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Apartments Pre-Fitted with Solar Panels?

When scoping out potential apartments, we expect to see some standard appliances in most every unit: Refrigerator, Oven and a Dishwasher, if we're lucky. But the best apartments—the ones that ge...

Castro Mosquito Vaporizer: Indoor Bug Protection

We're not able to vouch for the efficiency of this imported pest control gadget, but it supposedly uses "electronic vaporization to diffuse "Nomat," a chemical vapor that kills mosquitoes in the room ...

Black Nintendo Wii Now Importing to the US!

We told you that the all-black Wii console was hitting Japan on August 1st. Well you had to figure that some online retailer would be savvy enough to ship to the US and even accept USD for purchase&md...

All-Black Wii Console Gets A Japanese Release Date

Remember when we asked if you have a go-to color for gadgets? Well if your go-to color was black (as many of you said it was), you've probably had your reservations about adding the super-popular Nint...

Table Robot: Furniture and Waiter In One

A little bit cool, a little bit creepy, but all whole lot of crazy...the Laksmi-Do Corp robotic table design is something that we can only imagine the Japanese coming up with. Watch it in action abo...

Look! Cell Phone-Styled Building Facade

We wanted to bring you a little something fun to start off the last day of the workweek. I mean, we all love tech, especially when we can tie our tech love into our home decor, but this building facad...

Super Tiny Vacuum: The Dyson DC26 "Japan"
Japan

Look at this tiny little Dyson canister vacuum! While strolling around Tokyo's largest electronics store, Yodobashi Camera we spotted this mini Dyson created specifically for the Japanese market......

Strange Japanese Cleaning Bot: Eerily Cleaning Your Pad

Is your pad kind of filthy? Do you hate cleaning? Well then maybe you should get a cleaning robot. These kinds of devices aren't new, but they are popping up all over the place. The latest we've seen ...

The Gourd iPod Speaker

Proving you can make a speaker and/or iPod accessory nearly out of anything, this dried and hollow gourd speaker naturally has a modernist shape to it. You can even accessorize further with a separate...

An Amazing Vintage Audio Equipment Collection

click for more picsWhat do you do when you're an audiophile of the umpteenth degree and own a home...and happen to be arguably insane? Okay, not insane, but noticeably some degrees above the "passiona...

Look! Coke Robots Invade Japan Bow Down To Your New Masters

Things are definitely looking up when you see that robots have started invading Japan. First, there were kids being taught by humanoid looking robots in class, and now there are these Coke Robots desp...

Final Frame: Japanese Felt iPod Speakers

No, you're not the only one scratching their heads about this Japanese iPod accessory. Apparently they're tiny felt figure speakers. A little bit weird, a little bit cool....

UNIQLOCK: Idiosyncracy Meets Japan In This Clever Clock Screensaver

It's been a while since we've added a new pick in our ultimate collection of sweet screensaver finds. We stumbled upon this screensaver as we were going through a few of our international blogs, only ...

A Home on Wheels: The Toyota Roadtrip Mobile

This is sort of like a real life Transformer, except instead of turning into a gigantic laser wielding robot of destructive power, this Toyota van's cube cabin mechanically converts into a miniature, ...

Flickr Finds: Pre-War Styling With Post Tech Boom Accents

When we found this little space on Flickr we instantly thought of Indiana Jones. While the desk is filled with modern doodads, the rest of the décor has a pre-war feel to it with its wood and leathe...

“Something to touch” Wajima Lacquer Speakers

Designed just as much as a decorative piece as a working audio speaker, the “Something to touch” certainly caught our eyes as much as our desire to want to pick it up. Just as the name implies, an...

Gizmine: Cool Japanese Stuff Now Available in North America

When it comes to technology and home gadgets, Japan takes the cake. Unfortunately, while we usually find ourselves lusting over the latest humidifier or minimalist desk lamp, actually getting your ha...

How To: Convert Your iPhone Into a Tiny Laptop

Typing on the iPhone has become easier with practice, but there's still no denying that typing on a tactile keyboard is still superior for speed and assurance. Japanese blog moyashi.air-nifty.com has ...

Kotatsu: The Heated Small Space Desktop

We were chatting with a friend who spent several years in Japan about the Japanese proficiency for maximizing usable space in the home when he mentioned the kotatsu, a low multipurpose table that tran...

Wooden Desktop Accessories: A Sustainable Way To Decorate Your Desk

Ideaco & Muku is a Japanese company which has come up with a beautiful and sustainable way of decorating your desk. The wooden desktop accessories are made in Vietnam from German beech wood. Wood is a...

Fujitsu Concept Phone Does What You Need It To Do

Another find from CEATEC 2008: The Fujitsu Concept Phone. A brilliant idea, this phone is made up of two pieces, one for a display screen and one touchscreen keyboard, that can be configured in a few ...

Ply Concept Phone Is Sleek, Chic, Impossible to Build

If we went back in time and told Zach Morris and his brick phone about the cell phones of today, with their 3G internet and Bluetooth technology, he'd flip. We have to admit, we are amazed at how much...

Hot or Not? Terminator DVD Player

I'll be back... as a DVD player! This Endoskeleton turned DVD player was given out as a prize during the release of Terminator 3 in Japan. More pics after the jump......

LEGO Brick Lamp

The Japanese store 25togo has designed these clever little desk lamps inspired by classic LEGO building blocks... ...

How To... Take Advantage of Technology Markets in Asia

One more introduction. Range is trying out to be our special correspondent from Asia. He's a Canadian splitting his time between Taipei, Taiwan and Quebec City, Quebec Canada. He has a photo project o...

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