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We covered various products from Tokyo-based robotics venture ZMP in the past , including a mini robo car , but we never had the chance to blog about an actual robot car (from any company actually).

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RoboCar G: Japanese venture to sell electric robot car (videos)

From the product description, We wanted to make a clock that was ultra-hackable, from adding a seperate battery-backed RTC to desiging the enclosure so you could program the clock once its assembled.

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I wouldn’t know what to do with the Monochron

$39.95. That’s all you have to spend to protect your home from the comfort of your bed.

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The Back-Up: Access your shotgun while in the lying position

Tokyo-based crap gadget maker Thanko continues to amaze. The company today announced [JP] a mouse with an integrated speaker, believe it or not (Thanko already gave us the “mid-air” mouse , the USB cooler mouse , a heated mouse , and a liquid mouse ). This new model is supposed to replace conventional speakers that take away so much valuable space on your desk, but I doubt this will happen.

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Thanko’s mouse has a built-in speaker

USB 3.0 is just around the corner, with us having reported about more and more compatible devices in the last few months. And today, Tokyo-based Greenhouse , usually a reliable maker of crap gadgets , announced [JP] a USB 3.0-compatible PCI Express interface card. Greenhouse says the maximum data transfer rate stands at 5Gbps (see the chart below), but take that with a grain of salt

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USB 3.0-compatible PCI Express interface card

HTC cranks out Android handsets like candy corn – and we love that. The only downside to this, however, is that each new leak has us drooling before the last leak even has time to become a real product. Our salivary glands were just warming up for the HTC Incredible and the HTC Legend , but now we’ve got the HTC Scorpion (possibly codenamed “Olympian”) to dream about

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The HTC Scorpion may pack 1.5Ghz processor, Android v2.2, and WiMax – if it exists

Walking vehicles, also known as mecha , don’t play a big role in today’s robotics industry, but that might soon change. (You might remember one of the protagonists in Avatar sitting in a mecha, called AMP in the movie, during the final fight.) Now Tokyo-based robot venture Activelink , a Panasonic spin-off company, says it can make one for you, too.

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Power Loader: Panasonic venture accepts orders for mecha robot suits (video)

Tokyo-based crap accessory maker Greenhouse has given us a plethora of gadgets that basically make no sense over the last months , and these new USB memory sticks don’t look to be different. Much like the cork- and light bulb-shaped USB sticks Greenhouse released not too long ago, they don’t offer anything special technically

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Fast food and donut USB sticks

Well ride with me across the Spanish countryside and call me Sancho Panza: All of Pentax’s Optio cameras have leaked before PMA, revealing very little except a few simple specs for the I-10, H90, and E-90 lines. The I-10, shown here, is very retro with a 5x wide zoom and a 12.1 megapixel sensor

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All of Pentax’s PMA offerings revealed, I-10 probably the only interesting one

Thanko, the Tokyo-based maker of all things USB , sometimes produces gadgets that aren’t silly.

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Thanko’s Micro Sport MP3 Player weighs just 8g (video)