Friio (the name comes from english term " being free") lets user watch and record on a PC High Vision tv shows (ハイビジョン = Japanese HD TV) bypassing the DRM  limits. This means that we will start to see a flood of HD japanese shows on torrents in the next weeks (dramas and anime fansubbed in better than DVD quality...). Friio costs 29,800円 (Yen)  and is compatible with Windows XP and Vista (but still no OSX).

Soldnder X is an horizontal shooting game produced by the famous online import game shop Play Asia. Seems that  the game quality is pretty high. Actually at the beginning I feared that this game would have been just a doujin game translated in english and professionally packaged. Instead the project turned out to be the first "must have" game for shooting lovers since the last Dreamcast shooters released last year...

Main features of this game:

• 720p at 60 fps
  
• 2-Player Co-Op Play (simultaneously)
• Classic design, yet state-of-the-art shooter technology
• Unique upgrade weapon system with five standard weapon types
• Never before seen tactical elements such as chaining, effectiveness system, 'berserker' mode and much more
• More than 20 extras (with both positive and negative effects!)
• Addictive collection quests
• Over-the-top boss fights
• Features a superb soundtrack and sound effects
• Bi-lingual story mode (English/Japanese)
• Online high score ranking
• Constant frame rate (60fps)

This is a You Tube video preview  ( this is the original NicoNico version).

Maybe we should change the blog name to Miku hobby blog, but being a techno otaku I love  Vocaloid 2 virtual idols and I just ordered our 1/1 Negi "figure" (480mm×50mm×20mm) on sale on the japanese online otaku shop Tanomi.com  The creator of this plastic negi has even made a (doujin style) web page parody of the original Vocaloid 2 website.
If you prefer more "traditional" figures you can bid on this garage kit we spotted on Yahoo Auctions.

I love these Bikkuriman parody stickers ispired by our Miku chan! Today the japanese doujin illustrator Morihama has added the new Vocaloid 2 Virtual Idol Kagamine Rin sticker too... seems that this year I got to plan Comiket Guide well ahead to be able to collect all these Miku/Vocaloid 2 goods!

From MikuMiku.info - Original NicoNico video here.

We love JAPANESE POLICE  when they don't bust Swiss otaku in Akihabara...

CEDRIC→クラウン（CROWN）→シーマ（Q45）→アリスト（ GS300）→フェアレディZ（300ZX）→ステージア（STAGEA）→レガシィ B4（LEGACY）→GTO（3000GT）→R32GT-R→NSX→R33GT -R→インプレッサWRX STi（IMPREZA）→R34GT-R

In Japan, among porno producers,  there is a  boom of videos inspired by succesfull anime and manga. Today Japanese mega porno factory Soft On Demand has annunced that on 22th november the new porno parody of Omamori Hirami manga (preview here) will be released. This DVD will be starred by AV idol "Yume Kimino" (ゆめ  君野 = ゆめ = "Dream"  きみの  = "Your") famous for the Suzumiya Harui porno parody..


Sample video here (NTSFW)

Ai chan has posted many super kawaii photos of her working at Tokyo Motor Show as companion for the legendary japanese brand Excedy.  The show will close next sunday so if you are in Tokyo this could be a good chance to meet her! If you can't you can watch her in this new video we spotted on You tube.

Today on Amazon.jp we spotted the first illustration of Kagamine Rin: the new virtual idol of Vocaloid 2 that will be release in december by Cripton. Shimoda Asami (from Idolm@aster fame) will provide the voice for Rin

via YuSukebe

There are already two doujin soft for Nintendo DS dedicated to (Vocaloid 2) Natsune Miku. These DS homebrews has been released during Vocaloid M@ster event held last saturday in Tokyo. One is Mikutsun Vol.1 and one is DS Miku. 
This is a preview video shooted a month ago when Miku Stun has been spotted in Akibao (a famous underground shop in Akihabara).  To run these homebrews on your DS you need R4 or our supoer favourite NeoFlash MK5. 

I was looking for something "special" for my (cosplayer) girlfriend and I found these game costumes inspired by PacMan/Ms PacMan: I love the ghost pants and the deep blue color choice is genial (in the game the 4 ghoosts, Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, turn deep blue after pacman eats a  power pill that gives him temporary ability to eat them)! Whats better for a retrogamer girl love night?!  Waka, waka, waka....

Update: Madrigal just sent us the "Making of" new video of the Multicart for Creativision (a must have for every retrogame collector out there!). Seems that there are 30 carts last so if you are into retrogames it's better to hurry!