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Category: Japanese Culture
Where to get those adorable cable bites that are flooding your Twitter feed
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Every now and again, something pops up on the ‘net that’s just too cute to resist.
This time, it’s a little animal companion that lives on your iPhone’s charging cable and like, everyone wants one.
Japanese retailer Dreams is the purveyor of all kinds of cable bites. That’s right, they’re not just limited to adorable animals. There are also Dragon Ball ones. Sorry though, they don’t ship internationally from the Dreams website.
We have to admit though, those tiny animals really make us smile.
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— Michael Herrera (@papertiki) April 9, 2018
Not only are they totally adorable, they can also help prevent the outer part of your lightning cable from getting all broken up and torn from regular use. (Don’t act like it’s never happened to you.) Read more…
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There is now a full-fledged Japanese pop band dedicated to spreading the gospel of bitcoin and more. Welcome to 2018.
Everyone from Kodak to that stranger you swiped right on is hopping on the cryptocurrency wagon these days. So it was only a matter of time before it seeped into the music you listen to.
According to a discovery made by Quartz, the group’s name (Kasotsuka Shojo) translates to —drumroll please — Virtual Currency Girls. Many cryptocurrencies are represented within the all-girl group, like Ethereum, Bitcoin, Neo, and more. It’s worth noting that Bitcoin is recognized as legal currency in Japan, where the group is based. Read more…
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