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Adario Strange is a writer and filmmaker originally from the East Village of New York City. His work has appeared in publications such as Wired, PC Magazine, and New York Press.

Virtual Akihabara Street Tour: the debut of Google Streetview Japan

Adario Strange

Wednesday, August 6, 2008 - 12:32am

For several years now travelers have been uploading photos of their visits to the planet’s tech mecca, Akihabara in Tokyo, Japan, on sites like Flickr. These charitable acts gave the poorer geeks among us without the airfare to travel to...

What would Frodo use to call Middle Earth? The Maple Phone

Adario Strange

Monday, August 4, 2008 - 9:43pm

Let’s face it, some people will never convert to the iPhone. Such individuals are likely Steve Jobs haters, environmental purists, or both, which would make the Maple Phone a perfect choice. Designed by the Korean team of Hyun Jin Yoon...

FuChat: The digital assistant that will quietly judge you

Adario Strange

Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 9:25pm

There are many concept devices that promise to fill our futurist needs, but those needs don’t usually fall under the heading of babysitter, overseer and judgmental therapist. The FuChat concept phone fills all those needs and more as a cordless...

Louis Vuitton set to debut spacecraft store in Tokyo

Adario Strange

Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 9:12pm

The futuristic architectural marvel that is Tokyo's Prada store may soon have competition in the form of a proposed flagship store for Louis Vuitton. Designed by UNStudio of Amsterdam, the building employs a multi-level leaf motif meant to be simple...

Space Bong Or The Perfect Savings Tool: The Rube Goldberg Bank

Adario Strange

Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - 11:25pm

A fundamental part of being a gadget geek is having the cash to pick up the goodies when they come out, but sometimes saving up your coins in preparation for that next great piece of hardware can be difficult. To...

Solar Mini Clip Fan offers heat relief in exchange for public ridicule

Adario Strange

Monday, July 28, 2008 - 9:34pm

Because sometimes even fanny packs and pocket protectors aren't enough to announce your nerd-status to the world, we bring you the Solar Mini Clip Fan. The problem with this girlfriend repellent device is that it's actually incredibly practical and useful...

Cyber Figure Alice virtual maid ready to serve millions of lonely geeks

Adario Strange

Friday, July 25, 2008 - 12:51am

From the department of "you know this cool tech is going somewhere sleazy fast" comes the Cyber Figure Alice from Geisha Tokyo Entertainment. The kit, along with your own Windows XP PC and webcam, gives you the ability to manipulate...

Science As Magic: God Ability unveils wireless heat and distance calculators

Adario Strange

Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 2:53am

In an age when our gadgets often appear to give us magical powers one can never have enough mystical trinkets cocked and ready to astonish. The GOD Ability wireless Ultrasonic Distance Measurer and Digital Thermometer are both well suited to...

First iPhone 3G 'cuteness utilities' emerge from, where else, Japan

Adario Strange

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 10:55pm

Americans generally like their gadgets made of slick black plastic and shiny chrome-like surfaces (yes, we all want to be Batman), but to make it in Japan your device has to offer a bit of "kawaii" (cuteness) to appeal to...

Digital Stalker: NEC display knows your sex, age and shopping habits

Adario Strange

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 1:10am

Britain's ubiquitous CCTV video surveillance network has nothing on Japan's Orwellian nightmare in the making. One of the country's top electronics firms, NEC, has just announced a new plasma display fitted with a tiny camera that can accurately identify a...

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Adario Strange

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Virtual Akihabara Street Tour: the debut of Google Streetview Japan

What would Frodo use to call Middle Earth? The Maple Phone

FuChat: The digital assistant that will quietly judge you

Louis Vuitton set to debut spacecraft store in Tokyo

Space Bong Or The Perfect Savings Tool: The Rube Goldberg Bank

Solar Mini Clip Fan offers heat relief in exchange for public ridicule

Cyber Figure Alice virtual maid ready to serve millions of lonely geeks

Science As Magic: God Ability unveils wireless heat and distance calculators

First iPhone 3G 'cuteness utilities' emerge from, where else, Japan

Digital Stalker: NEC display knows your sex, age and shopping habits

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