Bouncing Red Ball

Japanese iPhone user ozma2x connects his cellphone to the very fast Denso robotic arm he uses at work. Will they play nice?
It turned out that not only did they talk; ozma2x also was able to control and monitor the robot in real time with the iPhone using Wi-Fi.
It’s pretty impressive that a standard cellphone [...]

Flickr user and blogger gomhi shows off his self-made eggshell speakers:
I made some speakers using eggshells as cabinets. While there’s no bass, I’m very satisfied at the nice feel of the sound from the speakers. I also like the slick appearance of the matching brown vibrating plate and the red skin of the eggshells.

I must [...]

The camera won’t fit in your pocket nor would it shoot anything faster than a sloth without blurring but for those pixel-loving camera enthusiasts out there, building your own a super-megapixel camera is relatively cheaper than splurging on a brand-new Sony A-900.
The scanner camera using parts from an Epson flatbed scanner and a Canon manual-focus [...]

Bandai Networks has announced the availability of their green-colored Gachapin-and-Mukku-themed netbook powered by Windows XP. Gachapin and Mukku are two popular Japanese anime characters: Gachapin is a 5-year-old dinosaur boy and his friend Mukku is a red yeti.
This decidedly unique netbook is anime-themed all over, from its custom system sounds (”oyaho”, “jaa ne” and “tadaima” [...]

I’ve just came back from K’s Denki scouting for some USB hubs to manage the increasing number of devices connected at the back of my iMac (keyboard and mouse, an external hard disk, a printer, and a number of camera and mobile phone cradles) when by coincidence I happen upon this cute retro-design robot that [...]

After a recent spell of bad news, here’s a good one for Toyota.
The Winglet, Toyota’s personal transporter in the style of Segway, will start initial production next year, 2009. Aiming for corporate customers, Toyota will deliver the first batch of 10 Winglets to the Central Japan International Airport in Aichi Prefecture.
This early release of the [...]

On December 18, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan has announced Takara Tomy’s i-Sobot as “Robot of the Year” for 2008. The award was established by METI in 2006 to promote civilian development and practical application of robots.
This year 65 were chosen to represent robots from the agriculture, construction and service [...]

The Media Arts Festival Executive Committee, composed of people from the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, the National Art Center and CG-ARTS Association, has announced the winners of the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival. 2,091 works from 43 countries and regions were evaluated to come up with winners in Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga. [...]