SEGA - END OF ETHERNITY fashion
di Frankie (01/31/2010 - 15:48)
This ubeer cool shirts have been designed by Kentaro“ANI” Fujimoto (Nendo Graphixxx). Now I just wait that SEGA will team up with Cospa and release a 3D (not digital) version!
Retro Games: "new" LCD handheld games from the 70s
di Frankie (01/30/2010 - 12:41)
On Modellismo Hobby Media you can find a collection of uber geek Japanese advertisements of electronic toys and gadgets from the 60s and 70s. This is the first time I see the BANDAI LSI SPEEDGUN (I just found it onsale on Yahoo Auctions) and the DIGITAL LUPIN from EPOCH!
Nice!!
iPAD already on sale in Japan!
di Frankie (01/30/2010 - 06:04)
iPAd is already on sale in Japan but it got different features than the US version: aiPAD is produced by Awajitec and is a diaper, which has 2 lines of aluminium, can be connected by clip with a small sensor unit. When the diaper soaked, the sensor notifies it via radio waves. It eases some burden of family and caretakers who support elderly. It has beein introduced at a health care conference in 2004.
via AsiaJin
Super Mario in Italy Vintage Manga!
di Frankie (01/29/2010 - 15:38)
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SPEEDKING RADIO with ANI & OMODAKA
di Frankie (01/29/2010 - 02:40)
My old friends Quentaro "Nendo Graphixx" Ani and Terada (Omodaka) has been the guest of SPEEDKING RADIO: the only underground Tokyo music radio show out there!
Here is a video of SpeedKing "style"...
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Street Fighter Mousou Controller
di Frankie (01/28/2010 - 10:20)
Mousou Controller from Bandai let's you play Street Fighter II, Xevious and Family Stadium with you imagination!! More realistic than any next gen console!!
Nice!! ^_^
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JAPAN GIANT ROBOT FOOTBALL: Castrol presents the ENGINE DRIVEN KICK MACHINE
di Frankie (01/25/2010 - 21:41)
Today, Castrol, offical sponsor of South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup, showcased in Japan the first Engine driven Free Kick machine designed like a Rbotos from Japanese animation!
The machine recorded an amazing, speed of 206 km/h.
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NEW EVANGELION EVA 00 BIKE
di Frankie (01/25/2010 - 12:57)
LEGO Collectable Minifigs
di Frankie (01/24/2010 - 02:43)
Wow! LEGO has finally discovered the collectable toys market (I fear they never heard of companies like Medicom Toy) and, in June, the Danish blocks empire will release the first line of Collectable minifigures. [via Brickset ]
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Tokyo Clubbing - JulieHally Chiptune Live
di Frankie (01/23/2010 - 10:48)
Great minimal techno set posted by Yako Flapper 3 one of the minds behind the cult VJ software Motion Dive Tokyo released by Roland last century! at 2:31 in the video stream starts the live of my friends JulieHally unit: GREAT 8BIT techno show!! I think that putting a chiptune live after 2 hours of a techno DJ set is simply perfect to get avarage clubber into this music!!
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NINTENDO “Game & Watch” keychains from Takara Tomy Arts - TOKYO TOY FORUM 2010
di Frankie (01/22/2010 - 17:05)
During the TOY Forum 2010 Takara Tomy Arts presented a new series of solar-powered miniature "GAME & WATCH" keychains! These retrogame masterpieces will cost 1000 Yen and will be out in march! The first models are CHEF, PARACHUTE and OCTOPUS. The only downside is that these miniatures are not playable (you can only change the speed of the "games" with a button). ME WANT!!
via gigazine
UPDATE: Super blogger Serkan Toto from Crunch Gear discovered these keyholders 4 days ago and wrote a way better post than mine so click here to read his post! Damn I'm getting slow... maybe I'm going to die soon...
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RC TOYS - Bombs for radio controlled airplanes and DIY UAV Drones
di Frankie (01/22/2010 - 14:36)
RTR Bomb System
Quanum’s R/C bomb system is plug-n-play and really easy to install on your RC model airplane. Simply connect the included servo wire to a spare channel on your radio and stick the bomb’s release pod to your RC airplane. It’s that simple!
