Because finding Ramen shops in Japan is so hard?

AdmNaismith

@Brian Sexton:
yup. they misspelled "radar"

nutbastard

Shouldn't the title "Sony's X-Ramen Rader Finds Hot Noodles Wherever You Are" be "Sony's X-Ramen Radar Finds Hot Noodles Wherever You Are"?

I eat ramen much too often. It tastes good, especially if you take liberties with how you prepare it (i.e., using things other than just the included flavoring packets), but the main reasons I eat it are that it is cheap and I am poor.

Brian Sexton

Yeah, once you've had REAL ramen in Tokyo, you just won't ever go back, and realize the absolute genius of this device.

iomatic

i thought the Ramen radar would help me locate the Ramen under the soup -.- so can save my time dangling with my chapstick!

kittenman

Ramen in Japan isn't really that bad for you. It's usually fresh made noodles with a beef/soy broth, and some onions/veggies/slice of meat on top.

It's high in carbs, but you'll need it for walking around the streets of Tokyo.

robo

@banmojo:
word. i switched from coffee to carrot and apple juice in the morning and i feel much better all around. i tried the all raw diet for 2 weeks last year, and again - you feel incredible (but always hungry) Soda IS terrible shit. Ive heard the best compromise is to eat something like 75% raw fruits / veggies / legumes / fungus and 25% whatever you want.

nutbastard

*commenting to bump s. korea thing into existence*

nutbastard

when I lived in S Korea I read their gov did a study to 'prove' that ramen in fact was nutritious. They covered up the results (showed that ramen in fact is full of salt/MSG/shite) because most people in S Korea eat ramen almost daily. I used to eat it in high school a lot, but really - it's such artificial shite. People need to realize that what they put into their bodies will influence how much energy they feel they have, their mood, their immune system, their longevity and overall health. Raw fruits, veges, nuts - this is the diet the human body utilizes the best. And lay off the soda, it's killing you softly.

banmojo

I am obsessed with ramen too! I started eating it on a long distance bicycle ride, out of convenience, and now, months later, I am still eating it every day.

itchytooth

Houston, we have Ramen.

GizFanAlpha

@nutbastard: Try Tom Tom. You can have that sorta "always up" view or you can switch to 'up' always being north. It also shows you shit in your vicinity with little icons. You can have it show you whatever the hell you want.

I love Tom Tom on my HTC TyTN II.

Neight

There's only one feature I care about on this gadget: sound effects.

Does this thingamajig do either a submarine ping or the cool motion-detector beepy thing from Aliens?

omg-ponies

why cant i get a gps unit thats circular and rotates the view etc. like in GTA? I've gotten used to the whole rotate the map so you are always driving UP from playing too much SA, and I dont need to fiddle with touchscreens... just give me a MAP with little icons for peoples houses and shit. when i go out, i dont "plan" where im "going" or what im going to "do". Destination? i wont know that till i get there! just show me where things are. AND... give me a "Ramen Mode".

nutbastard

meh - this only works on XP/Vista. I thought it would work on a mobile. Anyways, you're within a stones throw of a ramen shop in most major cities.

Looks like on November 8th, they'll have a cafe finder. (I'll stick with the delicious swill that is Boss coffee from the vending machines.)

vagrant

how is there no Gridskipper for this? I want some ramen in Charlotte like NOW!

Cassifras

so THAT's why the PS3 has no games

the sony game and software developers spend their time looking for ramen and creating ramen-locator software

diablofreak

@samueladamski:
Rock, Paper, Ramen?

ANoel

I'll say it once, I'll say it a million times. RAMEN HAS NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE. Read: The same nutritional value as a piece of cardboard. A rock or handful of DIRT has more nutritional value.

samueladamski

@Amiash: erm huh?!

Amiash

ramen is for people who doesnt have a life to eat a "good food" it so happen that there are many people who doesnt have a life.

Amiash

@fogponics: hey cool down man, i know that.
and im actually referring to "instant" ramen you know, that has MSG on it.

Amiash

@samueladamski: @Amiash: You boneheads actually believe ramen started as a 25 cent freeze dried meal? Millions of people have lived their entire lives with "real" ramen as the main staple for hundreds of years. That crap you are basing your ignorant blithering about was not even manufactured until 1970 or so.

fogponics

All we need now is the iphone version! Or at least a PSP version. Come on, Sony!

edjusted

@Amiash: sorry man, bad day yesterday...close friend of the last 25 years killed on bicycle on Halloween by kid doing 75 in a 25...I'm just pissed at the world...piss, piss piss

fogponics

@fogponics: *world peace*

Amiash