I saw this at BIC Camera a few days ago. How can anyone resist transforming their PC into a spiky, angry robot head. The oddities out there are simply endless…

MP3 charged mints
I wonder if Apple knows about Frisk’s use of their iconic headphones in their MP3 ads… For that matter, I wonder if Apple headphones are packaged with Frisk’s MP3 player, that would be an interesting legal battle.

Ultimate happiness
It still doesn’t taste anything like the hotdogs back home. These things are spicy, and some taste a bit too fancy for me. I prefer the pink boiled things we have back in Boston, covered in grape jelly, chili, and bbq sauce!

Suntory Gokuri, containing 30% real juice and 70% misc fluids
Back home, I would hit the vending machine for a Coke or a Gingerale, something cold and refreshing, 100% liquified sugar, and clearly lacking any natural ingredients. I suppose the same goes for Tokyo, I hit the vending machine from time to time looking for something […]

Japan’s super technology can be found guiding traffic.
I’m too tired to think of anything witty or intelligent to say about the robot traffic officer other than that it’s possibly the coolest Japanese super technology miracle robot ever(as the Japanese website translation would say). They call him Anzen Taro, which means, “Safety Taro.” He swings his […]

Alright, since no one’s going to give first impressions of using a Marc Newson Talby Phone, I will. First off, my Japanese ability is that of a 3rd grader. That being said, the Talby uses a LOT of kanji in the menu system. I’ve seen several Japanese phones which were Japanese only, and these phones […]

Mmmmm… art candy and xylitol… together at long last…. Mmmmmm…….