Amazon is selling the Blue LED Iron Samurai Watch for only $12.99, originally priced at $29.98. It's designed to look like a faceless band, but at the push of a button, blue LEDs illuminate to show the time. Product page. Video after the break.
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Unlike other roller coasters, Vanish in Yokohama, Japan features a 744m track that leads to an underwater tunnel. It opened in 1999 and reaches a maximum height of 35m. Click here for more pictures. Continue reading for a few videos.
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With the global economy still recovering, it's no surprise that many theme parks around the world have closed their doors. Here's a rare look inside an abandoned Japanese theme park called Nara Dreamland. Click here for more pictures. In related news, continue reading for a video tour.
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Called the SWITL, this nifty "robotic hand features a conveyor belt, believed to be made from Teflon, which moves so fast it is able to pick up semi-liquid spills without leaving a mess." Video demonstration after the jump.
But a high-speed version of the robotic arm has also found a role for packing fragile semi-liquid products - which could include some meat products or gels.[via DailyMail]
Simply put, the Mayekawa Automatic Chicken Deboner is what nightmares are made of. It "masterfully breaks down a whopping 1,500 chickens in the same amount of time--which, if our math is correct, is ten times faster than a flesh-and-blood butcher." Video after the break.
Automatic chicken deboners are often faster than humans, but often do a poor job of butchering, as they have difficulty adjusting to the different sizes and shapes of poultry.[via PopSci]
Today, Fuji-Q Highland in Japan unveiled Takabisha, "a roller coaster which has a 43 meter drop and a 121-degree free fall, and accelerates to 100 mph - setting the new world record for the steepest roller coaster made from steel." Video after the break.
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Global wave has developed a special film, called Pic3D, that can transform any ordinary LCD / LED screen into a glasses-free, stereoscopic 3D display -- think Nintendo 3DS. Continue reading for the news report.
Sometimes, less is more, but that is not the case with these rooms. Due to the high cost of living in Japan, many of these geeks had to compromise when it came to their computer setups. Click here to see them all.
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Japanese researchers have developed a spray-can cooling foam that supposedly feels like an ice pack. That's not all, there's also a fizz spray which cools the surface of your skin to -9C. Video after the break.
These cooling sprays apparently aren't brand new, but a thing isn't a "thing" until it goes mainstream in Japan, and this summer that's what's happening. City-dwellers are using the products to cool down on the subways or on the streets.[via PopSci]
