Japan's gadget failures: The futures that never happened

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It gave us the Walkman, the pocket calculator and heated toilet seats, but Japan.
It gave us the Walkman, the pocket calculator and heated toilet seats, but Japan's path to innovative greatness is littered with failures such as the TV-shaped radio and the "walking" toaster.

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Japan's Gadget Failures: The Futures that Never Happened

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Japan's gadget failures: The futures that never happened