The R/C bomb system splits in half to carry any payload you require and comes with an impact protector for added safety. The system includes a bomb release pod which securely holds the bomb in place and ensures a positive release every time!
Suntory Sparkling Chocolate drink!
di Frankie (01/21/2010 - 15:25)
I love Japan!!! via movapic.com
^_^
Kotaku and Japanese videogame magazines
di Frankie (01/20/2010 - 01:03)
Cult blogger Brian @Kotaku wrote an interesting post about the circulation numbers for domestic video games magazines released byThe Japanese Magazine Publishers Association.
Kind of funny how the "Association" forgot GameLabo that with its 200.000 copies is the second best selling videogame magazine in Japan (and it even runs my very own monthly column ^_^)! Another interesting missing title is Tech Gian (the best selling magazine about hentai videogames) published by Enterbrain with a circulation of over 100.000 copies...
Title: Weekly Famitsu
Publisher: Enterbrain
Circulation: 500,000 <-- Really?! ROTFL (real sales are less than half but the magazine is still influential as it's read, not bought, in thousands of Convenience stores around the Country)
Dengeki Nintendo DS
ASCII Media Works
160,000
Famitsu PSP+PS3
Enterbrain
150,000
Game Boy Advance + iPhone Mashup!
di Frankie (01/20/2010 - 00:02)
Touchscreen Game Boy Advance is Really Just a Fancy iPhone Case via Albotas
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FAMI MODE - Kichijouji
di Frankie (01/19/2010 - 13:13)
It's January so it's again time to head to Kichijouji (Tokyo) for the Fami Mode party!!! My osusume is OMODAKA (fareastrecording.com) probably the best Japanese underground live act out there (produced by my old friend Terada who is the producer of several Playstation games soundtracks)!
^_^
ITALY got a Videogame tax!
di Frankie (01/17/2010 - 12:48)
On 30 december 2009 Italian government issued a decree about "Private copy TAX" that extends an old tax on some recordable media to every digital consumer products able to store music or video such as iPods, Hard Disks, computers, Xbox 360, Playstation 3, DVD recorders, mobile phones...
So from this year Italian videogamers will have to pay an extra 6.44 Euros of tax when they buy a Playstation 3 or XBOX 360 with a 120GIGA HD...
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NDS Touhou DS v0.9 - Free Rom Download
di Frankie (01/15/2010 - 10:52)
DS Porting of the cult doujin shooter!
Rom download: TouhouDS_0.9.7z
GAME BOY Advance Infrared Control
di Frankie (01/15/2010 - 10:33)
There are many universal remote controls out on the market. None of them have the features of a GameBoy Advance fittet with a little infrared transeiver and a functional program. It features a grafical interface with customable buttons. The signal information can be sampled from the original remote control. One key feature is that it is possible to programm up to two commands on one button
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ULTIMA ONLINE in JAPAN
di Frankie (01/15/2010 - 10:09)
Ultima Online Japanese ADs via kanasoku.blog82.fc2.com
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RPG Tsukuru DS - Create your own Final Fantasy 13
di Frankie (01/14/2010 - 09:49)
Wow! Enterbrain is finally bringing RPG Tsukuru to Nintendo DS!! With the flash cards boom I think this time this "game maker" can fiunally get the exposure and success it missed back in the 90s... Let's create our doujin RPG!!
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JO-ZERO: Super-agile, super-cool mini humanoid
di Frankie (01/13/2010 - 19:00)
Super blogger Serkan Toto posted on Crunch Gear a cool new Japanese robot called Jo Zero developed by Himeji Softworks!
The Legend of Koizumi Vol 1 Japan vs North Korea - Free anime streaming
di Frankie (01/12/2010 - 21:51)
Op1 synth @ The NAMM Show 2010
di Frankie (01/10/2010 - 00:27)
TeenageEngineering from 14 to 17 January 2010 will exhibit the uber geek micro synth + controller OP1 at Namm Show 2010!
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Comiket - 8bit love
di Frankie (01/09/2010 - 15:13)
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Amano Ai on Japanese TV!
di Frankie (01/08/2010 - 13:25)
Amano Ai guest in Onegai Ranking Japaense TV show!!
