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10 Facts About Japanese Phone Culture That Will Leave You In Awe
When you think about phones and all kinds of technology, then you might think about one place in particular – Japan. Yes, that’s right – Japan has been at the forefront of smartphones and other kinds of popular technology for years now. When you think about Tokyo, you probably mostly think about fla ...
Smartglasses Translate Menu Written In Foreign Language As You Read It
It looks like Google Glass is about to have even more competition. We've all read about augmented reality apps that allow people visiting other countries to read street signs that are printed in a foreign language. As this technology continues to evolve, a new pair of augmented reality glasses was j ...
Voice Activated Internet And 3D Printing Change Lives For Blind Kids
We use our eyes for much of our online experience. If we were blind or visually impaired, our entire Internet experience would suffer. There is plenty to listen to online, but the majority of our experience requires sight. Children who are born without the ability to see aren't able to fully experie ...
Powered Jacket: First Commercial Exoskeleton To Be Released In Japan
The world is in a state of constant change. We've all heard the predictions of people having robot housekeepers, and how we'll prefect them into all kinds of other robots to relieve ourselves from hard labor. In Japan, they seem to have a different opinion or they've just jumped forward a few decade ...
Interactive Clothes Hangers Add New Dimension To Shopping & Marketing
A few months ago we featured some high tech clothes hangers that digitally display the number of Facebook likes that each piece of clothing gets from a store's website. If you follow the trends, this is a great way to find out what kind of clothes most people like. You can read about that on Social ...
World’s Smallest Cell Phone To Be Released In Japan
It's not hard to use Apple's iPhone as an example when comparing the world's different smartphone technologies. It was the "first" one to incorporate the ultra optimized touchscreen and app formatted operating system. The iPhone has gone through a whole lot of transformations since it was first rele ...
3D Printed Gummy Version Of Your Whole Body Makes A High-Tech Snack
I read about 3D printing everyday, and it's a topic I can't get enough of. I've noticed that 3D printed creations usually fall into one of two categories. They are either the life changing things (like body parts or things that help progress science), or they are the super fun things (like jewelry a ...
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Why Japan Has The Best Customer Service In The World [Video]
The company that offers the best customer service is usually the most successful one. Even though it might not have been that way in the past, social media has made that unavoidable. When companies or brands don't stay on top of their customer service, that's usually when customers start to abandon ...
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Moving In Japan Is As Easy As Waking Up [Video]
Moving really sucks sometimes. I have moved a good 20 times in my life. I have lived in pretty much every corner of Sweden, and for two years, I lived in Los Angeles. Sometimes it’s inspiring to change your location, but the moving itself usually sucks big time, especially when you don't use moving ...
Air Conditioned Shoes Keep Your Feet Cold On The Ground
I recently touched on this highly obscure area of technology when I wrote about the USB Foot Cooler product from Japan. It was one of those bizarre things that you just have to see to believe.
It so happens that there is a more advanced version of that shoe cooler. They are in no way related, but ...
Japan To Launch Ultra-Thin Car Dashboard Touchscreen In 2013
Just when we thought cars couldn't become any more tech-infused (after hearing about Audi's new exterior OLED surface wrapping technology), we now find out about car dashboards becoming ultra-thin touchscreens. It's a new technology that could make car dashboards a whole lot more useful, and relay i ...
Japan’s Gallery For Puzzles Which Took A Computer Algorithm To Design
When you combine architecture and mathematics that enhance the visible design of a space and not just the stuff in the background, you get an explosion of creativity. Usually those kinds of spaces inspire others to explore different possibilities. It's so easy to fall into the trap of thinking offic ...
World’s Shortest Escalator (Less Than 3 Feet) Is A Glorious Experience
This is one of those little pieces of information that may seem useless right now, but when you're fighting for victory in a game like Trivial Pursuit someday, this could secure your status as the unmistakable winner. Do you know where the world's shortest escalator is and how short it really is? It ...
Innovative Automated Underground Parking Lot For Your Bicycle
This automated underground parking lot for bicycles is so brilliant that it will make you want to start riding a bike every day. I ride my bike a lot, and I know from experience that the biggest concern when riding a bike to somewhere like a store is that it might get stolen or damaged when it's par ...
For Workaholics: A Keyboard Design With A Lunch Bowl Built In
Do you get to take a lunch break every day when you're at work? I don't. Well, I could, but I often get so wrapped up in whatever I'm doing that I don't take time to eat until my stomach is growling so much that I'm forced to address the food issue. It's probably not the healthiest way to live, but ...