Let's Visit Tokyo – Osaki

There is in any city in the world an area that really does not fit in, a place where whatever people try to do it will never work, and Osaki seems to me like one of this place. Osaki feel like a place that nobody really cares, people pass right through it but never seem to stop for a rest. And why would they. There is nothing interesting there to see, no big mall or department store, just barely the minimum with some king of business center that seems desperately empty.

Akihabara News, Let's Visit Tokyo â€" Osaki

Opinion: Luxgen EV puts Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf on notice

This little company could soon make a big splash in the automotive world. Whether flashing down the highway or wending my way through Taipei's notoriously chaotic rush-hour traffic, I was duly impressed by Luxgen's battery-electric MPV. Quick, luxurious, and bristling with electronic technology, I was astonished at how well this car has been developed. Acceleration from this seven-passenger minivan can only be described as brisk. Though I wasn't able to do any kind of timed runs, my seat-of-the-pants reaction is that it sure feels faster than a Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf.





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Android Market web site updated – now with clearer user review data

Google has tweaked its web-based Android Market listings once again, adding new data to each item's page that breaks down the user review scores for each app in a little more detail. As well as an overall out-of-five score like before, you may now also see how the votes are broken down. Like this:.
Not a huge amount of use, as most of the 1x5 scores trend to come from people who don't understand how to make apps work. But still. A nice graph.

Eurodroid

Motorola Defy Android 2.2. update for T-Mobile at the “start of July”

Following the exciting release of Android 2.2 for the impressive Motorola Defy Android phone a couple of weeks ago, UK network T-Mobile has announced it'll be bringing the update to users who bought branded versions of the mobile through its network. The update will be ready in July. It's even pinned down the bit of July to the “start” of the month. Good to see.

The Motorola Defy's another phone we're planning to buy, just for fun, once it enters its end-of-life, crazy-discount price bracket.

Eurodroid

Apple sues Samsung again for copying the iPhone's design, this time in South Korea

As if Apple and Samsung's patent infringement catfight weren't distracting enough, Apple is recreating the legal spectacle in Samsung's home country of South Korea. Apple just filed a suit against Samsung Electronics in Seoul Central District Court, with Cupertino alleging that the Samsung Galaxy S copies the third-generation iPhone, according to a report from the online news site, MoneyToday. That closely matches the claims Apple made when it it sued Samsung back in April for “slavishly” copying the iPhone and iPad.

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Skullcandy Vandal iPhone Speaker Dock

The Skullcandy Vandal iPhone Speaker Dock features a vintage amp exterior that houses modern technology. Designed for iPod touch and iPhone, the speaker dock has 80mm woofers and 19mm tweeters with a total output of 21 Watts. What's more, there is also a 3.5mm input on the speaker, so that you can connect just about any music device to it. The Skullcandy Vandal Speaker Dock retails for $179.99 a pop.

TechFresh

Virgin Mobile Motorola Triumph pre-orders start at Best Buy for $299.99

The Motorola Triumph was announced as a high-end Android offering for Virgin Mobile a couple of weeks ago, and since then we've heard that it may be released on July 19. While Virgin Mobile is staying mum on the matter for now, Best Buy isn't content on just sitting there and waiting. So the retailer has started taking pre-orders for the Motorola Triumph for Virgin Mobile. The smartphone is listed for $299.99 without a contract, which, given the specs here, is pretty decent indeed.

Unwired View

21st Century Train Design Will Let You Change Trains On The Go

Industrial designer Paul Priestman of Priestmangoode had a vision; trains would run continuously non-stop and passengers will be able to switch trains even with the trains moving at high speeds. His reasoning was that stopping at various train stations is a waste of time and just generally time consuming, which we agree with to a certain extent, so instead of passengers disembarking at train stops, why not just disembark right onto the next train instead. If you're trying to wrap your head around the concept, here's how it's supposed to work.

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ARCHOS G9 Tablets Announced

ARCHOS announced two new Android tablets. They include two for factors; the 80 G9 (8″ 1024 by 768 display) and the 101 G9 (10.1″ 1280 by 800 display). They also ship with the fastest dual-core processor,  a CORTEX A9 OMAP4 1.5 GHz. In addition to putting the quickest processor in, they add a couple more features to stand out from the crowd. A 250 GB Hard Drive option and a 3G option that can be added after you buy the tablet.

The 101 G9 is listed for $399.99 for the 16GB model, and $499.99 for the 250GB model.


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Imerj dual-screen Android phone prototype spotted

The folks over at Engadget recently got their hands on a prototype phone from Imerj and gave it a thorough hands-on preview. The phone packs a dual-screen design that's reminiscent of the Kyocera Echo that was introduced not too long ago, though this one features some improvements that put it a notch above Kyocera's offering. First off you'll notice that it's running on Android 2.3 Gingerbread instead of 2.2 Froyo - which already makes the phone more attractive. It packs a 4″ display on each half, and when combined together it forms a 6″ display - 1″ shy of being a 7″ tablet, which isn't too bad at all.



Ubergizmo

Voltaic Spark Tablet Case Charges Your Table With Solar Energy

Solar powered charging for our various electronic devices these days are starting to be more and more common. In fact Nokia has been exploring solar charging on their phones and Samsung has come up with a solar-powered netbook. Voltaic is no stranger to the solar-powered scene, having come up with a laptop bag that comes attached with solar panels that allow charging on the go, and now Voltaic looks to add to their lineup with the Spark Tablet Case. The Spark Tablet Case is a thin and padded case that is designed to house your iPad or any other tablet, and it is reported that the case will be able to generate 8-watts of power in sunlight.

