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If you're in your 20's or 30's, you'll probably remember when you were young that Japan was synonymous with technology. The best electronics were made in Japan
by mattm 10y ago
If you're in your 20's or 30's, you'll probably remember when you were young that Japan was synonymous with technology. The best electronics were made in Japan and they were at the forefront of innovation. That is not really true anymore (although Japan does still lead in areas like robotics) but the stereotype persists.
- gaspoweredcat 10y agoyeah, i think for me this is the case, much of the newest coolest and best tech, not to mention games came out of japan and cyberpunk was at its peak around that sort of time too, seeing various images of this incredible neon wonderland of technology that was often described as "10 years ahead of the rest of the world" stuck in my mind heavily and after a very long 30 odd years i got myself there and you now what? even in this era it didnt disappoint, and in some cases they are still years ahead although maybe not a decade, i read an article just this morning on how "pepper" was being launched in the US, i saw both pepper and the more impressive (if less useful) NAO in softbank stores in tokyo two years ago (although pepper and NAO are technically french they were bought by softbank a few years back)