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Fan makes awesome, interactive Pokémon GO Halloween costume that lets you capture Pikachu【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Nov 2, 2016 - Tweet
Usually we think of costumes as something to sew, but some clever construction was required for this amazing Pokémon outfit.
New Japanese app bribes you with free coffee for putting down your smartphone when driving 【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2016
If you’d like more coffee and fewer traffic accidents in your life, this safe driving app is for you.
- Japan
- (accidents • apps • cars • clever • coffee • driving • freebies • safety • Smartphones • TOYOTA)
Japanese woman shows quick-thinking, marginal courage in clever cockroach-fighting plan【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 24, 2016
You don’t have to kill your foes to claim victory.
- Japan
- (bugs • clever • cockroaches • funny)
Nintendo’s been hiding a secret about Pokémon’s Snorlax for 20 years 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 6, 2016
Clever Pokédex Easter egg finally pays off as sleepy Pocket Monster’s true power is revealed for first time in Pokémon Sun and Moon.
- Japan
- (clever • cool • Easter egg • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Snorlax • video • video games)
Fart-muffling and deodorizing cushions are set to make Japan’s offices less noisy/stinky
- Casey Baseel
Sep 3, 2016
Special pads are designed to not only make you smell good, but look better too.
Elderly Japanese man keeps ATM PIN on paper in wallet, but it’s the thieves who should be worried
- Casey Baseel
Aug 30, 2016
Clever codger shows he still has a strong memory and a sharp mind.
How to survive the unmistakable smell of an anime convention
- Casey Baseel
Aug 12, 2016
Short of carrying a hose to wash down smelly attendees, this tip may be your best defense.
Exercise-hating Pokémon GO player discovers another way to find and hatch Pokémon without walking
- Casey Baseel
Aug 3, 2016
Unlike previous methods, this one doesn’t require you to own any special equipment.
- Japan
- (clever • funny • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)
How to hatch your Pokémon GO eggs without any walking by using a handheld massager【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jul 29, 2016
Pokémon Trainers don’t need comfortable shoes as long as they have one of the relaxing gadgets.
- Global, Internet, Japan
- (clever • funny • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video • video games)
Another way to hatch your Pokémon GO eggs without taking a step: pay this company to walk for you
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2016
I wanna be the very best…but I don’t wanna walk.
- USA
- (clever • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Smartphones • video games)
Japanese lockers prevent traveler headaches with compact door you can reopen as often as you like
- Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2016
Forgot to grab your phone or guidebook? With these user-friendly lockers, there’s no need to pay again if you want to get it and lock your things back up.
How to hatch your Pokémon GO eggs without taking a single step
- Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2016
Augmented reality lifehack replaces the rubber bands and clips that worked for previous Pokémon games.
- Japan
- (clever • funny • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Smartphones • video games)
Hate tailgaters? Japanese driver devises a clever, creepy way to keep them off your bumper
- Casey Baseel
Jun 15, 2016
When you can’t rely on courtesy on the road, you can always take advantage of fear instead.
Elegant aquariums provide a unique space for fish and for above ground plants to grow together
- KK Miller
May 14, 2016
Here’s a different take on the rectangular aquariums we’ve all taken for granted.
- Culture, Entertainment, Internet, Japan
- (Aquarium • artistic • clever • fish • fish tanks • Haruka Misawa)
Cool new alarm clock earphones wake you up not with sound, but vibrations
- Casey Baseel
Mar 24, 2016
Never miss your stop on the train or make your bedmate get up earlier than necessary again.
- Games & Tech, Japan
- (alarm clock • clever • cool • earbuds • earphones • gadgets)
Censored cosplay tights: A new concept in keeping your undies hidden at anime conventions
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2016
Looking to keep your cosplay TV-broadcast compliant?
How to make open-air dining in winter awesome: Take the kotatsu outside!
- Casey Baseel
Dec 11, 2015
Ditch the dining room table and sit at a Japanese-style one with a heater, like at this ingenious Tokyo restaurant.
Infographic captures gamers’ frustration at DLC, but forgets some key points of video gaming past
- Casey Baseel
Dec 10, 2015
“Where’s the downloadable content beef?” is a valid question, but overlooks the fact that video games used to be like ham and cheese sandwiches.
- Internet, Japan
- (clever • DLC • downloadable content • funny • infographic • video games)
Never have to deal with tangled earphone cords again with this amazingly effective trick 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Dec 3, 2015
An amazingly simple solution for an extremely aggravating problem.
Handy little Japanese invention removes kernels from your corn cob in seconds
- Aleisha Riboldi
Oct 11, 2015
Are you looking for the perfect novelty gift for that special someone who already has everything? Do you hate getting corn stuck in your teeth? Then you’ll be glad to know that the Corn Peeler might just be the item you’ve been looking for, and it just might revolutionise the way you eat corn.
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