Friday, March 23, 2012 - 12:35am
The ancient Romans liked to eat while lying down, but I don't think even they managed to come up with an idea as cool as the Hammock Cafe.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 7:07am
You should always backup your data, but backing up an entire city — Tokyo, to be precise — sounds kind of out of this world, doesn't it? The Japanese government thinks it's totally necessary to have a "backup" city to evacuate to.
Monday, August 9, 2010 - 11:39pm
Getting the maximum possible use from a minimum amount of space is the key to living in Tokyo, so this tiny house uses an ingenious stacked box construction that creates its own storage space.
Sunday, March 14, 2010 - 9:04am
Those wacky folks at TokyoFlash have been at it again, this time creating an E-ink display watch that seems to pay homage to the current e-book craze. The E Clock can be set to tell the time using normal numbers,...
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 2:37pm
Alien spacecraft exist, and it seems all they want to do is keep our water clean. A pair of Solar UFOs have been built by Tokyo-based engineering group NTT Facilities for the Aqua Metropolis festival in Osaka, Japan. (Coolest name...
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 - 4:33am
Visitors to the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (also known as Miraikan) in Tokyo can get a peek at the future — as well as the past. That's because there're Terminators aplenty on display in anticipation for the...
Friday, September 26, 2008 - 10:32am
You won't have your grandparents over to your posh, colorful apartment in Tokyo while living at the Reversible Destiny Lofts. Designed by NY-based architects Arakawa & Gins (who, between you and me, need to pick some different colors for...