Ubergizmo

Cool down your ass this summer thanks to Thanko latest AC Ass Cushion

Yep summer is upon us in Japan and things will soon turn ugly here this summer if we have to start having some blackout due to electricity shortage. Still there are many ways to cool you down and Thanko's latest innovation is an USB powered (5V) AC Ass Cushion with internal fans than can be powered by external USB charger, a PC or even a car AC adapter.




Akihabara News

webOS Pivot for HP TouchPad helps you find apps

We all know that one of the things an operating system needs in order to succeed is a strong development community behind it. More developers, means more apps, and when a platform has all the apps that a person needs, he/she will be more inclined to switch over to it. After all, the iOS's huge community of developers and plethora of apps available has been key to the success of the iPad. In an attempt to make webOS more interesting to developers, HP has decided to launch the webOS Pivot magazine.
Designed to complement the HP webOS App Catalog (HP's app store), Pivot will be a magazine that's completely focused on apps.

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Technologies Today

Dolby announces 3D Kids' Glasses

3D movies are all the rage right now - pretty much every movie that involves a cartoon character is optimized for the 3D experience. While cinemas have 3D glasses in adult sizes that are designed to be “one size fits all”, it's usually not the case with children. Most kids, especially really young ones have much smaller faces than other people. And smaller faces mean glasses that don't fit properly, possibly ruining the whole 3D movie experience for him/her.
Dolby understands this and has released some 3D glasses just for kids to solve the problem.

Ubergizmo

Imerj Smartpad Prototype Takes a Stab at Dual-Screen Android

Is there an Echo in the building. We could have sworn the last time we saw this design it was a bulky, battery-sucking Kyocera design destined for Sprint, but what you see above is actually a joint effort by the teams at Imerj and Frog. The phone doesn’t have a name yet or even a model number, but the dual-screened handset being referred to as the 2-in-1 Smartpad is the latest attempt at shaking up Android phone design. Engadget got hands-on with the device and were surprisingly praiseworthy, calling it a “very different device” from the Kyocera Echo despite its looks.

Android Phone

Report: Supplier strike could potentially affect Chevy Sonic launch

The Chevrolet Sonic is set to being production in August, but Automotive News reports that a supplier issue could affect the launch's timing. LINC Logistics Co., which employs about 125 workers at the Orion assembly plant that will build the Sonic, is struggling to come to an agreement with employees at the facility. The LINC workers recently agreed to join the United Auto Workers, and now the blue collar bunch is looking for more money than the reported average of about $10 per hour. UAW workers employed by General Motors commonly make between $14 and $28 per hour.










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NEW GAME: Jagen

We've just been emailed a friendly request by the developer of new Android game Jagen, suggesting we might like to give the game a try. So we did. And it's good. Jagen is a top-down, physics based thing that's “inspired by Marble Madness”, where you pilot a little ship around levels collecting samples using the accelerometer to control events.
It's looks great and is free, plus the maker promises an ongoing schedule of map updates and features. Here it is:

And our phone tells us that today's Groupon deals include a Glycolic Peel and Skin Assessment.


Eurodroid

Monster Unveils New Earth, Wind, And Fire In-Ear Headphones

Monster, the same company behind the Beats by Dr Dre, Lady Gaga and the Butterfly by Vivienne Tam headphones and in-ear headphones have now unveiled their latest offering which they called the Earth, Wind & Fire Gratitude in-ear headphones. For those who don't know Earth, Wind & Fire, they're an American R&B and funk band that got famous in 1971 and produced classic songs such as “September”. .

Ubergizmo

Top Gear unleashes second trailer for series 17

We're just days away from the start of the new series of Top Gear, and we're all excited to see what Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have in store for us this summer. Last week we brought you the first teaser commercial, and now the BBC has released a second to tantalize us with what's to come. So what have we learned. James will be showing us the new Aston Martin Virage, the McLaren MP4-12C which Jezza was driving is pitted against the Ferrari 458 Italia, the BMW 8-Series is up against the Mercedes-Benz CL, a Chevrolet Corvette is for cowboys, and Richard really appears to like the Fiat Abarth 500C.

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Mouse computer introduces budget Sandy Bridge Notebook with AMD Radeon HD6730M Graphics

Mouse Computer Japan introduces a new series of notebook with the LuvBook R Series that comes at an affordable price and powered by both Intel 2nd generation CPUs and AMD Radeon HD6730M.



Akihabara News

DiGi site inaccessible for non-DiGi traffic

It's been few days since DiGi's site was down. Till now, their site is still inaccessible (we tried Streamyx and P1 WiMAX). But apparently their site isn't really down. If you have an iPhone using DiGi's SmartPlan, or you're using DiGi's Broadband, then you can still access their site. Weird? Yes, DiGi agrees, and says it's still investigating the cause of this weird issue.


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Lord of the Rings: War in the North Gets New Gameplay Video

Here's a new gameplay video ‘Beleram Vignette' from Warner Bros.' upcoming Lord of the Rings: War in the North title. As mentioned before, this role-playing video game will hit PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on July 12th.



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Technologies and Me

2011 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Practice Day 1 in the books

The 89th-annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb kicked things off early today with the first practice runs on the mountain. We'll be following the Unlimited Class, whose drivers will be contesting for the overall victory and the elusive ten-minute mark, and this morning they took on the middle portion of the course for the first of three practice sessions. This section is completely paved, but is one of the most difficult due to the high number of sharp switchbacks and extreme elevation change. It also makes for some picturesque views, as evidenced by the photos in the included image gallery.










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