Category Archives: Technology

Feng shui on a mobile?

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Ben

When I saw this “lucky Dragon” phone. I about dropped my jaw. First three words that came out were: “Are you serious?” In hindsight, I probably should have gone with “Are you silly-us?” but all jokes aside, this mobile phone … Continue reading →

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SPACE INVADERS!!!!

Posted on April 4, 2008 by Jun

Taito, creator of “Space Invaders”, has teamed up with Yahoo Japan and incorporated the game into the website where space invaders destroy the Yahoo homepage. It was a part of a April Fools joke but its still active. GO BEFORE … Continue reading →

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LOLcat Guys Can Has Media Empire

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Ernie

Greetings from Austin, Texas! There’s a huge movie, music and interactive festival taking place here this week, and as I’m a big geek, I’m here for the SXSW Interactive Festival, a tech convention which is a combination of bloggers, Web … Continue reading →

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Good things aren’t always expensive

Posted on February 19, 2008 by Andy

This past weekend I had the pleasure of meeting David Liu, the founder of Good OS. You might have heard of them when they partnered with Everex to offer a sub $200 desktop called the gPC. The gPC runs on … Continue reading →

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Asian Fit Goggles: My Dilemma with Sunglasses is Finally Over

Posted on February 18, 2008 by Mike

For a long time, it was hard for me. [Cue violin music] All the sunglasses I’d buy in the stores were so big and round. Not a good fit for my chinky eyes. But now Oakley has answered my prayers! … Continue reading →

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Quiz! Who’s on Social Networks?

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Lily Huang

This research article, Whose Space? Differences Among Users and Non-Users of Social Network Sites, reports on a research study by Eszter Hargittai in Communication Studies and Sociology at Northwestern University. It finds connections between use of social network sites and … Continue reading →

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Japanese Design Robot Suit for Farmers

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Bo

File this one under AWESOME. Researchers at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology unveiled a robot suit designed to assist farmers reduce the effort of their backbreaking work. Researchers hope to have the technology in use in 2 years … Continue reading →

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Electric bicycles on the rise in China

Posted on December 18, 2007 by Ben

With gas prices on the rise, even with the car manufacturing boom in China, most people still cannot afford to own a automobile. Thus, they’re moving to the next best thing. Electric bicycles. Truthfully, anyone that has ever ridden in … Continue reading →

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The Great Firewall of China

Posted on November 18, 2007 by Ben

There is a lot to be said about the Great Firewall of China. Also known as the Golden Shield Project, this baby has been intact since 2003, but has been in design since as early as 98. The goal of … Continue reading →

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CnBloggercon 2007

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Ben

The Third annual Chinese BloggerCon is underway and my what a sight to behold. Don’t worry if you don’t understand Chinese. Rebecca MacKinnon, who used to be the Beijing Bureau Chief for CNN, will probably post her thoughts on it … Continue reading →

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Chinese Game Console Imitation

Posted on October 4, 2007 by Mike

I got to hand it to Chinese companies: they sure have the art of imitation down. Movies, music, software, clothes, automobiles, and of course, electronics. You may already know about the Meizu M8 and its GUI. (There’s even a case … Continue reading →

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Grand Theft Auto: Japanese Schoolgirl Style

Posted on September 28, 2007 by John

In one of the blogs I follow, Real Pop, had a YouTube link to a video of this Japanese video game: This video game is just too funny. Take a look for yourself and let me know what you think! … Continue reading →

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