Coin Laundry Calls When Your Clothes Are Clean
by Steve Levenstein
Kyoto Laundry Service announces "Hello Call”, Japan's first coin-operated laundry voice information service. Got things to do and people to see? No problem, your machine will phone when it needs more detergent, more change or more repairs.
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Add new comment Facebook's IPO Morality Tale: If The Green Shoes Fit, Wear Them?
by Ron Callari
Facebook's reversal of fortunes in such a short span of time has played
out almost like a modern-day morality tale. The fall-out of the social
network post-IPO, after such an enthusiastic build-up was telling. While it lined the
pockets of some (namely investment bankers), it deprived the 99
Percenters (or Dumb F*cks
as Zuckerberg so adroitly labeled them back in 2004) full-disclosure,
resulting in a subsequent short-fall on their FB investment.
1 comment Chengdu's Love Zebra Crossing: Street Hearts for Sweethearts!
by China.new
Cross your heart and hope to... live? In an effort to ensure the often bumpy road to romance gets off to a smooth start, the Chinese city of Chengdu has provided a Love Zebra Crossing painted up in lovely red & white.
Self-Stirring Pot Puts New Spin on Stove-top Cooking
by Steve Levenstein
Is stuck pasta your kitchen nightmare? A Japanese dentist has created a stir with Kuru-Kuru Nabe (“Pot Round and Round”), a cooking pot with sculpted sides. Turn up the heat and watch basic thermodynamics go to work so you don't have to!
FCC Takes Transformer Pad Infinity For A Spin
by Rey M.L.
Those waiting for the upcoming high-DPI Asus tablet computer should not have to wait much longer.
Technology and the Future of Payments: Credit Cards and the Mobile Wallet
by Gadgetry Inc
We are currently living in the digital age, where seemingly advanced technologies from the past are slowly being rendered obsolete. One such technology includes those from the payments industry, where advancements in mobile wallets, which takes advantage of Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.
Calling All Inventors! FridaBaby Wants Your Baby Product Ideas
by Myra Per-Lee
I'm going to try to write this with a straight face.... The FridaBaby company, which I have just learned of, markets some very inventive and 'curious' products for babies so far. One is called the Snotsucker, which employs a mom (or dad) to suck the snot out of their baby's nose....
Celebrate Lamborghini's 50th Anniversary with Asahi Wonda Gold Canned Coffee
by Steve Levenstein
Gentlemen, start your mornings! In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., Japan's Asahi Soft Drinks is including one of 10 miniature model motorcars with selected cans of Wonda Gold coffee.
Peak Download: Internet Access Arrives at Remote Tibetan Village
by China.new
A pilot project to provide network services for a tiny Tibetan village has allowed residents to connect to a wider world many did not know even existed. The project, sponsored and funded by China Telecom, also provides villagers with internet-ready computers, Tibetan-language web development and skills training.
Dog Ramen Puts Some Growl In Your Bowl
by China.new
Dog Ramen, an ethnic Korean specialty made in China's northeastern Jilin province, contains real dehydrated dog meat along with instant noodles, seasonings and spices. Hungover Chinese college students thirsty for some “hair of the dog” can now shake off the DTs like a bad case of fleas.
Chinese RoboCop Keeps An Electric Eye On Crime
by China.new
A robot policeman equipped with a CCTV cyclops eye and a navel-mounted panic button is the new face of crimefighting in China. Though fixed to the pavement and unable to chase feeling suspects, the ersatz RoboCop nonetheless has brought peace to the mean streets of Kunming.
Apple To Replace Google Maps With C3 Tech In iOS 6
by Rey M.L.
Though the default Google Maps software that comes loaded on Apple's iDevices is enough for most people, the company is still looking to replace it with advanced, 3D-accelerated goodness from C3 Technologies.
Japan's First Police Cat Rats Out Criminals
by Steve Levenstein
Beware the long paw of the law! Potential lawbreakers in Kyoto, Japan had better think twice before engaging in criminal acts because Iemon, Japan's first police cat, is on patrol... when he's not curled up asleep at the station, that is.
iPhone 'Mug Case' Helps You Get A Grip On Your Calls
by China.new
Tired of being put on hold? Get a handle on your mobile conversations and hold ALL your calls, all the time, with the self-standing silicone Mug Case for the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S.
To Hood Or Not To Hood, That's The $100 Billion Dollar Question?
by Ron Callari
With Facebook heading into it's historic IPO this week, and valuations some have estimated as high as $100 billion, one's hard pressed to figure out how fashion (or lack thereof) figures into the equation. Even the NY Times' editorial gave ink to the question, "Who could have thought a hoodie could mean so much?" Of course, we're talking about the "Zuck" and his signature apparel.
Google's Autonomous Car Gets Its License To Drive In Nevada
by Myra Per-Lee
You can talk on your cell phone, even text, check your email, eat your
lunch, tun-in your radio, change a CD.... You can even take in all of
the distractions along the Strip in Las Vegas... if you hop a cab. Or, you can take the Google autonomous car, currently a Toyota Prius, without a driver.
Remote Control USB Cockroach Will Infest Your Desktop
by Steve Levenstein
Just in time for Mother's Day, it's the Remote Control USB Cockroach from Japan's JTT Online Shop! You won't want to stomp this robotic pest into insect oblivion, however: they're 3 inches long and cost $20 each.
Do You Have Enough Klout To Fly The Friendly Skies Or Land The Perfect Job?
by Ron Callari
Klout is to 'personal influence' what Google is to 'page ranking.' While
the Big G's algorithms determine the relevance of the Internet's every
web page, Klout supposedly ranks the influence of every person online.
As a 3-year old start-up, it's raison d'être is to measure influence
based on the digerati's ability to drive action.
Coffee Jitters Keeping You Awake At Night? Take A Chill Pill
by Toby
The folks at Think Geek know about caffeine, believe me. How do you think they're able to test the hundreds of weird products they receive every day and then write-up all the clever things to say about them? CAFFEINE! There had been a fast turnover of employees at Think Geek just because of caffeine - the employees, you see, couldn't sleep - at night, at least....
How Many "Dumb F*cks" Will Rock Facebook's IPO Like It's 1999?
by Ron Callari
The term "Dumb F*cks" has hung over Mark Zuckerberg like a dark cloud during the course of the last 8 years. Not because his nickname "Zuck" rhymes with the expletive, but because the CEO of today's largest social network derided his early FB users as such. In 2004, when first percolating the idea of FB in a Harvard dorm room and asked how he attracted so many followers so quickly, he off-handedly responded they were following him blindly, like "Dumb F*cks."