Tagged in: japanese

Since men have hentai and life-like creepy sex dolls, LinkThink

Web-kare: Take that eHarmony

By Danalyn // 12.20.2008

Since men have hentai and life-like creepy sex dolls, LinkThink decided women needed something too. Enter Web-kare -a virtual boyfriends social network. There are four androgynous-looking boys to choose from: Ryuuji Ayakawa, Tsukasa Ayakawa, Shun Aiba, Kaoru Souma. Each comes with 150 recorded conversational phrases such as "What's up?", "Do you always stay in the ... more »

Watashi wa hidoi geri desu

By yoshi // 12.05.2008

If you didn't know, everyone in Japan has to learn english. Now that doesn't mean they speak it very well at all. As a matter of fact, I'm sure everyone has heard of the "engrish" that is spoken by a lot of japanese, where they mispeak a lot of words. Well, here's a part of an instructional video, and ... more »

  Are you a hunt and peck typist?

μTRON Keyboard: because typing wasn't hard enough

By Danalyn // 12.01.2008

Are you a hunt and peck typist? Then you should probably stop reading right now. The μTRON Keyboard is supposed to make typing easier, by placing the most-used keys in the center of the keyboard for easy access with the index finder and thumb. According to their website, the symmetrical key layout is tailored to ... more »

What's better than having a normal alarm clock?  Having

Tuttuki Bako – put those fingers to work

By Danalyn // 11.29.2008

What's better than having a normal alarm clock? Having one that you can stick your finger in and out... and in and out of to play games! Seriously. The Tuttuki Bako comes in 3 colors: red, black, and green. When you stick your finger into the hole on the side, it displays on screen. ... more »

A pedometer for your mouth.  The Kami Kami Sensor

Kami Kami Sensor (bite counter)

By Danalyn // 11.26.2008

A pedometer for your mouth. The Kami Kami Sensor hooks over the ears, with sensors at the jaw and below the chin -its sole purpose: to count the number of bites you take. Chew you food... and we'll play you a song After 30 bites, it beeps. After 1000 bites, it plays a song ("pleasant ... more »

Japanese man wants to marry manga character

By Danalyn // 11.24.2008

Earlier this month, a Japanese man launched a campaign to allow him to marry a manga character, Mikuru Asahina from the manga Haruhi Suzumiya. Taichi Takashita posted on his website: We are no longer interested in the three-dimensional world As of now, his petition site has 172,026 signatures. This just goes to show how the Japanese have this ... more »