Herro Flom the Xbox 360 Lounge
Originally uploaded by RichPav.
What do the Apple Stores in Tokyo and the new XBOX 360 Lounge have in common? They’re architecturally beautiful boutiques in expensive neighborhoods staffed by young people, and they both offer free internet access.
That’s where the similarities end. The XBOX Lounge serves food and alcohol. Nothing is for sale. The youthful staff wear suits instead of jeans and T-shirts. But the most noticable difference of all is that at the Apple Stores, there are more than ten customers at any given time. Why they built this place in upscale Omotesando instead of the techno-gadget geek Mecca of Akihabara is completely baffling. The stunningly beautiful rich babes who shop in this part of town probably spend hours filing their nails, not zoning out in front of a TV Game.
But you have to give them credit here for letting me film. All they said was I couldn’t take pictures of the TV screens or the designer XBOX console faceplates that adorn the lamps.
There’s a TV film crew here. Looks like they’re using one of the new high-end consumer grade mini HDTV DV cameras instead of a Betacam.
looking forward to a videocast of it hopefully? 😛
a video cast from the xbox 360 lounge would definitly be cool… if they allow it maybe rich could take us all on a tour? the video is my favorite part of hfj. 🙂 btw- i’m getting my 360 on tuesday.
OK, I’ll do the XBOX lounge video next, just to get it over with. I warn you, the place was unbelievably boring. I was thoroughly underwhelmed.
one mans trash is another mans gold!