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WonderFestival 2011: a new low cost 3D printer from Roland

Administrator — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:47:19 +0000

Yesterday I attended the summer edition of Wonderfestival 2011 (a Japanese hobby show held in Tokyo) where I spotted the prototype of a new low cost milling machine from Roland called iModela iM-01.

The device will be released before the end of the year. It will require near zero maintenance and will be sold with a software for 3D milling and a simpler “2.5 D” one (you can see it in this photo).

Click here to view a photo gallery of the iM-01.

Bandai EJacket: ePayment and Electronic Money got the manga treatment

Crawler King — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:44:05 +0000

Augmented Reality Carddas is not the only “techno toy” presented by Bandai druing the Tokyo Toy Show 2011. Another novelty from the Japanese toy giant is the EJacket series: a case for e-money cards that lights up and emits sounds taken from cult TV series like Kamen Rider or anime like One Piece and K-On!

The first EJacket is inspired by Kamer Rider that will be released on 23 march at 2000 Yen. At the beginning of december will be released the case from moe anime K-On! and before the end of the year the One Piece case will be out too.

iPhone AR manga game from BANDAI

Crawler King — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 06:42:33 +0000

During the Tokyo Toy Show 2011 presented a new series of card games called AR Carddas that can be played with iPhone.

When you “scan” a card a 3D character from One Piece or Kamen Rider appears on the screen. Then is possible to battle other characters and complete missions. The app let also players collect all the characters.

The first series will be released before the end of July. The cards are compatible with the (arcade game like) Carddas system that total over 100 million cards sold in Japan every year.

RC Heli and Japanese porn: aerial adult videos?!

Administrator — Mon, 23 May 2011 17:11:46 +0000

Forget cosplay and other fetichism: the next frontier of Japanese porno are RC Helicopters movies. The Japanese adult video producers from Soft On Demand decided to shoot a porno video using a full HD videocamera mounted on a radio controlled helicopter. The DVD has been released few weeks ago and is set in an Onsen, a Japanese Hot Spring, where girls usualy bath in a reserved area not accessible by men (without RC heli). Shooting naked girls is definitely more fun than filming neighborhooods with helicam rigs. Who knows ? Maybe this is the start of a new genre “aerial adult videos” or maybe “hobby porn”…

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Mickey Mouse Robot prototype – Tokyo Toy Show 2010

Crawler King — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 09:56:15 +0000

This is the week of the Tokyo Toy Show, where all the biggest Japanese toy makers showcase their new toys that will be released in the next few months. One of the most interesting new toys was the Mickey Mouse Robot we spotted in the Takara Tomy booth. It’s still in development. Specs and other info should be out before the end of the year but the concept drawing we have seen are really impressive and could give a great boost to the hobbistic robotics popularity.

RC Car model parts Vending Machine

Off-Road Master — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:27:43 +0000

Japan: Takahiro Ueno, a D1 “Drifting Gran Prix” champion, produced the very first RC cars parts vending machine! This prototype has been installed in the Atsugi circuit in Kanagawa (in Yokohama near Tokyo). It has been an instant success and should be nice to see the same in Euopean and American circuits!

LEGO NXT radio controlled boat

Off-Road Master — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:06:40 +0000

The LEGO NXT BOAT has been builded by ATRX, an AFOL specialized in NXT Mindstorms creations who deserves Kudos just because he was so brave to risk his NXT unit in water! The RCX BOAT weights ca 1Kg and is controlled trough a bluetooth mobile phone.

Source: www.eurobricks.com

Heli Smack Down on the beach 2010 – Rimini

RC Heli — Mon, 31 May 2010 13:24:21 +0000

During the weekend of June 5th and 6th June the Heli Smack Down on the beach rc heli show will be held in Rimini. This is the very first rc heli show held on a beach along with parties and spectacular night flights. Seems the perfect chance to visit Italy and discover “local beauties”!

For more info: www.helismackdown.com (Space TV)

Shizuoka Hobby Show 2010 – Live Reportage

Off-Road Master — Tue, 11 May 2010 07:00:48 +0000

Tomorrow we will be in Shizuoka covering the Hobby Show 2010: the most important hobby fair in Japan. Our live blogging from Shizuoka will start at 6pm Pacific Daylight (wednesday 12) or 9pm Eastern Daylight Time. There will be many new model showcased for the first time from companies like Tamiya, Kyosho, HPI and Tokyo Marui so if you like RC Cars, RC Heli, RC airplanes, robotics and air soft guns you shoulnd’t miss it.

Robot – Super Dollfie Bad Apple! Dance! – Touhou

Off-Road Master — Mon, 10 May 2010 07:01:56 +0000

via Zak - RozenZebet, a Japanese dolls and robot fan, posted an impressive video of his Alice SoperDollfie dancing to the “Bad Apple! Dance!” (Touhou) track. This Robot dool features 25 servo, a 2-axis gyro sensor, a 3-axis accelerometer and a control board from V-Stone.