A Japanese study has shown that people who are a little overweight live longer than skinny people. That’s something that other studies have shown, but the surprise comes in the fact that it’s a whopping six to seven year difference. “Main reasons for the shorter lifespans of skinny people were believed to include their heightened [...]

It looks like we’re going to be able to receive free over-the-air tv on cellphones soon. Yay! Oh, wait, they already had that in Japan when I went. Why did they have it before us? They also had cellphones that took pictures in 5 megapixels and up. The super fancy iPhone is a 2 megapixel. [...]

>In Japan, Sega has a new robot for ronery men that “kisses” on command. It’s about 15 inches tall and has inferred sensors that can tell when it’s close to your face and will lean in to kiss you. Well, actually it just sort of lunges towards you and you imagine.    “She’s very lovable [...]