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Newlyweds Nobuhiko Suzuki and Sayaka Tsuchiya celebrate in car No. 6.
(Credit: Group photo)
Do you have a dream location to exchange wedding vows with your beloved? A romantic beach, place of worship, or maybe a Las Vegas chapel?
How about one of the world’s busiest commuter trains?
That’s what a Japanese couple did recently when they took the plunge aboard the Yamanote Line, a loop railway that carries more than 3 million passengers around central Tokyo every day.
Like a mechanical artery pumping humanity through the Japanese capital, the 29-station Yamanote can be so packed that passengers can’t move an inch.
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Oct 16
Oregon Scientific’s MEEP! X2 kid-friendly tablet can be yours today for $150
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After seeing it make an appearance at the FCC offices back in August, we knew it was only a matter of time before Oregon Scientific would begin loading shelves with the MEEP! X2. Today, the company made it official, announcing that its second-gen tablet for kids is now available for purchase. All …
Oct 16
As popularity among younger users slides for the social network, Facebook has made some changes specifically for its 13 to 17-year-old users in an effort to be more enticing. Starting today, minors will now have the ability to set posts to public, making them visible to anyone who takes a gander at their profile, as […]
Oct 16
This Week On The TechCrunch Droidcast: HTC One Goes Max, LG Mindlessly Curves Glass
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LG is following Samsung’s example in providing a curved glass smartphone that makes no earthly sense, HTC is offering a fingerprint scanner that no one needs executed poorly, and Mad Catz is entering the crowded Android console space – for which there is no proven demand.
The Android world has gone mad this week, and me and your host Chris Velazco are just trying to put the pieces back together. Join us as we try to divine the twisted psyche of the people who created these unnatural devices.
We invite you to enjoy weekly Android podcasts every Wednesday (or Thursday this week) at 5:30 p.m. Eastern and 2:30 p.m. Pacific, in addition to our weekly Gadgets podcast at 3 p.m. Eastern and noon Pacific on Fridays. Subscribe to the TechCrunch Droidcast in iTunes, too, if that’s your fancy.
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Oct 16
For the past few years, the government’s been relentless about making the American people respect the importance of cybersecurity. Obama’s given speeches, written newspaper columns, and issued executive orders to drive that point home. This is serious business! So why are the Army’s own instructional videos so silly?
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Oct 16
When you’re heading out into nature with nothing but a backpack, the long hike ahead of you is going to be far more enjoyable if you pack as light and minimally as possible. But that doesn’t mean you have to completely rough it. A hot meal at the end of the day can keep a camping trip tolerable, and you’ll be hard pressed to feel this collapsible camp stove weighing you down.
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Oct 16
T-Mobile USA doesn’t do anything by half measures, apparently — it just launched four devices that address many of its budget- and data-conscious subscribers in one fell swoop. We’ll break it down for you. To start, the company is now shipping its promised Alcatel One Touch Evolve, a 4-inch Android …
Oct 16
A company called Skully Helmets has unveiled a new and very cool helmet called the Skully P1. This helmet is notable because it has an integrated rearview camera that shows what’s behind the rider on a small heads up display in the visor of the helmet. That rearview camera provides a 180-degree view of what’s behind the wearer.
The helmet is also able to pair to smartphones and offers voice controls for calls, music, and turn-by-turn navigation directions. The helmet uses the something Skully calls their Synapse HUD, which appears to float 20 feet in front of the rider’s field of view. The overlay is persistent and has two views for the rider to choose from. One of the views is a standard rearview camera mode and the other offers detailed turn-by-turn navigation.
The helmet runs on internal battery good for nine hours of use per charge. The helmet is powered by the Android operating system and the company plans to launch an SDK next year allowing developers to make apps specifically for the helmet. In addition to all of it’s high tech chops, the helmet meets DOT and ECE safety standards. Pricing and a release date is unannounced at this time.
[via Wired]
Oct 16
Concocting the perfect cocktail can take years of practice, but everything in life has a shortcut, and for amateur mixologists it’s called the Cocktail Spinner. Imagine smashing a Magic Bullet into a salad spinner at the speed of light. This is what the resulting supernova would leave behind.
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