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Category: Tech
South Korean Team Wins $2 Million in Disaster-Response Robot Test
by The Associated Press POMONA, Calif. (AP) — The robots drove, walked through rubble, climbed stairs, turned valves and sometimes fell, amid cheers and groans from a crowd of […]
Americans Try An Asian Beauty App
There is a long-standing belief that Asian culture has become more and more obsessed with attractiveness and looks. While we can neither confirm nor deny this, many are […]
This Little Iron Fish is Tackling Cambodia’s Iron Deficiency Anemia Issue
This little fish may not look like much, but it’s helping thousands of Cambodian citizens who don’t have the means to afford a more nutritional diet. Worldwide, iron deficiency […]
Google Opens First Asian ‘Startup Campus’ in Seoul
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s startup scene is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing in the world, and Google’s “Campus Seoul” is expected to […]
World’s 10 Most Followed Asian Female Celebs on Twitter (May 2015)
1) Indonesian entertainer Agnes Monica (@agnezmo) – 13.1M Twitter followers 2) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone (@deepikapadukone) – 10.3M Twitter followers 3) Japanese-Swiss-Polish Brazilian TV personality Sabrina Sato Rahal (@SabrinaSatoReal) – […]
North Korea Launches Online Shopping Site
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s no Amazon or Gmarket, but North Korea has finally launched an online shopping website—despite the fact that the vast majority of the […]
Lonely Korean Teens Seek Comfort in ‘Imaginary Friend’ App
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com In a move that’s strikingly similar to sci-fi romantic comedy film Her, more than 4 million lonely South Koreans are using a messenger app […]
Samsonite and Samsung Partner Up to Create ‘Smart Luggage’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Travelers rejoice—you may soon never have to worry about lost luggage again. Travel luggage maker Samsonite is teaming up with Samsung to […]
Q&A with the Founder of Tapastic, a Global Webcomics Portal
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As one of the most wired countries in the world, South Korea has constant access to some of the fastest high-speed Internet and niftiest smartphone […]
Seoul to Build Its First-Ever Vertical Farm
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul is about to see its first-ever “vertical farm,” an eco-friendly agricultural production system inside a skyscraper. Ecologist Dickson Despommier first introduced the […]
South Korea Pledges to Fight Teen Smartphone Addiction
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government said Monday that it will take measures to combat the growing problem of teen smartphone addiction, Yonhap News Agency […]
You’ll Now See A Filipina Kick Butt in Tekken 7
It felt like a dream come true when I first heard that a Filipina character was joining the other Tekken martial artists. However, after looking her over, I couldn’t help […]
Get to Know Anna Akana
HERITAGE: Japanese, Hawaiian, a bunch of Caucasian AGE: 25 BORN & RAISED: Born in California, raised all over the world (military brat) CLAIM TO FAME: Actress and filmmaker […]
Mega Tiny Corp’s Zero G Case Allows iPhones to Defy Gravity
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Sometimes, for better or for worse, parents can attest that a smartphone or tablet can be the best babysitter. When out with […]
