Japan, you make me smile =). I’m not sure why I have an affinity for unusual Japanese products that I would never buy, but I do, and so I present to you the Kaoiro. It’s literal translation is ‘face expression’ meaning that it’s a kaomoji (emoticon) stamp. This bad boy is capable of stamping out over 2000 different kaomoji combos on all your overdue books and anime legal documents. Of course, since they are Japanese emoticons, I have no idea what any of them actually represent. So where the hell is my laminated kaomoji cheat-sheet already?
Browsing Posts published in April, 2010
First of all Dean Kamen, sorry, but seriously the Segway is retarded. Moving on, the “Luke” arm created by Kamen for DARPA is amazing, and not just because he’s nerdy enough to name the thing after our favorite fictional amputee and I think Stephen Colbert would agree.
The robotic arm has been in development for some time but the April 5th episode of the Colbert Report was the first time I got to see the thing in action. I could ramble on about all the details but instead I highly recommend you follow past the break and check out the embedded video. Or, if you feel like watching the full episode you can click the image above. continue reading…
