Blogs Having lived for a while in China where creating often involves making an alternative spelling for an existing brand, I expected something far different when I came to Japan. Kicking out ...
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Blogs We've all heard stories about Governments going to great lengths to keep secrets, killing off anyone who happens to stubble upon a secret defense project, in the interest of national security. ...
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Blogs Those who have been following my ramblings for a long time (Hi, mom!) might remember a piece I did back in 2007 about online translating communities in China. Entire books can ...
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Blogs The Taipei Times Online recently wrote a story about an auto parts factory in central Taiwan that fired three workers for spending too much time on Facebook. Meanwhile, a Taiwanese factory ...
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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 ...
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Crave The new anti-H1N1 suit doesn't just make you look dapper, it supposedly also helps keep you disease-free.
If the new swine flu vaccine doesn't give you the right dose of ...
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Blogs In the Story of Stuff, Annie Leonard gave an example of a cute little green radio she saw being sold for US$4.99. Could it really cost that little to make and ...
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Blogs It's been a silent couple of weeks around the Tech Dynasty and for that I apologize. I headed off on vacation and spent two weeks desperately trying to pretend computers had ...
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Blogs Over the weekend, I watched a fascinating 20-minute movie that's also available online. The Story of Stuff
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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 ...
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Blogs I just came across a fascinating post by the AP's Jay Alabaster, on how some historical maps on Google Earth may be used to discover the location of Japan's burakumin, a ...
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Crave That's why they call it a laptop.
Belkin's looking out for your lap's wellbeing. While laptop heat hasn't been proven to cause permanent damage in the nether regions, it can't ...
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Features Slogans haven't always been bound by the rules of grammar. When Apple puts its banners up, many will guess what it means.
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Crave With Christmas coming up real fast, just what does one get a tech chick? One thing any techie likes is a design that's cheery yet functional. The Lunch Tote bags those ...
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Blogs Microsoft proudly launched Windows 7 the other day, hoping this would fix the damage done by the unpopular and troublesome Vista, and also praying this would finally persuade the vast majority ...
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