A Twitter user @suzuki_jidouka (Suzuki is a Japanese surname, jidouka means automation) showed that he had created a robot for his little sister who wants to earn more coins on coin pusher game on smartphone. 妹から『コイン落としのゲームで効率的に稼ぎたいからスマホ画面を1秒間に2回くらい一晩中タップし続ける機械が作れないか』と，かなりヨコシマな打診あり。仕方ないので作成。子供がいるので安全性の配慮となるべくシンプルな作りに気をつけたつもり pic.twitter.com/BF1eDusFOK — 鈴木自動化 (@suzuki_jidouka) June 2, 2013 The sister asked him if she would earn points effectively by tapping… Continue reading Robot For Smartphone Coin Pusher Games
Category: Joke
Cats Alphabets by Neko Font
Neko Font (neko means cat(s) in Japanese) is a web site letting you generate texts in cat alphabets. Although it was made by a Japanese, it only supports roman alphabets, digits and some symbols only. No Kanji-cats are available. It is not strange as making Japanese letters would be tough work for her and her… Continue reading Cats Alphabets by Neko Font
Keio Univ Uses Sudoku On Entrance Exam
Keio University is reported to ask Sudoku solution on its entrance exam, a Twitter user reported with a photo. https://twitter.com/t2_823/status/303704860333850624 There is an additional rule added so no pure Sudoku though. via ITMedia
How to count combination, taught in Anime
Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo waterfront releases an educational video “How to count combinations”. The story at the beginning seems relaxed, however, as @iwiwi introduced as “crazy”, it goes too much and may frighten kids if you do not use better math. The video comes with English subtexts. Enjoy.
Automatic Garbage-Catch Dust Bin
A guy made an intelligent trash bin which catches thrown garbage and shows how he designed and constructed it on Nico Nico Douga. http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm18391671
Dentsu’s Android Lottery App For Internship Seat
Dentsu, Japan’s largest advertising agency released a new Android app for wannabe students, Lucky Senkou(=selection). The app has only a single feature, to let students draw a lottery for the platinum slots of the 2012 internship program at Dentsu. You just need to click the button and wait Dentsu’s contact. The app description begins with… Continue reading Dentsu’s Android Lottery App For Internship Seat
Twitter-buzzed Cat iPhone Jack Accessory Gets A Naughty Parody
Last month, we reported the useless cat accessory for iPhone being commoditized backed by Japanese Twitter users buzzing. The product seems to be at the final stage of development. http://twitpic.com/9oonki By seeing the buzz, @kizuki_jpn crafted an inspired accessory which has a jack for the jack of iPhone. http://twitpic.com/9vlswt I do not know this parody… Continue reading Twitter-buzzed Cat iPhone Jack Accessory Gets A Naughty Parody
Hip-hop Anti-Phishing Enlightenment Song By Japan Credit-card Association
Japan Credit-card Association released a hip-hop song teaches you what kind of the Internet phishing are aiming you. The song title is “Itsumo Kimi wo mamoritai kara”(’cause we always want to protect you.). Three mermaids tell you 5 points you need to be careful on the net. via Modern Syntax
No-nonsense Mascot Character: Handy-Wiper kun
Japan is a country chock full of kawaii characters. People are not easily surprised by new weird characters but, Japanese twitter users call him as “the most practical mascot character”, Handy-Wiper kun (on your left). http://twitpic.com/9o9zjs You shove it everywhere and dump it off at the end, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCyhuXf25_4
Nagoya Soccer Team Makes A MIB Parody Poster
Professional Soccer team Nagoya Grampus, which is based in Japan’s third largest city Nagoya, is running a tie-up promotion with the American movie Men In Black 3. Buzzed on blogs and Twitter. At Nagoya-city metro station. (Photo by mapigation)