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QR codes in the wild in Japan

Blogs I've been fascinated by QR codes in Japan even before I came here. For anyone wondering what this technology is about, here's a great explanation by Mobile Ojisan from a few ... Read story »

Move over Gundam, construction on Gigantor is almost complete

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 »

Augment your reality and be a Transformer

Blogs The new Transformers movie is finally out in theaters, but for those of you who haven't had the chance to check it out out (like me), here's something you can try. ... Read story »

Bandai's new Doraemon Robot

Blogs One of the most well-known cartoons to ever come out of Asia, Doraemon (or the robotic cat) celebrates his 30th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion Bandai is today releasing ... Read story »

Sharp announces Web-enabled Aquos HDTVs

Crave It's Sharp turn to go online with its upcoming Aquos D-series LCD TVs designed for the Japan domestic market. According to the company's press release, these panels will allow their ... Read story »

Windows 7 Thai launch party on October 31, but I already got my copy...

Blogs The US has it, Japan just got it. Heck, I've had it for half a week now. No, it's not herps or H1N1. I'm talking about Windows 7. I could have ... Read story »

WWE pro wrestler Chris Jericho tweets visit to Philippines for SmackDown/ECW tour

Blogs Professional wrestler Chris Jericho has been posting Twitter updates on his Philippine visit for World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown/ECW Live house show that will be held tonight at the Araneta Coliseum. Jericho, ... Read story »

Ordinary handsets to get Wi-Fi via microSD cards

Crave KDDI is showcasing two microSD cards at Wireless Japan 2009. Japanese mobile carrier KDDI is showcasing a neat way for providing ordinary cell phones with Wi-Fi. The trick is to ... Read story »

Adobe now supports RAW for Panasonic GF1

Crave The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1. Adobe Systems on Monday released Lightroom 2.5 and the Camera Raw 5.5 Photoshop plug-in, software updates that add support for two high-profile Nikon SLRs, Olympus' ambitious ... Read story »

Sushi specs

Crave Who says Germans have no sense of silliness? Berlin firm Read story »

Philippines remains swine flu free, chairs Asean+3 health summit on A(H1N1)

Blogs The Philippines, which thankfully still has no cases of influenza A(H1N1) a.k.a. swine flu after a baby suspected of being infected with the virus tested negative, is batting for greater regional ... Read story »

One of the strangest swine flu announcements you'll ever see...

Blogs ...and it comes from a governmental organization.  I stumbled across this message last week: FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! FLASH! COMPUTEX TAIPEI 09 on track... No swine flu cases in Taiwan! Taipei, Taiwan: ... Read story »

Pentax offering 100 customizable options for its K-x

Crave Yesterday, Pentax announced its new entry-level dSLR, the K-x, with one of the highlights being that the shooter will be available in several shades including red and blue, hues typically ... Read story »

AsiaPacificFilms.com: Watch Asian movies online for free until Nov 1

Blogs While blogging this, I'm watching the award-winning documentary Squatterpunk directed by Khavn De La Cruz of the Philippines. Squatterpunk, which takes a look at the punk lifestyles of young garbage scavengers ... Read story »

Microsoft launches Windows Mobile 6.5 with My Phone Premium

Features Offered as part of the premium package is a new "lost phone" feature that can be activated as an ad-hoc paid service. Read story »

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