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The Humanoid Singer Robot from Taiwan

By Akihabara News Team - [23/8/2011 - 11:18] - 0 - Robot

Presented by the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology in Taipei, arrives the humanoid head capable of reading simple music scores, and synthesize the music. This is achieved by using the information that cameras in the [...]

Via NewScientist

Camangi Taiwan bring its Android 3.1 Mangrove 7 Tablet in Japan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/7/2011 - 09:33] - 0 - Tablet-PDA

Camangi a Taiwanese based company announced that it will start shipping in Japan later this august its latest Android 3.1 Tablet the Mangrove 7. Announced at 49,800 Yen, the Mangrove 7 comes with Android 3.1, a Tegra 2 Chipset, 1GB of [...]

Camangi Taiwan bring its Android 3.1 Mangrove 7 Tablet in Japan

Via Camangi

Lian Li launches two new tool-less PC cases, HTPC PC-C60 and Mid-Tower PC-6

By Tom LESKIN - [10/6/2011 - 10:43] - 0 - Desktop

When I heard about this news from Lian Li today, I got pretty excited since I’m a fan of their high-end, all-aluminum PC cases and do own one too. Today the Taiwanese company announced two new PC cases, the PC-C60, and the mid-to[...]

Lian Li launches two new tool-less PC cases, HTPC PC-C60 and Mid-Tower PC-6

Via Lian Li

[Computex 2011] VIA demos ultra compact dual-core Mini-PC

By Tom LESKIN - [6/6/2011 - 10:22] - 1 - Desktop Home Entertainment

As Computex 2011 ended Saturday (June 4), our news from the show is dwindling down. Here is one of the last products that we have to show you coming soon from VIA Technologies Inc, the ZOTAC ZBOX Mini-PC. What makes this mini-PC impres[...]

[Computex 2011] VIA demos ultra compact dual-core Mini-PC

Via VIA Technologies

Let’s Visit Tokyo – Taipei Ximen backstreets or Let’s Visit Taipei Ximen

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [5/6/2011 - 03:51] - 12 - Japan

Last week I had to travel to Taipei and did not have much time to shoot anything in Tokyo or Japan for you, so I decided to shoot a few videos within Ximen in Taipei. Ximen is considered by many as the Taiwanese version of Shibuya or H[...]

Let’s Visit Tokyo – Taipei Ximen backstreets or Let’s Visit Taipei Ximen

Via TokyoStreetView

Computex 2011, here we come!

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [30/5/2011 - 05:36] - 3 - Announcement

Arrived safely in Taipei and preparing to cover tomorrow’s Computex 2011! Just got two pre-paid SIM cards, one for voice and one for unlimited 3G Data for respectively 300 and 700 TW$ and now going to chill out around my hotel. If you [...]

Via Computex

An iPad Mini leaked in Taiwan ?

By Akihabara News Team - [22/12/2010 - 09:58] - 9 - Tablet-PDA

It’s been all over the web for the past few hours. Jimmy Lin, a taiwanese popstar and race car driver, published on his blog a picture of him holding an iPad and what he claims to be his “new toy iPad Mini”. No way as[...]

Via Jimmy Lin's blog

SilverStone ML03 HTPC Case to Come to Japan

By Akihabara News Team - [15/11/2010 - 06:03] - 0 - Desktop Home Entertainment

Taiwanese computer case manufacturer SilverStone Technology Co’s Milo series HTPC case, the SST-ML03B, will be available in Japan this month, retailer Japan MustardSeed Corporation has announced. The SST-ML03B is a 440x105x340 mm[...]

SilverStone ML03 HTPC Case to Come to Japan

Via Japan MustardSeed Corporation

The Recap – What you may have missed this Week

By Akihabara News Team - [30/10/2010 - 09:34] - 0 - The Recap

Week 43 – October 23 – 30, 2010 Imagine a world dominated by a green pig holding a white Iphone and calling with his PSP Phone. Watch everything on your computer with your 3D and your Asimo build in Ecocradle. No you’[...]

The Recap – What you may have missed this Week

Microsoft Taiwan Out-Otakus Japan

By Akihabara News Team - [28/10/2010 - 03:54] - 3 - Offbeat

The Silverlight website run by Microsoft Taiwan looks like it came from another certain Asian country: The front page is adorned with a huge anime character named Aizawa Hikaru, who was born on September 27 and weighs 42 kg. She first [...]

Via Microsoft Corporation

TS-X59 Pro+ Turbo NAS Series Is Verified as Citrix Ready

By Akihabara News Team - [14/10/2010 - 05:17] - 0 - Networking Storage

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading provider of world-class Network Attached Storage (NAS) based in Taiwan, has announced that its TS-x59 Pro+ Turbo NAS series has been certified as Citrix Ready® for Citrix XenServer®. XenServer is the enter[...]

TS-X59 Pro+ Turbo NAS Series Is Verified as Citrix Ready

Via QNAP

Cyber Attacks on Municipal Websites

By Akihabara News Team - [22/9/2010 - 06:01] - Comments Off - Offbeat

The official websites of the town of Kamiyama and the village of Sanagouchi, both in Tokushima Prefecture, were vandalized on the 18th, various news outlets have reported. Both websites had Chinese writing and images of an area map inc[...]

Via Yomiuri Online

Osaka Police Launch Electronics Store Investigation

By Akihabara News Team - [22/9/2010 - 04:46] - 0 - Wireless

Osaka Prefectural Police launched an investigation into Funny Place, an Osaka electronics shop that allegedly sold a wifi antenna that could “connect to others’ private wireless LANs without permission”. The products [...]

Osaka Police Launch Electronics Store Investigation

Via Mainichi Newspapers

Rebel Scholar fantastic iPhone cases coming to Korea too !

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [6/4/2010 - 01:55] - 0 - Accessories

The L.A Based Rebel Scholar Company announce their new line-up of Premium Cases for iPhone for the Korea Market. Already available in Japan (via an obscure company/store), Thailand, Taiwan, the stunning cases from Rebel Scholar succeed[...]

Rebel Scholar fantastic iPhone cases coming to Korea too !

Via Rebekscholar

BenQ nReader e-Book announced in Taiwan

By Daimaou - G.G-B - [25/11/2009 - 01:16] - 0 - Misc

Announced last week in Taiwan, the new nReader K60, is BenQ’s latest e-Book reader offering a nice 6” (800×600) touchscreen (SiPix Microcup) screen, 2GB of internal memory (up to 4000 books), microSD slot, microUSB port, a 3[...]