[The NYTimes.com] Four inventors working for Toyota in Japan have won a patent for a car that they say can help drivers communicate better by glaring angrily at another car cutting through traffic as well as appear to cry, laugh, wink, or just look around.
This seems to be a patent they applied for while working on their POD car co-developed with Sony in 2001.
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15/03
| Hitotoki spreading! |
Japan
If you haven't visited our project hitotoki.org recently, then now is the time. The small literary website building an emotional map of Tokyo is growing faster than we ever imagined,...
15/03
| Best anime of 2008 |
Japan
Bokurano Without a doubt!! Great story, great character dvpt, no moe BS. But careful though, it's gloomy!! gloo-my!! As the series progresses, you discover all the hardships that those kids...
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15/03
| Restarting? |
Blogging
OK, I deleted all my comments by mistakes months ago and was hoping to be able to restore everything; but as this is going nowhere and new entries are piling...
09/09
| Thoughts on Casio's W53CA for AU |
Interaction
Japan
Mobility
After my recent announce of the new AU Summer Collection, I had to wait a couple months before the official release of the Casio W53CA phone. I got the phone...
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08/09
| Help Find Steve Fossett |
Mobility
Personal
So I've spent the past couple hours helping find Steve Fossett. I have become a Mechanical Turk for Amazon and have been reviewing satellite imagery of the area where Steve...
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