August 20th, 2008

Nippon gets its first Blu-ray featuring nothing but a gravure idol (=semi-nude girl)

This took longer than expected: On October 22, Tokyo-based media and interactive content provider VAP [JP] will release Japan’s first “gravure idol” Blu-ray. Gravure idols are basically just Japanese models who pose in bikinis, kimonos or cosplay clothing for magazines and newspapers, but also for photo books, TV shows and DVDs. This means people pay up to $50 for a disc (or… → Read More

November 19th, 2007

Exclusive: First hands on with working Bug Labs open source hardware

We told you about Bug Labs last week so you should have all the pertinent info, but now we have pics and video of a working model. Videos will be up as soon they’re done loading so please bear with us and check back soon. → Read More