Monday, March 24, 2008
Japanese phone armada sets sail Westward, but does it have a map?
The myth that Japanese mobile phones are the best in the world is typically perpetuated by overseas observers obsessed with the cutting-edge services on offer there and confusing those with what are typically very dull handsets.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Panasonic Pixi elevates drunk photography to artform



We see a lot of prototype and concept devices here but few are as obviously pointless as the Pixi, an add-on for mobile phones devised by Panasonic of Japan working with two British design companies.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Mickey Mouse MP3 player takes iRiver's rep down a notch
Head over to the iRiver Korea site now and you'll be confronted not with the usual classy-looking audio and video products but by a bunch of artist’s sketches of what appears to be a tacky Mickey Mouse MP3 player.
Friday, June 01, 2007
Japanese MP3 player blasts out facials too
Although Japan has a reputation as a pretty sophisticated high-tech wonderland, there’s no shortage of garbage products designed to appeal to the wallets of the gullible or the plain bored, so the latest bizarre gadget barely caused us to wrinkle an eyebrow.
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