Posts Tagged ‘Japan’

Toilet Sound Blocker

For those females that are feeling a little bashful when they use the bathroom, thankfully there is never a shortage of strange Japanese gadgets to help you out.  These come in the shape of discreet little boxes that are small enough that they could be used as a keychain.  In order to cover up all of those bathroom noises it makes the sound of running water.  Then if you’re ever having a hard time getting motivation, you always have the sound of water on hand.  To purchase this privacy in a box it’ll cost you $36 from the Japan Trend Shop.

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Age prediction machine

Better think twice now if you thinking of lying your age to someone. That person maybe keeping one of this age prediction machine in his or her bag. Age Prediction Machine Toshibareru Mosukitosaundo (Mosquito) created by the Japanese. It was designed to test how old someone is by emitting a high frequency sound, like the buzzing of a mosquito.

Simply activate your Age Prediction Machine and set the age limit -Young to Tteenagers, Early 20′s, Barely 30′s, 40 years and Above and wait and watch to see your date swat imaginary insects. Depending on the settings you’ll be able to gauge their approximate age. The Mosukitosaundo or whatever it’s actually called is priced at 924 Yen which works out to about $10.

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Robot that can cry

Emotional Robot

You have to give credit to Japan again. Whenever come to robot invention they are alway one step in front of others. This time round they have manage to come out with a robot that can cry. The Kobian robot’s face is controlled by a number of motors that change its expression and the next step in this great step forward will be to make the Kobian express the emotions er, automatically. I have included a video below also.

via TG Daily

Fujitsu Develops High-Speed Image-Capture Technology for Palm Vein Biometric Authentication

Fujitsu Palm Vein Biometric 1

Fujitsu had announced the newly development of the world’s first imaging technology for use in palm vein biometric authentication that can operate while the palm is in motion. A person palm needs only to be passed over a sensor for authentication and the device requires approximately only one millisecond to capture the image of your palm vein. You do not need to stay still to wait for the device to capture your palm vein image, Fujitsu Laboratories has confirmed that these new imaging techniques can capture images of palm vein patterns even while the hand is in motion.

With this new feature, it is possible to authenticate an individual’s identity using palm vein authentication with the same ease as of the pic shown above, for example, gliding non-contact smartcards over a train-station turnstile gate, a widely-deployed technology for commuters in Japan. This new technology will make it easier to deploy easy-to-use and highly-precise palm vein authentication systems in a wide range of venues that require reliable and convenient security systems, including corporations, government offices, and hospitals.

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Anti-Pervert Panties Block IR

These days technology is advancing at such a fast rate that cameraphones with IR night vision can be tweaked to see through clothes. Cramer Japan made these nylon and polyurethane panties that block IR, hampering the photographs. The name of the undies? ShotGuard Inner Shorts. The company is planning also to make bras the same material. In fact this short had been in market for around a year already, just that not many shop are selling it.

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