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Fun with Gurren Lagann on Iphone

admin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:21:39 +0000

A while ago, Gainax, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann’s creator, have been busy for the past few days in preparing (and finally releasing) their new range of cool gadgets stuff, featuring Gurren Lagann’s main characters as the main themes.

Gurren Lagann Iphone - featuring Yoko on the cover!!

New Iphone applications have been produced. In fact, they’re actually game. It’s the new touch adddres book theme, featuring Yoko. Dubbed as Tatchigemuapuri Touch.

Now since as I don’t own an Iphone myself personally, so bear in mind when I do my best to describe what the software does, in one’s best interpretation. (Spoilers alert!)

The game works within the touch app settings on the device which allows the user to get better interaction with the user. And every action the user makes on the device, Yoko expressed different types of facial moods, depending on what sort of finger stroke actions the user’s intending to do with the Iphone.

Here’s the screenshots to demonstrate.

We have Yoko on the main picture

Yoko expresses grimaced look on her face, when changing setup.

Yoko expresses being happy after you’re completing the settings changes on the iphone.

You can set other Gurren Lagann’s hero other than Yoko as your Iphone page cover.

Pretty neat. As much as I’m dying to get this app, I couldn’t cause I have an android phone and I’m disappointed they didn’t make an Android version for this game. :-(

Oh well… At least there’s somebody out there who would love to give this a crack. See how you go!

You can download the app directly from App Store here.

Source: Gainax, All images loaded are owned and copyrighted by Gainax.

So you think you can dansu?

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:03:53 +0000

At least that’s what I thought after I finished reading this tweet post by one of prominent American “celebrity”, Tony Dyson (the man who invented R2D2).

Robots are showing off their best dance groves they’ve ever done in front of the live audience!! Apparently, it’s part of Sony’s showcase to inform the public how incredibly “talented” robots can be if you train them to dance just like back-up Britney dancers would do. ^^

Have a look!

Source: TonyDyson.com, Youtube.com

Taiwan Transformers

admin — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:14:45 +0000

Was casually browsing online the other day after returning from work.

And I encountered this very awesome video clip and had to post it on my Facebook page!!

You couldn’t believe what I’m seeing here! It’s Taiwan’s very own Transformers 1/1 scale model of Optimus Prime!

Well sort of.

News said that a Taiwan local gardener built this giant (somewhat) replica of Optimus Prime model, using all the spare parts of the brake discs and other auto parts as a special present for his 10 year old son. Awww… How incredibly sweet of him! ^^

And to show he meant it with all his heart and soul, he’s spent two weeks to construct a 430 cm tall and about 500 kgs of weight as prove of his dedication for making a wonderful gift for his soul.

Man. What a swell kind of guy! That clearly shows his passion and love for this little big ‘project’ of his. ^^

Source: Youtube.com

Robot Model that can cosplay and sing?

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:56:48 +0000

Saw this ANN.com post some months ago. And I thought I love to share this piece with everyone.

Japan’s latest wacky robot invention that not only can speak and move recently, but can also – I couldn’t believe it when I first saw this – cosplay and sing as well!!

The new HRP-4C robot model was dressed up as this anime character, known as Miku Hatsune, whose apparently a very popular anime character that seems to be taken a widespread appeal among the Japanese media enthusiasts and raise the industry watchdogs for quite some time.

Never heard much about her. However, according to Wikipedia, she’s a ‘product’ made by music instrument company, Yamaha, that produces synthetic music and singing of various popular songs by actually matching the pitch and vocal range of the actual singers when she started to open her mouth to sing. Really impressed.

Check out some of 80’s popular songs sang by her.

Miku Hatsune singing “Heaven is a place on earth” by Belinda Carlise in 1987

Here’s the original version…..

Miku Hatsune singing “Hard to say sorry” by Chicago

And the original video….

^^

Source: ANN.com, Youtube.com, Wikipedia.org

Tetsujin 28 gets to appear on Tokyo’s NTT Ad

admin — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:40:40 +0000

Speaking of Tetsujin 28 statue on my last post, Japan’s mobile phone telecommunications provider, NTT Docomo, not long ago aired their new TV commercial, featuring Mitsuteru Yokoyama’s Tetsujin 28 (Gigantor in English).

Basically, the main attraction behind this is to grant the computer users the ability to gain remote control on any movable vehicles or devices using NT Docomo’s wireless data communications adaptor (via USB port).

And when they mean any, they literally do mean ANY.

And what better way to give their latest telecommunication gadgets the ultimate test is to use an 18-foot giant robot as the prime example to show off its power capabilities.

After reviewing their website, I had a quick browse. By passing all their nifty Flash player presentations (just like any other ordinary company websites’ that wish to show off their media content) explaining about their latest telecommunications invention, I found several downloadable wallpaper images of the Tetsujin 28 (select link 05 on the main page).

These images are 1024 x 768. There are larger ones as well you can try ie 1280 x 1024 and 1680 x 1050, if you have a bigger LCD screen with bigger resolutions. So those are sure nice to have.

There’s also this wicked screensaver you load onto your computer once downloaded (which I downloaded and tested it). And what it shows you is the computer prompt screen that loads some OS code and after a few seconds, you’ll see number of blueprint images of Tetsujin 28 appearing on the right half of the screen.

For a telecommunications provider to come up with a design like this and little or no relation to Japan’s anime industry, they sure deserve the big pin-ups for great media works such as these. Good on them for making such effort!

Source: ANN.com, NTDocomo

Cool Transformers Computer Gadget!!

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:55:35 +0000

Was reading this post at Coolest Gadgets.com. If you really like Transformers 2 after watching it, you can have this awesome 4 Gig USB memory stick selling for about USD $30.00. Something that’s just been released this month. It comes with a shape of the Autobots’ ensignia and its usb head piece is just the forehead of the Autobot forehead.

Really neat! You gotta check it out!

Source: Coolest Gadgets.com