Fuck One Grand Prix Japan - The Porno Motorsports! SOD
di Frankie (01/07/2010 - 05:08)
On 21th Janaury in Japan will take place Fuck 1 GP: the craziest motor competition in the World! There will be 6 Japanese porno stars competing with Acume cars. Thanks to a special system more the girls come more the car is fast... It's a good idea to solve the future of automotive isn't it?! Down here there is the project of these cars I found today on Soft On Demand Magazine (February 2010 issue).
Comiket 77 - Hentai model car from Kyosho! Mazda RX 7 FD3S Spirit R - ALICE SOFT x AIZU PROJECT
di Frankie (01/01/2010 - 15:36)
During the Comiket 77 at the RSK booth I spotted the prototype of the Alice Soft Itasha Die Cast model car that will be relaesed in april by Kyosho.
AKIBA - New Year's Eve Midnight Countdown in Toranoana!
di Frankie (12/30/2009 - 13:48)
If you like manga and came to Tokyo to celebrate the New Year's Eve you can't miss the otaku midnight countdown held by Toranoana in Akiba (the shop will be open till 2 am!)
^_^
Mushihimesama Gaiden BUG PANIC iPhone
di Frankie (12/30/2009 - 02:41)
Mushihimesama Gaiden BUG PANIC for iPhone has been announced during the Cave Festival 2009. The Japanese 2D shooters maker will release several iPhone games in the european/american market. They choosed mobile since it's difficult for them to find a distributor for console game as it seems 2D shooters are a really small niche market outside Japan.
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12 Geeky New Years Resolutions - Wired
di Frankie (12/29/2009 - 15:10)
Curtis Silver on Geek Dad super blog posted 12 Geeky New Years Resolutions and I contributed with the "Learn and use Arduino to make something cool" resolution for 2010!
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Learn and use Arduino to make something cool. With lots of LED lights and wires and perhaps an actual function, like a binary clock or something. I dunno. The range of interactions and controls that can be created using an Arduino board are nearly limitless. Up to this point, I haven’t gotten into coding and electronics much but with it’s open source environment and damn cheap price, how can I not? (h/t @frankiebit)
PAC MAN's 30th Anniversary 2010
di Frankie (12/28/2009 - 10:56)
Countdown to the 30th anniversary of the yellow eater and his ghosts friends: Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde... Wow!! Seems like yesterday that I insert my first coin in a Pac Man arcade machine...
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CAVE MATSURI 2009
di Frankie (12/28/2009 - 07:18)
Yesterday I went to the Cave Festival 2009: this is year it was less crowded than the last edition but the HEY game center in Akihabara was still full of shooting game maniacs! As always at 4pm IKD started his shoot'em up conference and more around 150 gamers waited for his speech. Cave plans to release several mobile games in Europe and USA during 2010.
Click here to download the catalog with all the gadgets on sale duting the Cave matsuri.
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COMIKET 77 - Doujinshi with Brian from Kotaku!
di Frankie (12/28/2009 - 06:25)
Yesterday I met the Japanese super blogger Jin who will release his doujinshi during Comiket 77. This book features also Brian Ashcraft from Kotaku so if you are attending fuyocomi you can miss this limited edition blogger's doujinshi!!
SenoDS - New Nintendo DS homebrew sequencer!
di Frankie (12/27/2009 - 05:12)
Preview of SenoDS - a music sequencer for Nintendo DS (NDS)
Download: http://senods.blogspot.com/
Follow on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/SenoDS
A preview of the music sequencer Seno DS for the Nintendo DS.
CAVE FESTA 2009 - Shooting game love!
di Frankie (12/26/2009 - 18:53)
Tomorrow (27 december) @Hey game center in Akiba will be held the CAVE FESTA 2009. Among the other gadgets there will be this uber cool Garage Kit edition of the TYPE-BFH-X4 (2P Color Version) from the cult 2D shoot'em up Ketsui!
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Comic Market 77 Catalog Download PDF - コミックマーケット カタログ７７
di Frankie (12/26/2009 - 09:32)
If you click here you can download the PDF version of the COMIKET 77 Winter catalog introduction (that complete files counts a total of 1400 pages of doujin circles)!
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