Meet Aiko she's the world's first woman with BRAINS, that's Biometric Robot Artificial Intelligence Neural System.
"Aiko doesn’t need holidays, food or rest, and will work almost 24 hours a day. She is the perfect woman," brags creator Le Trung.
But despite having touch sensors everywhere on her body (and I do mean ... [Read More]
While Americans reel from the prospect of a $700 billion bailout, things are lookin' up in Japan. The Japanese plan on building a space elevator for the relative bargain price of $9.5 billion.
The carbon nanotubes needed to tether an orbiting satellite would have to be 4x as strong as currently available but given Japan's ... [Read More]
Two words: Drill Bra, that's all you need to know about this movie. If murderous mammaries sounds titillating to you, give Machine Girl a whirl. If not, close your eyes cause it only gets weirder.
The uninspired story (what little there is) employs the overused 'begin at the end' technique. The titular character uses a ... [Read More]
It seems Osama Bin Laden has a fan in Japan and his name is Timaking.
He's the creator of Afuganisu-Tan, a "historical" comic that chronicles the turbulent past of Afghanistan through disarmingly cute characters each of which represent a country. Afghanistan is portrayed as a poor pitiable child, while America is depicted ... [Read More]
Japanese cell phone provider Emobile has pulled their latest ad amid accusations of racism. The ad (video below) which features a monkey in a suit adressing a crowd of cheering fans who hold up signs demanding change is obviously a reference to presidential candidate Barack Obama. And while it may be controversial, it's hardly ... [Read More]
Japanese retailer Aeon Co. has started manning their stores with babysitting robots so that shoppers won't be hampered with little distractions like raising their kids!
But don't worry the children are in good hands... er clamps. In addition to conversation skills rivaling those of George Bush, robo-sitter is also ... [Read More]
You'd think a movie about a robotic hooker would have lots of sex & killing (not necessarily in that order) but you'd be wrong!
After a full 7 minutes of opening credits (which is a lot considering the movie's only an hour long), a nameless hooker having sex on a stoop is interrupted by the grandson of a very cranky ... [Read More]
