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Tokyo, 2009.07.08

Some friends have released a new application for the iPhone. It's based on the Japanese habit of seeking discretion while making otherwise indiscreet noises on a public toilet.

Check out Genki Robot.

I suppose this wouldn't cure the bizarre Japanese habit of using a mobile phone while using a public toilet. But something tells me there's no cure for such people.

rand()m quote

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those that enter a room and turn the television set on, and those that enter a room and turn the television set off.

—-"Raymond Shaw", The Manchurian Candidate