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New Astro Boy Trailer Makes Me Want This New Astro Boy Toy
3:15PM Danny Allen | Check out this wicked Astro Boy figurine recently spotted at Hong Kong’s Ani-Com show. I can’t wait for the big-screen CG reboot of everyone’s favourite Pinocchio-like android kid with arm canons. Speaking of which, new full-length trailer after the jump! More »
Gadgets
Doraemon Gadgets
12:00PM Jason Chen | Boing Boing Gadgets has six of the hundreds of thousands of gadgets Doraemon—the Japanese anime gadget cat—pulled out of his magic pouch over the years. Above: the Polaroid-esque Voodoo Camera. [Boing Boing Gadgets] More »
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Manga Jobs and Wozniak Dream Up Apple
2:00AM Jesus Diaz | Lisa Katayama at Boing Boing has found a manga gem from the 80s: the story of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, from the moment Woz started to get interested in gadgets until the Apple II was created and launched. Into space apparently. Truth is that I don’t have a clue of Japanese, so that’s probably why I find it funny, thinking about what the hell they are saying, and why on Earth there’s an space octopus involved in this whole thing–I just like to imagine that’s related to Jobs’ experiences with LSD. [Otaden via Boing Boing] More »
Design
Astro Boy Mural Created From 138,000 Recycled Tokyo Metro Tickets
5:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | Japan loves Astro Boy even more than we love Mickey Mouse, so it’s not too surprising that the little robot boy’s visage is still everywhere, even though his show and manga series ended decades ago. The most recent Astro Boy art installation is a 10 by 7 foot mural that consists of 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets. The pixel art, made to mark the opening of Tokyo’s new Fukutoshin subway line, depicts Astro Boy, Uran, Professor Ochanomizu and Higeoyaji traipsing around Shinjuku along with the new Fukutoshin train. Created by volunteers from around the area, the mural can be found at the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store. [Pink Tentacle] More »
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