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There Are Glimpses Of Blade Runner In This Tokyo Time Lapse

5:15AM October 26, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

Last week we brought you a collection of stunning images from Dubai that made the city look like scenes taken from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner. But this week it’s Tokyo vying for the title of Blade Runner incarnate with these time lapse clips of the city captured by Samuel Cockedey. More »


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Nothing Says ‘Steal Me’ Like Tokyo Lightsabre Train Hand Rails

5:00AM September 26, 2011 | Jack Loftus

The Force is strong with these promotional lightsabre hand rails, seen this past week in Tokyo as a way to promote the already massively successful Star Wars saga Blu-ray re-release. Let’s hope whatever’s holding them in place is equally strong. More »


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What Tokyo Would Look Like If You Were On Drugs

12:40PM September 21, 2011 | Casey Chan

Save yourself the bad trip and watch Alex Lee’s amazing slow motion, stop motion, time lapse, time slow, mind bending, psychedelic video of Tokyo, Japan. Called Tokyo Slo-Mode, sometimes the video doesn’t even look real. Even though it’s slowed down, it captures the frenetic nature of Tokyo (and any big city) quite well. [Vimeo via Hypebeast]


Science

New Rewritable E-Paper Could Someday Save Trees

10:06AM August 9, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Researchers from Taiwan have developed an eco-friendly type of electronic paper. The rewritable i2R e-paper uses heat to store images, isn’t backlit, and does not consume electricity. More »


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Akihabara, Tokyo: Where Laptops Are Flicked Through Like Vinyl Records

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7:00PM June 27, 2011 | Danny Allen

There’s nowhere in the world quite like Akihabara, Tokyo’s geeky “Electric Town”. It’s like Taipei’s Guang Hua technology market–but everywhere–and with manga, porn, cosplay, and maid cafés thrown into the mix. More »


Science

This Brainwashing, Traffic-Directing Floor Organises Pedestrians Into Two Lines: Puking And Non-Puking

12:40PM May 21, 2011 | Max Behrman

These lenticular lens floor tiles are designed to organise pedestrian traffic flow, forcing people to walk on one side of the thoroughfare. It’ll work, if only because people will need to step to the side to puke. More »


Cameras

Homemade Camera Looks Like Your Nan’s Kitsch Lamp

1:40AM April 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Little is known about this homemade camera that was spotted on the streets of Tokyo, other than it uses medium-format film and has a 360-degree lens which kind of resembles a crystal ball, as Photojojo said. I wonder if you can see the photo-future by staring into that lens? [Tokyo Camera Style via Photojojo]


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Prepare For The Worst By Deploying The Best

4:30AM April 10, 2011 | Jack Loftus

Members of the U.S. Marines Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) are in country, ready and willing to help the Japanese respond to the still-critical nuclear disaster that threatens their nation. Seen here is a decontamination exercise, currently underway. [SFGate]


News

There’s No Such Thing As Safe Radiation

6:00AM April 5, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Since Fukushima failed, the Japanese government and power plant reps have obscured the danger of the Fukushima crisis-and it is a crisis. The word “safe” has been tossed about loosely. Unfortunately, when it comes to radiation, there’s no such thing. More »


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Tokyo’s Power Supply Monitored By Neon Genesis Evangelion

12:40AM March 24, 2011 | Brian Ashcraft

With the blackouts, Tokyoites might want to keep track on the region’s power source. Here’s how they can do it in style. Evangelion style. More »