Gadgets
The brand “Eneloop” has been lately one of the most popular Sanyo brands in Japan. The first product under the Eneloop brand was a battery recharger with no special features; maybe the key to its success was its design simplicity which reminds you a lot of Apple products. Another key to its success was that [...]
During the second part of the XXth century, electronics based in silicon conquered the world: calculators, computers, music players, cellphones, etc. Japan and United States were undoubtedly the leaders of this revolution. For many years, companies like Intel in United States or Sony in Japan are seeing closer and closer the physical limits at the [...]
The other day I was strolling around Tokyu Hands and these bags and backpacks with built-in solar cells grabbed my attention. The biggest backpack is able to produce 15W in ideal conditions, the small ones only 4W. The interesting thing is that they also include a battery so even when there’s not a laptop, cellphone [...]
Bandai’s Tuttuki Bako is one of the coolest gadgets that I have seen lately. The “Tuttuki Bako” has a cubic shape, a monochrome screen and five minigames that you play by putting a finger inside it. You can buy it anywhere in the world through Amazon but it is kind of expensive; if you go [...]
ANA (All Nippon Airways) has announced that in all its flights between Tokyo and New York the passenger seats will be equipped with an extra connector (including tourist class seats). iPhones and iPods will be able to be plugged to recharge their battery, listen to music or even watch the movies that are loaded in [...]
A couple of Sharp Netwalker gadgets arrived to our office yesterday courtesy of Sharp. The Sharp Netwalker seemed to be one of those gadgets that are released in Japan but mysteriously are never released outside of the country, like for example the Sharp Zaurus or the W-Zero3. But this time, after some months on sale [...]
My friend Ale found the newest innovation from the guys who made the bust roller. The box advices the users to use it at least 15 minutes a day, boring… effective?
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