Fun things from Tokyo, Japan
I'm always on the look out for fun, interesting and weird things out of Tokyo, Japan - This is my linklog of those fun, interesting and weird things! Tell me what you think!
2010 looks bad for real Japanese beer
Japan may be set to see signs of economic recovery in 2010, but the Japanese beer industry will unfortunately remain in the swampy depths of fake beer propagation.
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Google auto-complete kind to Japan and China, not so fond of America
Search: Why is Japan so...
This list of adjectives looks pretty good for Japan, with only two of the 10 words ("weird" and "perverted") having a negative connotation. And some people might even argue that Japan's "weirdness" is a good thing.
Search: Why is China so...
China's results are surprisingly good considering the Internet's love of China bashing. Only "overpopulated", "polluted", and "poor" come up as negative adjectives.
Search: Why is America so...
No one can ever accuse Google's auto-complete of a bias toward its home country, tagging America with the following unflattering adjectives: "fat", "violent", "obese", "stupid", "racist", and "greedy".
Search: Why is Canada so...
As for my home country, adjectives ranged from "cold" and "expensive" to "boring" and "awesome". Not too bad.
via asia.cnet.com
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Japanese automated baby crib
The 946 × 619 × 885mm 60kg bed has a built-in sensor to detect specifically a baby’s cry and the bed automatically starts swaying left and right to a width of about10cm. At first the bed does quick-paced rocking, then slowly settles into the pace of the mother’s heartbeat and eventually, it rocks slower and slower to a more sleep-inducing pace. If all goes according to plan, the baby should be asleep again within 15 minutes.
The bed was made in collaboration with Kyushu University and is for babies aged 2 weeks to 10 months old. If you’re in Japan, the bed can be purchased for 420,000 yen or rented for for 10,000 yen per month.
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