Following the success of dogecoin from earlier this year, one of the most beloved ASCII characters in Japan now has its own crypto-currency that is rapidly on the rise.

Researchers from Adobe, Microsoft and MIT have created a visual microphone which uses an algorithm to decode audio by mapping microscoping vibrations into high-speed video footage.

The practice of combining two or more animated GIFs into one cohesive scene began as early as 2005 on multimedia website YTMND.

With the mysterious invasion of the Pikachu army only days away, which we've first heard about through a TV commercial unveiled last week, the first vanguard of 50 Pikachus have already assembled in the bayside district of Yokohama, Japan for a roll-call before the outbreak begins on August 9th.