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Games
Guy Marries Video Game, We Don’t Judge
1:40AM Mark Wilson | That Nene Anegasaki, she’s a charmer. She’s also a video game character from extreme dating sim Love Plus, now wedded to a flesh-and-blood gamer. More »
Screens
Video: Sony’s Massive 280-inch (711cm) 3D LED Display
11:34PM Danny Allen | Similar to Mitsubishi’s 155-inch OLED screen, Sony’s huge display is made of individual panels (70 smaller LED screens in this case) and is designed for outdoor marketing. You know, because we all carry around polarised glasses, right? More »
Vehicles
World War 2 Japanese Super-Submarine Found In Hawaii
7:54AM Jesus Diaz | According to Dr Hans Van Tillburg, “[the I-201 submarine] was nothing like anybody had in the Second World War”. It had a streamlined body and conning tower, retractable guns and three catapult-launched bombers. They just found it in Hawaii. More »
Sports
Baseball King Balls Throw The Curveball For You
1:00AM Mark Wilson | I wasn’t blessed with a modicum of sports talent, but I can get behind this idea: cheating. More »
Design
12:19AM Danny Allen | These JSDF shades have apparently been endorsed by the Japanese military because they won’t fracture even if struck at 170km/h by a 6.5mm-diameter object. Not quite bulletproof, but the picture looks cool. More »
Japan Self-Defence Force Sunglasses
12:19AM Danny Allen | These JSDF shades have apparently been endorsed by the Japanese military because they won’t fracture even if struck at 170km/h by a 6.5mm-diameter object. Not quite bulletproof, but the picture looks cool. More »
Toys
Rejoice! Colour Tamagochi Will Make The World Go Round
12:00PM Jesus Diaz | You know we have arrived to The Future when Bandai manbirths a Tamagochi with a colour LCD screen. Because the future is really like the ’90s, but in colour. Fortunately, the Tamagochi ID only exists in Japan for $US56. More »
Design
By Royal Decree, The Food Of My Kingdom Is Now Hot Pockets!
6:45AM Adam Frucci | This is a 2m tall throne made entirely of Famicom (NES) cartridges. Whoever sits in it becomes king for the day of the fantastical realm of Sadtopia. More »
Robots
Say Hello To Your New Local Power Guy
2:28AM John Herrman | Helmeted workers in cherrypickers or precariously tethered to high voltage lines are as much a part of our power infrastructure’s aesthetic as towers and transformers. In the next few years, these iconic silhouettes will become a little more… mechanical. More »
Design
All Barcodes Should Be This Creative
12:59AM Mark Wilson | There’s no reason for barcodes to be so drab and utilitarian when the sky’s the limit. More »
Design
