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Super Dexterous Japanese Motoman Robot Chef Makes Okonomiyaki [Japan Robot]

Okonomiyaki's a Japanese omlette/pancake dish that's made of a mish-mash of anything you like. I love them. Kotaku's Ashcraft loves them. This Japanese robot can make them. This makes it the best robo ....... read more
1 day ago

Japan Hides CCTV Cameras in Cute Statues, Hopes No One Notices [CCTV]

For some, the all-seeing CCTV camera is a bit off putting. Its uncaring eye records all, making even a simple trip to the ATM an adventure in privacy rights for our more conservative-minded citizens. ....... read more
2 days ago

Even Anime Has Turned on Sony [Clips]

It's a sad state of affairs when Sony loses the hearts and minds behind Japan's unofficial national past time: Anime. From the show Kannagi, we won't ruin all the fun...but we will say, "It's a Sony!! ....... read more
7 days ago

Tokyoflash Denshoku Bars It All To Tell Time [Tokyoflash]

Oh Tokyoflash, how you challenge our perceptions of what a watch should be. The company's newest item, the Kisai Denshoku, looks more like some kind of sound meter, with orange neon bars on an alumin ....... read more
7 days ago

Head Refresher Is 234 Points Of Scalp Massaging Crazy [Head Massage]

I'm in love with crazy, vaguely acupressure-related gadgets, so this Christmas I might actually drop some cash for the ?Head Refresher.? Much like the Head Kanzen, this insane-looking device lets you ....... read more
8 days ago

It's a Cellphone Strap AND a Hand Warmer [Cellphone Strap]

Japan's just upped their arsenal in the cellphone strap cold war with the addition of a hand warmer pocket. The strap—which comes in egg, fish and baked potato flavors—holds one of those b ....... read more
8 days ago

At Gizmodo Gallery: Weird Japanese USB Gadgets! [Gizmodo Gallery]

The Gizmodo Gallery lineup isn't just mega gadgets like the Red One Camera and prototypes like the Ancient Apple phone concepts from Frog Design. On a recent trip to Tokyo I raided Thanko HQ for the l ....... read more
11 days ago

Thanko Wrist Strap Keeps Heat Flowing to Your Fingers [Thanko]

Don't you hate it when you spend a while on the computer in a frigid room and your fingers start to get ice cold? You can't take the time to warm your hands back up because your boss is breathing dow ....... read more
13 days ago

Japanese Milk-Carton-to-Jambox Resonance Speaker Conversion Kit: My Kind of Recycling [Audio]

Resonance speakers that turn any hollow or low-density surface into a speaker are not new, but how many of said speaker kits come with their own nicely designed milk carton SOUND REVOLUTION speaker si ....... read more
13 days ago

Man Bra Keeps Your Moobs In Check [Man Bra]

I've been staring at this ad for hours and I still can't really figure out who Japanese company Wish Room's Man Bra (or, as Seinfeld fans would probably call it, The Bro) is for. Drag queens unsatisf ....... read more
14 days ago

The Tuned Bear iPod Speaker is Romantic in a Nerdy Sort of Way [Speakers]

It may seem a little strange, but gifting teddy bears to adults is still a time honored tradition. If cute and cuddly isn't your style, a somewhat less emasculating option can be found with this Tuned ....... read more
15 days ago

Sector Compass Torch Watch For Transmitting Messages in Morse Code [Watches]

With all of the communication technology we have at our disposal today, good old fashioned Morse code is all but forgotten. However, I can see it making a comeback in a big way if these "Sector Compas ....... read more
15 days ago

4.5 million LEDs Dazzle at Japan Winter Light Show [Led]

Last Saturday, 4.2 million LEDs lit up the Nabana no Sato theme park of Kuwana, Japan, kicking off their annual Winter Light Show that runs until March 8th. This year's theme is one of flowers, illumi ....... read more
15 days ago

My Room II Is Still A Bastion of Antisocial Shut-Ins the World Over [Isolationism]

Way back in the archaic Internet days of 2004, Gizmodo brought you word of a self-contained bite-sized sanctuary called My Room. Now, in the present, Yamaha seems determined to keep its stranglehold o ....... read more
16 days ago

ALCNON Humanoid Bot Wails on a Tiny, Helpless Robot [Robots]

Unfortunately for the tiny robot in this video, this David vs. Goliath battle from the recent ROBO-ONE competition in Japan does not have a surprising ending. The gigantic ALCNON humanoid robot ea ....... read more
19 days ago

Japan's Downsy Medical Bot Teaches Doctors How to Treat Special Patients [Robots]

Say hello to Keiko. She's the world's first robot with Down Syndrome. She's designed to help doctors diagnose people who come into the ER with a bad case of the Downs by answering their questions and ....... read more
20 days ago

This Robot Wants Your Money, Jerks [Robots]

Here in America, we use paper to pay for things—maybe plastic if we're lucky. But over in Japan, wireless RFID is gradually becoming the rage. And this NEC robot supports the trend of paying for ....... read more
20 days ago

Japanese School Girl Wristcutters: So Wrong It Really, Really Hurts [Japan, Oh Japan]

Wowowow. I have no idea what the context of this clip is. I don't want to believe that these kawaii! schoolgirl wristcutters are real, peddled by schoolgirls winking and smiling as they lick the blood ....... read more
21 days ago

Japanese Apple Stores to Sell Optoma Picoprojector in December For $500 [PicoProjector]

Way back in June Optoma promised to release its picoprojector this year, and now there's news that indeed it will. Still reportedly the world's smallest and lightest, it'll go on sale December 1st in ....... read more
21 days ago

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