Friio (the name comes from english term " being free") lets user watch and record on a PC High Vision tv shows (ハイビジョン = Japanese HD TV) bypassing the DRM  limits. This means that we will start to see a flood of HD japanese shows on torrents in the next weeks (dramas and anime fansubbed in better than DVD quality...). Friio costs 29,800円 (Yen)  and is compatible with Windows XP and Vista (but still no OSX).

Soldnder X is an horizontal shooting game produced by the famous online import game shop Play Asia. Seems that  the game quality is pretty high. Actually at the beginning I feared that this game would have been just a doujin game translated in english and professionally packaged. Instead the project turned out to be the first "must have" game for shooting lovers since the last Dreamcast shooters released last year...

Main features of this game:

• 720p at 60 fps
  
• 2-Player Co-Op Play (simultaneously)
• Classic design, yet state-of-the-art shooter technology
• Unique upgrade weapon system with five standard weapon types
• Never before seen tactical elements such as chaining, effectiveness system, 'berserker' mode and much more
• More than 20 extras (with both positive and negative effects!)
• Addictive collection quests
• Over-the-top boss fights
• Features a superb soundtrack and sound effects
• Bi-lingual story mode (English/Japanese)
• Online high score ranking
• Constant frame rate (60fps)

This is a You Tube video preview  ( this is the original NicoNico version).

Maybe we should change the blog name to Miku hobby blog, but being a techno otaku I love  Vocaloid 2 virtual idols and I just ordered our 1/1 Negi "figure" (480mm×50mm×20mm) on sale on the japanese online otaku shop Tanomi.com  The creator of this plastic negi has even made a (doujin style) web page parody of the original Vocaloid 2 website.
If you prefer more "traditional" figures you can bid on this garage kit we spotted on Yahoo Auctions.