Previously, Apple’s emoji humans only came in one shade: White. Thankfully, Apple seems to have finally realized that there is such a thing as a non-white customer (in fact, there […]
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Cost Efficient Robots Will Run A Japanese Hotel
When I think of robots, the word “helpful” doesn’t exactly come to mind. Sure, they could be developed to take on simple tasks like vacuum your home, but that’s about […]
Samsung’s Eavesdropping Smart TVs Raise Concerns
by YOUKYUNG LEE, AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Watch what you say in your living room. Samsung’s smart TV could be listening. And sharing. At least that’s what […]
Guess That Asian: A Learning Game Inspired by Steven Yeun
Last week, Steven Yeun appeared on Conan and talked about other Asians who claim they get mistaken for him all the time. I have to admit, I can relate. […]
Technology Meets Romance: Zhang Ziyi’s Boyfriend Proposes With Ring-Bearing Drone
A drone is an aerial vehicle which can fly around without a human pilot aboard. Instead, this aircraft is guided remotely. Now I don’t know about you, but nothing […]
South Korea’s Ridiculous Game Addiction Ad
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Have you ever mistaken your grandma for an ax-wielding warrior? If your answer is “yes,” then you might have video game addiction, according […]
South Korean Soldier Gets Death Penalty Over Killing His Comrades
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean army deserter who fired shots at unarmed comrades near the country’s border with North Korea has been sentenced to death […]
Governor Bobby Jindal Wants Indian Americans to Assimilate
Bobby Jindal, the current Republican governor of Louisiana, has been making lots of headlines in the political world lately because, as he recently told ABC, he’s “seriously looking […]
Samsung Engineers Unveil Stroke Detector Prototype
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com There’s more to wearables than just having a cool watch face, counting steps or measuring your heart rate. Engineers at Samsung recently […]
13-Year-Old Builds Braille Printer With Legos
It started out simple enough. California eighth-grader Shubham Banerjee had a school science fair project, and he had asked his parents how blind people read. They told him to […]
Samsung Loses Ground to Apple in South Korea
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung has always marketed their smartphones as the “next big thing,” but when Apple went big with the iPhone 6 and 6 […]
CCTV to Be Required at Day Care Centers in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Surveillance cameras will soon become a requirement for all day care centers in South Korea as part of an effort to prevent child […]
South Korean Luxury Train Offers Heated Floors and Foot Spas
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com In a few weeks, millions of South Koreans will brave traffic jams and sardine trains as they travel back to their hometowns […]
North Korean Airline’s Facebook Page Hacked by ISIS Supporters
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Facebook page of North Korea’s state-run airline, Air Koryo, was hacked on Wednesday, seemingly by the same Islamic State (ISIS) group supporters […]
Samsung’s $92 Tizen Smartphone Might Be the Next Big Thing
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung just unveiled a new smartphone on Wednesday, but it’s probably not among those you’re looking for. That is unless you’re in […]
