Archives for the ‘Technology’ Category

In Memoriam: James Kim, 1971-2006

By Shay • Dec 8th, 2006 • Category: Technology, internet, news1 comment

I’m sure that many of us know by now about the death of James Kim. This tragedy is especially heart-felt for me since I knew of him and who he was.
James Kim was a senior editor at CNET. I particulary remember him from his days at TechTV. He was a regular tech guy on [...]



Last.fm’s new faceee

By Shay • Jul 17th, 2006 • Category: Technology, internet, music2 comments

I must say that I am rather impressed by last.fm’s new look. The facelift and new features seem quite slick. Despite sporadic hiccups, last.fm does a good job of evolving and fufilling some pretty cool tasks. But someone please tell me…why the hell am I so interesed to look at what I’ve been listening [...]



Not cool, not cool

By Shay • Jun 9th, 2006 • Category: Technology, internet, news0 comments

This is some pretty heavy stuff as far as the internet is concerned…So much for NET NEUTRALITY…somebody save us.

The House ignores the public, sells out the internet



No cheering for the chairman

By Shay • Apr 28th, 2006 • Category: Korea, Technology, news0 comments

Another scandel has surfaced in the form of arrests in Asia. This time, it involves Korea’s largest auto maker Hyundai and its chairman. Chairman Chung Mong-koo, 68, was arrested Friday following allegations of embezzlement. Allegations come in accusing the chairman of embezzling the money into a slush fund.

The investigation that began last month [...]



Big TV or little person?

By Shay • Apr 20th, 2006 • Category: Japan, TV, Technology6 comments

The below photo is currently one of the ‘most viewed’ photos on Yahoo. The TV is Panasonic’s 103-inch plasma TV. It is the world’s largest HDTV.

Upon seeing the photo I was amazed at the size. Being that the only reference for the TV’s size is the woman in front of it, it got me [...]



Japanese Smell-o-vision

By Shay • Apr 13th, 2006 • Category: Japan, Technology, humor, movies, news7 comments

Have you ever wanted a more sensory-involving movie viewing experience? Well, you’re in luck then. All you have to do is be in Tokyo and sit through the adventure film The New World.
Yes, smell-o-vision is here! This is the real deal — scent spraying, not the scratch-and-sniff thing tryed a while back. A Japanese [...]



Phone-o-vison

By Shay • Apr 3rd, 2006 • Category: Japan, More, TV, Technology4 comments

April 1st marked the scheduled beginning of cellphone TV broadcasting in Japan. The digital television service is known as One Seg(u). The One Seg(u) service is free to those with compatible cellphones. At this point, 12 digital TV stations will be offered.
Cellphone companies such as Vodafone and NTT Docomo are offering TV-supporting cellphones.
It will [...]



DelayStation 3

By Shay • Mar 16th, 2006 • Category: Technology, news, video games6 comments

I could go on about how jealous I am at Mike since he just bought Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence but there is more important news in the world of the PlayStation. But if you haven’t heard the news already, your either not a gamer, not a PlayStation fan, or you’re just slow on [...]



RI-MAN the ‘CareBot’

By Shay • Mar 14th, 2006 • Category: Opinion, Technology, humor2 comments

I’m sure we’d all love to have our own robot some day. I know I would. I’ve always liked ASIMO but after asking myself what ASIMO could do for me, I began to rethink my idea. Sure, ASIMO can run and I guess it’d be cool to play soccer with him. But I should [...]



The Singapore Helix

By Shay • Mar 6th, 2006 • Category: More, Technology, news7 comments

Singapore officials are planning to build a massive helix-shaped bridge. The bridge, which is said to resemble a giant strand of DNA will connect a new tourism district with reclaimed land. The $68 million, 6 lane bridge is slated to be completed in 2009. Say what?

If anyone knows what this bridge will look like, [...]