Here’s a video report from Reuters on the transforming dress that disguises a scared, vulnerable stalking target into a vending machine you’d find in any Tokyo side street. This is the first time I’ve seen this dress on video. And I like how the reporter calls it a modern day Ninja tactic, while other Japanese men in the segment say it’s probably a better idea to run from rapists and muggers than to lift up your dress and try to disguise yourself as a Soda machine. [Reuters, thanks Chad]

Original post by Brian Lam

Filed under: Cellphones
It already seems like an eternity ago, but Google’s big Open Handset Alliance / Android announcement was arguably the biggest news of the week, and it inspired a number of tech pundits and bloggers to weigh in — and Steve Ballmer to talk some major smack. Since no one really knows how any of this is going to play out, we thought we’d round up some of the more interesting viewpoints for easy reference — and maybe some easy laughs — when we get our hands on the first “GPhone” in late 2008.
We gotta start with John Dvorak, who cut straight to the point and said “The Google phone is doomed.” Additional money quotes include “Google is actually not a charismatic company that can make this new platform happen in a big way,” and “When I see a bunch of joiners jumping on some unknown, unreleased unfinished pipe [...]

Original post by Nilay Patel