Category Archives: Technology

The Green Dam Youth Escort: Not an Environmentalist “Dating” Service for Young People.

Posted on June 19, 2009 by jozjozjoz

…and the Green Dam Girl doesn’t have anything to do with dental dams. Actually, Green Dam Youth Escort (绿坝·花季护航) is “content-control software” developed in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Ostensibly designed to block pornography, Green Dam can actually be … Continue reading →

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Freaky Japanese Weight Loss “Boneless Belt” Makes You Look Worse Than Being a Fatty

Posted on June 18, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Crazy weight loss gimmicks are certainly not unique to Japan, but I’m trying to figure out why anyone would use this “Boneless Belt” underneath their clothes. An anonymous commenter says that “the name supposedly comes from the term “boneless ham,” … Continue reading →

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Chinese Elders Rush For Help as TV Goes Digital

Posted on June 14, 2009 by Tim

The U.S. switched to digital TV last Friday June 12, and it’s estimated there were around 60,000 unprepared households in the San Francisco Bay Area, including many Chinese and Asian elders, who have larger difficulties preparing for the transition than … Continue reading →

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New Intel Ad Stars Real Engineers (Except They Don’t)

Posted on May 26, 2009 by Ernie

The newest ad campaign from Intel focuses less on their products — a microprocessor is always less sexy to market than an MP3 with shiny metallic surfaces and rounded corners anyway — and more on the engineers building their products. … Continue reading →

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Cibai, the Microsoft Research Project with the Unfortunate Name

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Nicole

Despite my ethnicity, I don’t know how to speak Chinese (in any dialect), but I do know a fair share of naughty cuss words in Cantonese and Hokkien thanks to family and friends while growing up in Malaysia. So when … Continue reading →

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In China, Knockoff Cellphones Are a Hit

Posted on April 28, 2009 by John

If you’ve ever been to China, you’ve had the opportunity to buy knockoff counterfeit goods: Rolex watches, Gucci handbags or Nike sneakers, as well as pirated software, CD’s and DVD’s. Well, the Times now reports that the proliferation of  counterfeit … Continue reading →

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Daito Manabe: Japanese Face Instrumentalist

Posted on April 7, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Daito Manabe is an “Artist, Designer, Programmer, DJ, VJ, Composer” based in Tokyo, Japan. Evidently, he composed some electronic music but wasn’t content with his friends just listening or dancing to it. Instead, he convinces four of his friends to … Continue reading →

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How to Meet Asian Women on Facebook

Posted on March 19, 2009 by jozjozjoz

A friend of mine updated his status message on Facebook with the following: Hmm. On second thought, I guess that’s really “How to get targeted for ads on ‘How to Meet Asian Women’ on Facebook.” Either way, I filed this … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Language: Technology As Friend Of Tradition

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Tim

My father was a child of two worlds, he was born in China and moved to Taiwan when he was 8 years old. He left relatives behind in mainland China, yet still had much of his family in Taiwan. With … Continue reading →

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On DramaFever and International Distribution Licenses

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Xxxtine

Those who frequent Kpop gossip blogs may already know that drama addicts Stateside can now enjoy high quality streaming of English-subbed Asian dramas thanks to DramaFever. The site’s current catalogue is exclusively Korean, but are engaged in conversation with various … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Movies, Music, Observations, Reviews, Technology | 9 Comments

Asian-Americans Kids: Moving Back and Forth Between Asia

Posted on January 1, 2009 by Jeff

My boss has been living in India (I like to joke that my management has been outsourced), but he is moving back to the United States.  One of his concerns is how his daughter will deal with the move.  She … Continue reading →

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Taiwan’s new president hopes to strengthen ties to Silicon Valley

Posted on October 9, 2008 by John

As I had blogged earlier this year, there was a presidential election in Taiwan in the Spring. The KMT‘s candidate, Ma Ying-jeo, won in a landslide, after 8 years of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s Chen Shui-bian presidential rule. I don’t … Continue reading →

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