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news of the weirdest electronic gadgets for sale in japan. google chrome and automatic translate do a reasonably good job on the page. it's related to the retail stores in the akihabara district of tokyo.

https://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/

also its parent site PC watch

https://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/



Thank you for posting! What a nifty little site showing off things I didn't even know I wanted!

Small selection of things that I found interesting:

1. Turn your old Dreamcast VMU into a modern game console: Would never have thought of it but in hindsight its the perfect device to mod given its form factor! https://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/news/1306197....

2. Combine a Raspberry pi with a Famicom cartridge to provide the Famicom the ability to run DOOM. Given all the other Famicom related releases listed there, its amazing to see the Famicon still alive and kicking. Wonder how the N64 scene is like over there. https://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/news/1297530....

3. IPS Screen mod for Wonderswan (granted we have seen lots of IPS mods so this one for Wonderswan makes sense given its Japan)

The story about Akihabara stores being vacant seems sad though. Even they cannot escape COVID/the future of shopping being online it seems.


Similar website: https://www.gdm.or.jp/

They also posts new PC parts rumors relatively early.




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