Look at these cool dudes! They're so serious. If only there was an easy way to make them look like total goofballs. Turns out, there is. Here's the "serious" cover of Weekly Jump, featuring popular manga Gin Tama. So, how do you make this look ridiculous? Origami! Good times. The images were originally uploaded to 2ch, Japan's largest forum, where commenters were quick to point out that they had previously thought this style of derp folding was … [Read more...]
The original Xbox had a rough time in Japan. Ditto for the Xbox 360. How are things faring for the just announced Xbox One? Um... Xbox Japan put a translated version of the presentation online for Japanese gamers to watch (yes, as Famitsu points out, the console is getting a Japanese release). And on 2ch, the country's largest forum, people chimed in with opinions. Here is a sample of some, certainly not all, of the comments from various 2ch … [Read more...]
And not just on an iPad, but also on an iPhone. Shizuoka-born artist Seikou Yamaoka uses his fingers and an app called ArtStudio to produce truly stunning digital works. In the above video, you can watch Yamaoka bring Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece "Girl with a Pearl Earring" to life on his iPad Mini. The video is five minutes long; it actually took Yamaoka five hours to create his digital work. It's cool how you can see him create right before … [Read more...]
Kotaku reader erocker414 writes, "I took a couple liberties to make it look more like my beloved radio/alarm clock. Now I don't dislike it as much." Wood panelling isn't new to clock radios—or video game consoles, for that matter. And it does make everything better. Everything. More on erocker414's Kinja site. … [Read more...]
During the 1980s, a cat photo fad swept Japan. Dubbed "Nameneko" (なめ猫), the pictures featured feline friends dressed as high school thugs. The trend went global, spreading to the U.S. for a brief time. But this month, the trend's creator is in hot water for tax evasion. In 1979, the story goes that then young Japanese photographer named Satoru Tsuda found a stray cat near his home. He took the animal home and was later inspired to create … [Read more...]
This March, One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda took a week off due to a "sudden illness". Today, it was announced that Oda has been admitted to the hospital. Moreover, the One Piece manga will be on hiatus for two issues. According to an official Shonen Jump release, Oda has a peritonsillar abscess, which is an infection of the tonsils. WebMD says it's "relatively common in adults." It can be serious if left untreated. Since Oda is in the hospital, … [Read more...]
Appy Pie Awards ???KEGS CONNECTION.EDU??? with Android & iPhone …NewsdayAppy Pie Inc., a well-known online application developer for various mobile operating systems, has awarded 'KEGS CONNECTION.EDU' with Android and iPhone apps as app o…
Digital Decoy Apps Help Keep Secrets SecretCBS LocalThe method for concealing risky communication is using apps with names like “Call and Text Eraser” and “Hide My Text.” All have the same goal, to help users hide and encrypt all sorts of thing…
ITV NewsMcCain Asks Apple to Stop Making Him Update His AppsPC MagazineIt wasn't the most germane back-and-forth during a Senate panel's grilling of Apple's top brass over the company's offshore tax avoidance practices, but it may have …
