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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Tokyo toilets deliver data dump by very personal RSS
Read the full story Household | Japan | WTF? 11:30 AM Yoshi Suzuki • Permalink

The world and his dog know how space-age Japanese toilets can be (well, not this one), so it’s no great surprise to see the latest model add a little something extra to the mix in the shape of personalised RSS feeds from the throne.

Monday, October 29, 2007

Rainbow of washlets to brighten up your toilet moments
Read the full story Household | Japan 09:58 PM Mark Hiratsuka • PermalinkComments

Nothing to do with gadgets really - unless you count the bidet, deodorizer auto-open and drier functions - but ain’t these some purty potties?

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Toilet transformer zaps old-style Japanese squatters into the 21st century
Read the full story Household | Japan | Off Topic 07:40 PM Mark Hiratsuka • PermalinkComments

Japanese residents tired of squatting when they go to the smallest room can get themselves all Westernized thanks to the latest in new-fangled toilet converters from Inax.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Softbank helps drunks find missing cellphones, moms locate kids
Read the full story GPS | Household | Japan | Wireless | WTF? 08:04 PM Mark Hiratsuka • PermalinkComments

Here in Japan, Softbank Mobile - the brand Vodafone Japan transformed into last year - is about to launch a service that will surely appeal to the nation’s legendary drunken Friday-night salarymen who seem to have a habit of leaving their phones anywhere but their pockets.



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