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100 Yen DVD Rental

Tokyo: 100 Yen Movie Rental
Will this affect the traditional tangible media channels in the same way RedBox plunged a knife into Blockbuster dying carcass? Located in Shibuya station.



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Hand. Hold.

10 Nov 2010

In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Not a taxi hack, but bought from a hardware store: hose pipe and foam grip – for a taxi serving a community with a disproportionately …
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Tangible Edible

07 Nov 2010

In: Today's Office, Tokyo
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American jelly beans in a Tokyo workshop. The role that size, taste, texture, cultural-association plays in recall and recollection.
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Love Me

06 Nov 2010

In: Daikanyama, back of, GRF
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Territories Expanded

06 Nov 2010

In: Future Perfect, Shibuya, back of
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The interesting thing here is not that you can pay for vending machine goods with your travel card; or that you can check the balance …
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Eyes, Ears and By The Throat

Parking wardens – digital gunslingers, patrolling the neighbourhood documenting changes, violations to the accepted norms. These are the real Streetview, adaptable, malleable, willing.
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In

06 Nov 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Ebisu
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Sounds of the City

04 Nov 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Tokyo
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Everyone has soundtrack to the city, something that reveals, aligns, protects, helps them understand the space in a new light. For Tokyo mine is invariably.
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Secondary Cues

04 Nov 2010

In: Design Inspiration, Nakame
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Support for blind and the visually impaired at this Naka Meguro crossing, also helps the visually engaged. We’re all increasingly blind – choosing to cede better …
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Purity in Form

17 Oct 2010

In: Kyoto
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Wonderfully pure example of an photo booth, from Kyoto. Ki-Re-i = beautiful.
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