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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
That fine organ the Mainichi Daily News has word on a cellphone Java application intended to help women discretely ward off the wandering hands (and, presumably, other parts) of the gropers that plague Japan’s trains.
The ‘Anti Groping’ application is from a games developer known as Takahashi and is currently in the top 10 of mobile downloads. Users who feel the unwelcome intrusion of the friendly neighborhood pervert but who don’t want to make a scene on a crowded train are encouraged to activate the Java app and thrust the phone into the face of the sad freak.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Marvel-Mini Rejuvenating Facial Light Therapy Red: Natural Solution for Fine Lines & Wrinkles At last, with the new Marvel-Mini you now can achieve professional results in the comfort of your own home at a fraction of the price. Enjoying the benefits of Rejuvenating Facial Light Therapy has never been more easy or convenient. The Marvel-Mini is a handheld device that employs light therapy technology, based on discoveries of how certain light frequencies can influence skin tissue. Red light is used to reverse the appearance of wrinkles and increase elasticity to give the feel and look of a nonsurgical face lift. Stimulates the natural healing process of skin. How to use: Easy and convenient application. Only 24 minutes, twice a day, for 30 days. For all skin types and ethnicities. Noninvasive, non-ablative (no cutting), and no ‘down time.’ Featured in the July 2007 issue of NewBeautyTM magazine. (more…)
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
After Monday’s announcement by Google and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) of their Linux-based Android platform for mobile phones there are more questions than answers about exactly what it means for the end user.
The involvement of so many of the world’s largest hardware suppliers, networks and phone manufacturers suggests that Android is destined to be the Next Big Thing in wireless. After all, if Motorola, HTC, Samsung, China Mobile, Intel and many more are already in bed with a firm like Google, the resulting bandwagon must surely be unstoppable.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Next time you go shopping for a second television set for the spare room or bedroom, chances are it might be one of a new breed of smaller full high-definition TVs, such as the new models introduced today by Sharp.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Nothing to do with gadgets really - unless you count the bidet, deodorizer, auto-open and drier functions - but ain’t these some purty potties?
The Passo Colors washlet series from Inax comes in 11 fetching shades, each retailing for a hemorrhoid-popping (sorry) ¥156,450 ($1,368). And that’s on top of whatever your toilet cost in the first place.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Currently a Japan-only project, Yahoo Videocast launched here today with a strong emphasis on allowing users to upload and watch videos from their mobile phones.
The company says any phone that can handle video should be compatible with the new service – failing that, the site can also be accessed from a PC, giving access to exactly the same features.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Those clever Japanese scientists have been at it again, working hard to find answers to problems we never knew existed. This time, they’ve come up with a way to convert dirty old normal cars into clean, green electric vehicles.
The breakthrough comes to us courtesy of the Total Mobility Project, a scheme intended to prepare for the rapid aging of Japan’s population and led by the local government of Fukushima Prefecture, which lies 300km north of Tokyo.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Despite China’s promise to have a 3G phone network in place by the time of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a bluster-filled announcement made yesterday only served to underline that commercial services will not be ready in time.
The National Development and Reform Commission used a telecoms expo to attempt to reassure doubters by saying that a 3G network using the home-grown TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) standard would be up and running during the Olympics after all.
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Friday, November 9th, 2007 |
Without human intervention, most robots these days can do absolutely nothing – they rely on us entirely for guidance, whether that’s real time or in the form of being programmed in advance. Naturally, a day will come when machines can learn and teach themselves what to do; something Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology is working on right now.
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