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Touring High and Low Tech in Tokyo, Japan

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012 – running time 07:33

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While we were in Japan I was impressed by all the tech in unexpected places, and sometimes unexpectedly low tech.

While we were in Japan, I was impressed by all the tech in unexpected places, and sometimes unexpectedly low tech.

Watch this video on YouTube: Touring High and Low Tech in Tokyo, Japan (geekbeat tv, japan, tokyo)

Elevator Tech

We're all used to elevators, but in Japan they put a very cool tech spin on the old idea.

00:01 | Play

Virtual Shopping

The clothes weren't quite my style, but I was very impressed with the way they were being sold on this street corner.

00:52 | Play

Phone Cases

There were places selling phone cases absolutely everywhere - and some very imaginative designs. There's no excuse in Japan to have the same dull phone case as all your friends.

01:37 | Play

Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty is everywhere you look in Japan, in every imaginable form.

03:57 | Play

Restaurant Tech

Tech works its way into everything, including food service, where we saw this beer dispenser, noticed that all the servers use tablets, and found a restaurant with a server call button.

04:18 | Play

Low-Tech Phone Recharger

Not everything was high tech - check out this very simple phone charger with a pair of AA batteries.

06:26 | Play

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