http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:00:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/guardian-interactive-video-travel-app-lets-users-freely-look-around-tourist-sights.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:30:35 +0000 iPad users can now "visit" tourist attractions without leaving their homes by controlling films taken at various locations.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/02/lifelike-robot-mannequin.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:00:13 +0000 The future of retail merchandising could see androids with human-like appearances. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/anti-theft-car-seat-recognizes-drivers-by-their-own-seats.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:36 +0000 Smart technology measures the pressure applied when users sit down using a set of 360 sensors.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/cscout-japan-tokyo-sports-club-features-video-game-exercise.html Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:21:08 +0000 Players can run around a Japanese gym kicking balls and breaking blocks made of light projections with sensors that react to individual motion.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/live-art-to-website-simultaneously-in-real-time.html Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:12:13 +0000 Toyota in Japan to host an art event in sync with an online website. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/motorola-asks-what-does-material-abundance-mean-to-you.html Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:20:08 +0000 Can brands meaningfully engage in the philosophical arena? A new ad campaign from the mobile giants attempts to find out.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/digital-fashion-pixelated-designs-that-pop.html Mon, 31 Oct 2011 15:44:05 +0000 Morinaga takes stuffy old-style designs and pixelates them, creating a unique and inspiring look that's fun and fresh.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/heineken-launches-design-your-own-club-initiative.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:38:36 +0000 The brewery has put in effect a new project that will see creatives from across disciplines teaming up to create unique nightlife experiences.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/unauthorized-access-hits-sony-playstation-accounts-headlines.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:17:51 +0000 Hackers staged a massive attempt to access others' accounts in the second major attack on the gaming site this year.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/returning-japanese-japan-tourism-bouncing-back.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:39:02 +0000 In spite of this year's natural disaster, Japan was voted Favourite Long-haul Country in the Travel Awards 2011, and as the Guardian's Tokyo correspondent reports, there are many good reasons to go again soon.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/nike-miyashita-cup-2011-headlines.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:27:48 +0000 The sportswear company are focusing on the East with a video recap on a recent soccer competition held in Tokyo.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/hip-hop-star-explores-the-aftermath-of-japans-earthquake-disaster-video.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:06:23 +0000 Palladium hires Pharrell Williams to star in Tokyo Rising, a short documentary on the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/crumpled-city-maps-easy-navigation-minus-the-tricky-folding.html Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:45:13 +0000 Stop struggling with folding your city map while on tour, this innovative map is a nifty and waterproof solution.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/digital-mirrors-for-sampling-makeup.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 14:04:00 +0000 Japanese beauty retailer Shiseido is using technology to enhance the cosmetics department of its Tokyo store. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/japanese-vending-machine-dispenses-ebooks.html Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:56:29 +0000 A new concept spotted in Japan has the ability to sell eBooks through QR codes.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/psfks-best-of-last-week-june-12-19-2011.html Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:42:32 +0000 The PSFK posts with the best traffic from last week.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/new-geo-cosmos-at-tokyos-museum-of-emerging-science-and-innovation.html Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:59:01 +0000 The new 20-foot Geo-Cosmos is the largest of its kind in the world and reflects Earth as seen from space. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/a-green-utopia-panasonics-smart-town-targets-70-co2-cut.html Mon, 06 Jun 2011 18:39:13 +0000 Panasonic has unveiled plans of developing a 19-hectare 'smart town' near Tokyo with an estimated 70% less CO2 output than the CO2 levels of Japan in the 1990s.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/the-bike-rack-desk-pics.html Wed, 11 May 2011 16:51:09 +0000 The Store MUU design studio has created a remarkable combination of a bike rack and work station. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/monocolumn-japan-focus-why-local-business-needs-to-hold-firm.html Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:15:03 +0000 There was something wonderfully and oddly reassuring about the display that greeted me at the entrance to Muji at Tokyo Midtown on Wednesday morning. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/monocolumn-here-come-the-gals.html Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:32:01 +0000 It can be hard for a fashion purist to imagine a show that isn’t led by a big-name designer or that lacks the pencil-thin supermodels and A-list celebrities. But Japanese “gyaru” (gal) fashion works to a different set of rules.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/augmenting-artificial-life.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:58:05 +0000 Smartphone app allows user to play augmented pervasive gaming with seminal artificial life algorithm]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/vertical-garden-in-the-concrete-jungle-of-tokyos-business-center-pics.html Mon, 20 Dec 2010 13:22:17 +0000 Pasona's office wall garden brings nature into the work environment.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/the-human-body-as-a-drum-kit-video.html Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:25:19 +0000 Japanese artist and programmer hacks his body to turn it into a electrically stimulated instrument.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/video-the-engineering-of-a-pop-star.html Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:22:09 +0000 Pop music meet robotics with the HRP-4C.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/pics-not-your-ordinary-bank.html Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:13:43 +0000 The design of Tokyo's Sugamo Shinkin Bank offers a refreshingly different experience.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/ratcar-a-rodent-controlled-brain-machine-interface.html Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:36:43 +0000 An experiment by researchers at the University of Tokyo points to a future where disabled persons could mind-control wheelchair motions.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/pics-when-animals-walked-the-earth.html Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:24:48 +0000 Artist Shuichi Nakano's paintings look at urban planning from the perspective of Godzilla. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/events-tweak-interactive-digital-arts-festival-picnic-2010-trust-art-5-social-victories-digitalflash-nyc-popsci-live-tokyo-graphic-passport-2010.html Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:49:11 +0000 A selection of inspirational upcoming events from around the world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/video-room-enables-experiential-tele-conferencing.html Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:15:35 +0000 Japan's NTT Corporation adds a new twist to video meetings.]]>