon Amusement Machine Operator’s Union” and we were kindly invited by Taito to test their latest arcade game, “Hopping Road”… They had a huge booth with a lot [...]
Here’s a micro test of a micro product, the Takara Tomy Robo-Q. Just 3.4 cm tall (1.3″), this little robot is a tiny toy, the world’s smallest remote controlled walking robot. Takara Tomy made things cool with the RoB[...]
Last month Bandai Japan announced the Gun O’Clock, and the nice Bandai team sent over a sample for us to check how cool the thing is. For those who were under a rock for the past couple of weeks, the Gun O’Clock is a nifty alarm clock [...]
Earlier this month in Japan Cube-Works introduced a cute little robot, the CAM-BABY, a little toy that reacts to a hand clap. Yep, there’s nothing cuter than little walking robots that cry when they fall down. Here’s a shor[...]
While most Geeks in the world are CRAZY about the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, a pretty slick Windows Mobile phone (photo below), Japan decided to mock this news and preferred to stand for a National Public Holiday in the glory of… S[...]
This morning I went walking around Akihabara, and I couldn’t resist purchasing some geek oriented T-Shirts. I also bought a patch (to put on my daughter’s pajamas), of some of my favorite anime characters… To give you an id[...]
Completely OT, but really worth your time reading, here’s the “Babuli-Bubble Bath” from Bandai! It’s in fact bubble bath soap in the shape of Japanese bank bills… If you’ve ever dreamed of swimming in a bathtub [...]
A little bit off topic, but WOW! Imagine, 1 helicopter, 460 patrol cars, and over 2240 police officers chasing 1 guy driving a car… Even with this army of men it took a stunning 2 hours to catch him, and thats AFTER he crashes in[...]
The Japanese company Epoch came with a very interesting Combo today the “Ofuro de Pon”, that you can literally translate has “Throw it in the bath” Basically this new “stuff” is a rose perfumed ball made of soap which will melt and fre[...]
Initial D Arcade Stage 4 Limited, the Test !Uploaded by AkihabaraNews 3 Weeks ago, Sega invited us to enjoy some of the coolest games at the Sega Joypolis in Odaiba, Tokyo. Among several nice games we could spend time playing with, was[...]
Kyosho is one of the most famous Japanese makers when it comes to toys and R/C products, and they released a Tiny little helicopter using the shape of a Robot which weighs only 13g and has a size of 227x160x159mm. If of course you will[...]
100 lucky people only! Logicool, or better known worldwide as Logitech, will sell only 100 of the ultimate racing video game accessory: the Play Seat Evolution with the G25 Premium Pack, which will definitively be the best companion of[...]
Banpresto (with Bandai), released this summer a new Arcade video game based on the Gundam world, called Senjo No Kizuna. But hold on, we are not talking about a regular Arcade game system, here, but a realistic simulator where you will[...]
Banpresto (with Bandai) released this summer a new Arcade video game based on the Gundam world called Senjo No Kizuna. But hold on, we are not talking about a regular Arcade game system here, but a realistic simulator where you will pi[...]
Here’s the emergency kit to make sure you can prepare some ramens! Including: -5 packages of Ramens -3 bottles of water -a pan -some fuel -a lighter -some rods You can finally go to sleep, no matter what happens, delicious ramens[...]
By Daimaou - G.G-B - [20/7/2007 - 02:54] - 2 - Toy
We recently told you about the Pop Up Pirate, now, thanks to Cube Works, we can present you a little video of this excellent product! This thing is really cool, exactly like the one I had as a kid, nice quality and don’t forget, [...]
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