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Hello Kitty iPhone case

For $30, you can now Hello Kitty-ify your iPhone.

Link via Gizmodiva

Video: Schoolgirl robot dances to J-pop song

Robots might be replacing humans in a lot of things, but one thing they still can't do is dance. At the Robo-One international exhibition this past weekend at Tokyo Big Sight, this schoolgirl bot danced to a Japanese pop song. I love how the people in the back are keeping a straight face. I think the guy on her left might be the exhibitor.

via Raw Feed

Crazy Hello Kitty & gumdrop nail art

Someone really likes Hello Kitty... this was seen at the Tokyo Nail Expo earlier today.

via Jezebel

Thriller remixed as 8-bit video game-style music

Chiptune sound artist Saitone used his GameBoy to create this 8-bit version of Michael Jackson's Thriller.

via Pink Tentacle

24-year old woman may have broadcast her suicide attempt on the Internet

Asiajin.com reports that a 24-year old woman who goes by the screenname _mextli attempted suicide today by jumping off the balcony of her fourth floor apartment — all in plain view of her live videostream. The attempt was supposedly broadcast on Stickam Japan, although _mextli's profile appears to have been removed. The incident, though, was widely discussed on 2channel.

In the past, people have used livecasts to fake suicide attempts for attention — not just in Japan. No news yet as to whether _mextli's rumored suicide attempt was real or not.