20th Century Boys Live Action Movie Teaser
As the count down continues for definitely one of the most anticipated anime adapted Live-Action movies in the otaku-sphere, 20th Century Boys has just got a new teaser to keep up the hype and to leave the fans ecstatic. Of course you can learn more about the film here, but the main purpose of this post is right below!
Teaser:
The music featured in the teaser if you are curious to find out is called 20th Century Boy by the rock band named T.Rex. And if you didn’t know already, it was this song that inspired Naoki Urasawa to make 20th Century Boys.
You can visit the official site where the teaser was posted here.
Source:
ANN
Robotic Japan?
Is Japan taking a step closer to make those sci-fi movies come true? By 2025, robots could fill 3.5 million jobs for the aging Japanese workforce.
By 2030, Japan’s workforce is expected to experience a 16% drop. The ‘ThinkTank‘, the Machine Industry Memorial Foundation believe solutions lies in their Japanese robots as a country that does not enjoy the idea of a large-scale immigration.
These robots are expected to reduce strains on the workforce by taking care of children, old people and housework. This will also save Japan an approximate 2.1 trillion yen ($21 billion) in elderly insurance!
However before thinking too far ahead Takao Kobayashi, who works on the Japanese workforce shortage problem state that there’s still much to be done:
“There’s the expensive price tag, the functions of the robots still need to improve, and then there are the mindsets of people.
People need to have the will to use the robots.” - Reuters
To convince you that Japan has what it takes, the picture above in one of the secretary robots invented by the Japanese. Oddly enough, this piece of news remind me of Ghost in the Shell…
Source:
Reuters
Pictures also courtesy of reuters
Gurren Lagann Movie Draws Ever So Closer
You all should know by now that a Gurren Lagann movie will be steamrolling its way on to the silver screen. Yes, the adrenaline rush, the manliness and the epicness is imminent.
The movie will be released in Japan this September. The much otaku-loved Shoko Nakagawa will also be singing the theme song for the movie (Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Guren-hen). After her performance for Sorairo Days, you can’t have any complaints about her, but the only thing I don’t want her meaninglessly holding on to a guitar again.
Not wanting to keep you guys waiting, here’s a trailer for the movie. The quality is not that good, but it’ll keep you entertained with its memorable Gurren Lagann soundtracks.
Here it is!
You can visit the official Gurren Lagann movie site here.
Source:
ANN
Picture Courtesy of Da
Nintendo Wii Remote To Control Military Robots
It seems the Wii remote is not just for playing video games anymore as iRobot (robot building company) is using it to control their military robots called Packbots!
That doesn’t mean the Wii remote still can’t be used for fun and games! Take a read at what these Packbots can do!
These Packbots disposes of bombs, sniffs out explosives and checks for landmines for US soldiers. It is 70 centimetres long, and moves on wheels or tracks. Some even have machine guns attached, although these are yet to be used in battle. - New Scientist
Of course the mere thought of using the Wii remote to control these military robots can sound like a joke. However, soldiers have found that using joypads to control the packbots requires too much concentration and leads to them missing some key information sent to their monitors by the robots. This is where the Wii remote comes in. After testing out the Wii remote to control the robots, many have found it to be easier and have a more ‘instinctive’ feel when controlling.
I guess Nintendo done themselves proud by building a very user friendly remote.
Here’s a two part video showing off the Packbot in a test run and then a CNN report on the Packbot in military action!
Who said using the Wii remote isn’t serious business?
Source:
NewScientist via Gamespot
Picture courtesy of defenselink
Trailer of American ‘My Sassy Girl’ Movie
If you’re an Asian film enthusiast then you must have watched or at least heard about the famous Korean romance/comedy movie, My Sassy Girl. Hollywood is remaking an American version of My Sassy Girl as it has done to many other brilliant Asian films like The Ring. Judging from the trailer, I think their really doing well at retaining the essence of what made My Sassy Girl such a big hit in Asia. Just take a look at the trailer below!
For those that have not seen the movie, the story follows an unsually ‘dysfunctional’ romance story between a boy and a girl. I won’t spoil the whole movie plot, but you can read it here.
The American movie comes out some time this year. The leading male is played by Jesse Bradford and the leading female is played by Elisha Cuthbert. The film is directed by Yann Samuell.
Here is the trailer:
ApriPoko, The Universal Remote Robot
ApriPoko is a talking robot that not only acts as a remote for your television, but also for your other household appliances. Toshiba is still currently working on the prototype and I believe it’ll have a huge demand in the ‘lazy men/women market’.
This portable little robot weighs in at just 2.3kg with the dimension of 21 x 27cm. It works by sensing Infra-red rays and asking the owner questions to distinguish which Infra-red ray is for what appliance. Once it has registered those infra-red rays into its memory you can just kick back and ask it to do all sort of actions, from changing channels to turning on the air-con!
ApriPoko follows the ‘Kawaii principle‘, a Japanese marketing rule that states all gadgets have to be cute to sell. Just Look at it! It’s puppy dog eyes, and its sleek and simple design makes it just too adorable!
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Asahi via Pink tentacle
Picture courtesy of AkihabaraNews
Weight Loss Sunglasses
These Japanese-made weight loss sunglasses is said to help tame your appetite and weight!
So how does it work? As you can see from the picture above, the sunglasses are tinted blue, thus making everything you see blue, including your food! And as research has shown that blue is the least appetising colour of the rainbow, it will make you’re food look dull and boring so that you are less inclined to eat it. Plus, these glasses look pretty stylish too.
For about 1,890 Japanese Yen (around 20 USD), you can test out these glasses for yourself at Yumetai.
Just be careful, I’m not sure about you guys, but if I start seeing everything tinted in blue I’ll probably suffer from some sort of depression pretty soon…
Source:
Book of Joe via Gizmodo
Picture courtesy of Yumetai and Food Vancouver
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