That didn’t take long. Just as Google announced that Austin would be the second recipient following Kansas City as the having the fastest home internet connection in the United States, Japanese company So-net Entertainment launched a home service in Tokyo and surrounding areas that doubles up on Google’s 1Gbps. The company, backed by Sony, launched “Nuro”. With a $535 installation charge and $51 a month service, it isn’t the cheapest in the world, but those who want the fastest available will pay the price. Japan already has services that are a match for Google Fiber with nearly 1 in 4 households…

Egg. Evolution. Electricity. Eco-friendliness. Those are the four E’s of Hyundai’s E4U, which they unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show. The most prominent of the E’s is clear the moment you see it. Yes, it’s an egg, and you’re supposed to ride around in it. If you are one of those who believes that walking is overrated, that the Segway needs a segue, and that getting awkward stares from those you pass (or who pass you) is something to crave, the E4U is all yours. It even comes with a an amazingly odd helmet that only the geekiest of geeks would ever willingly wear. At 176 lbs and with a top speed approaching…

When Antrepo was looking at vintage 30 mm cameras from Japan’s dominant gadget days of the 70s and 80s, they noticed a common theme in the logos. They all seemed to use the same style for the typography – a line-based format with extended outline fonts. In a modern twist, they took 20 major brands of today and applied the same logo format. The results were nothing short of vintage epic. Check them out below or visit their Flickr page:  …

The depths to which cyberwarfare has grown is one of the most controlled and guarded secrets in most of the major governments around the world. The United States, China, Israel, Russia, England, Japan, Iran, Germany – these are just some of the countries that have been revealed to be researching and participating in “cyberops” over the last few years. It can be assumed that what we know doesn’t even scratch the surface. A recent revelation that the NSA’s “Perfect Citizen” program is designed to explore both defensive and offensive tactics surrounding energy infrastructure and the cyberattacks…

We published an interesting fan-made teaser trailer the other day for the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness movie. Shortly after posting it, the official teaser for the movie was released. Now, word is coming from Japan that the same teaser trailer had one additional scene added to it that was excluded from the North American teaser release. First, we’ll show you the teaser itself. If you’re interested in the scene that was excluded, scroll below the video for a description and image from the Japanese teaser.   ***SPOILER IMAGE AND DESCRIPTION BELOW***   ***STOP SCROLLING IF YOU DON’T…

At some point, the sheer oddity of Japanese technological solutions to various problems will stop surprising us. That day may have come as the latest addition to the long list of creative Japanese problem-solving tech involves a bear pillow, snoring, and a smaller bear glove that monitors blood oxygen levels. Dr. Kabe from Waseda University’s Kabe Lab created the Jukusui-Kun (Deep Sleep), a robot bear that uses internal microphones to monitor for snoring. As you’ll see in the video below, snoring sounds makes the bear’s hand move towards the face and brush it with a cotton cloth to compel the…

Jona Hoier has visualized USGS earthquake activity data in Japan from March 9 to March 16. What is shocking is the unbelievable amount of earthquake activity that has taken place in Japan during this time period. While none of this depict the horror that took place on March 11 (around 0:38 in this video), it is a grim reminder that Earth has its violent moments. Our hearts go out to the people of Japan for the terrible tragedy, where a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake caused a destructive tsunami that has had and will continue to have devastating impacts on Japan’s people. No words can truly sum up how…

The aftermath of the recent earthquake and tsunami that crippled much of Japan is being felt by two of the country’s largest manufacturers, Sony and Toyota. While Toyota is hoping to open some plants next week, the supply chain and power grid are still question marks. “This will be played out not in days, but in weeks,” said John Hoffecker, head of the automotive practice at consulting firm AlixPartners LLP. Stocks for both companies are down 12% since the day before the earthquake. Sony is looking at approximately 2 weeks worth of available inventory before the work-stoppage truly hits their…

I’m not going to attempt to explain how this is working because, to be honest, I don’t know how it works. But this seems to be a legitimate product straight out of Japan from a company called AirCord. It’s called N-3D, and there are many demos on their website (in Japanese) showing this thing off. It caught my attention because they have it hooked up to a Galaxy S. There are also other demonstrations of it working with an iPad. And, well, it’s cool. What I do know, however, is that the Japanese are amazing and that I want this, if only to amaze my friends for a few moments….

Surely you remember the giant 1:1 Gundam Japan erected in 2009. Built by Bandai, the monolithic robot has stood watch ovef Tokyo and spawned many imitators in the last year and a bit. Some of you probably take a sort of ‘so-what’ attitude here. That’s understandable: Gundams are practically space-faring robot ninjas in the show, and this guy can barely turn his head. So what indeed, right? Well, check out this time-lapse video, directed by ‘darwinfish105′, which is a beautiful testament to the epic stoicism of the statue….