Yes, it’s true, we haven’t been around for a while, and for that we apologize. If you miss your Tek Lado friends, here’s where to find some of them: Follow Nick Lohr on Twitter here. Follow Liz Spikol at the new site she’s editing, Curbed Philly. Contact Mel Gomez via email. Follow Samer Kalef on Twitter here. As for this [...]
When learning about a new fad from Asia, it’s easy to almost instinctively think, “Argh! What?! That’s so weird!” But a lot of these trends are pretty banal, when we take a step back and realize, for instance, that America actually has cat fashion shows. Take Japan’s foodie culture surrounding B-grade cuisine, which has been dubbed crazy by numerous articles [...]
Dark Horse Comics has announced a new three-parter, “Amala’s Blade,” from Steve Horton (DC Holiday Special, Superman 80-Page Giant) and Michael Dialynas (Popgun, Trinkets) that’ll be in Dark Horse Presents numbers 9, 10 and 11. In the announcement, Horton says, “Amala’s Blade is the steam punk-with-swords epic that I’ve been dying to tell. … This story has heart, sword fighting, [...]
Japan is again ahead in the game of technology. Asahi Soft Drinks have revealed a new type of vending machine that offers Wi-Fi. The vending machines will also dispense your standard soft drink, hamburgers, eggs, and underwear. As of 2012, Asahi hopes to set up 1,000 new vending machines throughout five regions of Japan. The Wi-Fi service will be free [...]
It would seem that sexism exists even in the world of robotics. Though most robots don’t have a true gender, as the notion of gender is typically defined by reproductive organs, it’s not unheard of to use “he” when talking about Asimo or similar boy-like robots. There’s nothing inherently male about them, but nothing inherently female either. Which raises the [...]
Three guys from Dallas, Brad Alesi, Stu Hill, and Wes Hendrix, want to build an app that publishes reviews of restaurants and bars in haiku form. They’re using Kickstarter to fund the project. Haiku Review uses actual traditional Haiku guidelines – reviews cannot be longer than 17 syllables. The developers say that Haiku Review sets itself apart from other similar [...]
I know we’ve said it before, but we really must say it again: Only in Japan. Noda Akira went to a MAKE Tokyo meeting in 2007 to show off the little light he sticks up his nose. It glows when he breathes out. It’s not clear to me what the advantages are, but I suppose it does look nicer than [...]
I’ve never done karaoke. I live in fear. I always think if I could just practice before I try it, I’ll feel better about it and be able to get the nerve. But without practice, I’m just too scared. Japan has just made my practice dream come true. (Granted, it would be pretty expensive to follow through.) Tokyo now has [...]