Articles on Kobe

Gigantor robot spotted in Kobe, Japan - Sep 30, 2009

Crave Workers in Japan have built a 60-foot statue of famous cartoon robot Gigantor in the city of Kobe. The statue is an actual-size replica of the hulking robot depicted in numerous ... Read story »

Singapore debuts Ambient Experience to relax heart patients - Nov 19, 2009

Crave A "patient" choosing the Australia theme, one of 10 currently available in the Ambient Experience suite of the National Heart Centre Singapore's cardiac catheterization laboratory. Cardiac patients undergoing procedures at ... Read story »

Countdown to life-sized Gigantor's Oct launch - Aug 4, 2009

Crave What, no giant Hello Kitty statue? Amazingly, it's Nil: 1 for the Sanrio feline which is everywhere, but not when it comes to anime bots, so it seems. With Gundam ... Read story »

Move over Gundam, construction on Gigantor is almost complete - Jun 30, 2009

Blogs Now that the life-size Gundam figure is complete, it was only a matter of time before Japan constructed a second giant robot. After all, you wouldn't want the first one to ... Read story »

Japan's use and misuse of new iPod nano camera - Sep 24, 2009

Blogs It has only been two weeks since Apple released their new fifth-generation iPod nano with video capture capabilities. And in that short time we've already seen some examples coming out of ... Read story »

Who needs Gundam? Gigantor is complete! - Sep 30, 2009

Blogs If you've been feeling a little empty spot somewhere inside since the giant Gundam figure in Tokyo was taken down, Kobe's new Gigantor (or Tetsujin 28 go) figure is now complete ... Read story »

Technology makes the NBA 2009 more exciting - May 18, 2009

Blogs Who are you rooting for? Yes, the NBA 2009 final four is already in place. For the West, it's LA Lakers vs. Denver Nuggets. And for the East, it's going to be Cleveland Cavaliers ... Read story »

Time-aid watch syncs with clocks near (and far away from) you - Feb 23, 2009

Crave Now here's a concept timepiece that could literally stand the test of time. The brainchild of designers Christophe Koch and Lea Kobeli, Time-aid is a custom-made wristwatch that relies on ... Read story »

Can you be rich and not influential? - Mar 27, 2009

Blogs In my previous posting entitled "Gates Back as World's Richest Man", Forbes named Bill Gates as the world's richest, followed by Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim Helu, Lawrence Ellison, Ingvar Kamprad and ... Read story »

HD Photo to become JPEG XR - Nov 5, 2007

Crave A new attempt to provide a higher-end sequel to the ubiquitous JPEG image standard is officially under way. The multiple countries participating in the Joint Photographic Experts Group, which created the ... Read story »

Dark site of schoolkids in Japan - Aug 21, 2007

Blogs You think your kids have to be vigilantly protected from the evil Internet all the time? Sure, millions of porn/sex/dating and other predatory sites are lurking and preying on your children. ... Read story »

One iPod nano, medium rare - Apr 18, 2008

Crave We at Crave enjoy a good steak as much as anyone, but just the sight of this thing is enough to clog the arteries of the most dedicated carnivore. No ordinary ... Read story »

Your darling is too fat! - Jul 13, 2007

Blogs Everybody loves to see your loved one shows a healthy appetite. Besides, in this affluent society, market foodstuff has become so tasty, so nutricious and so high-caloried that it would be ... Read story »

Google Street View goes live in Australia, Japan - Aug 5, 2008

Crave Sydney, Australia now can be explored with Google Maps' Street View, shown with blue lines where available. Street View, the driver's eye view on Google Maps, made its debut in the ... Read story »

Japan's Nanmin 'refugee' problem is to stay for some time - Sep 10, 2007

Blogs Last April, I reported on the hopeless poverty in the midst of stinking affluence in Japanese cities. Those working poor have to spend rather rough life on sidewalks or Internet Cafe. ... Read story »

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