Technabob » nhk http://technabob.com/blog Cool Gadgets, Gizmos, Games and Weird Science Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:31:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Domo-Kun Mimobot Drives Set to Bare Their Teeth http://technabob.com/blog/2007/09/15/domo-kun-mimobot-drives-set-to-bare-their-teeth/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/09/15/domo-kun-mimobot-drives-set-to-bare-their-teeth/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:19:03 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/09/15/domo-kun-mimobot-drives-set-to-bare-their-teeth/ Already insanely popular with hipster-doofuses and the artsy-fartsy set around the globe, Domo-kun (aka “Domo”) is a strange little character that’s been seen on Japanese television screens for about ten years. Whether you think he’s cute, weird or disturbing, there’s something for everyone when it comes to the little brown guy.

domo kun

Now it turns out that the wacky characters will be hitting U.S. shores with a new series on Nicktoons this Fall. To celebrate the arrival of Domo in the states, Mimoco has revealed that they’ll be making a series of Domo-inspired flash drives.

domo kun mimobots

I’m not certain, but I think the one on the left already managed to get his hands on a copy of Guitar Hero III.

Expect the Domo Mimobot USB drives to ship this November. They’ll come in sizes from 1GB to 4GB, and range in price from $49.95 to $109.95.

Now, please to enjoy this brief interlude by Domo and pals.

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Doesn’t it all make perfect sense now?

[via GeekSugar]

]]> http://technabob.com/blog/2007/09/15/domo-kun-mimobot-drives-set-to-bare-their-teeth/feed/ 18 Super High Definition Tells 1080p Who’s Boss http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/29/super-high-definition-tells-1080p-whos-boss/ http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/29/super-high-definition-tells-1080p-whos-boss/#comments Wed, 30 May 2007 03:07:06 +0000 Technabob http://technabob.com/blog/2007/05/29/super-high-definition-tells-1080p-whos-boss/ The new technology, called Super Hi-Vision (SHV) was shown off to reporters in Tokyo recently, and has an astounding 7680 x 4320 resolution. To put that in perspective, you’d need to connect sixteen of the highest resolution 1080p monitors you can buy in a 4 x 4 grid to reproduce that quality.

nhk shv

Don’t throw away your new HDTV just yet. For now, SHV will be reserved for only special venues where bandwidth can be doled out in a controlled environment. It will be many years before broadcast and wired networks will be capable of handling this volume of data.

Uncompressed, SHV signals require a whopping 24 Gbps of bandwidth, which is completely impractical to broadcast. Japanese broadcaster NHK has managed to cram that down to “just” 128Mbps, that’s still six to eight times more bandwidth than today’s highest quality over-the-air high def programming, which is already suffers from a dearth of available bandwidth.

[via Digital World Tokyo via Ubergizmo]

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