Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category

Cyber Maid Alice - Every perverty Otaku’s dream

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I'm not sure how I should describe this, in a way this is really really cool but at the same time its just so.. ecchi.  Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc recently introduced the Cyber Figure Alice for all those lonely otakus out there. How it works is that you'll get a ...

Sega To Make Girlfriends… no seriously..

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

According to MSNBC, Sega Toys has built a 15" tall robotic "female companion" aka girlfriend targeting the lonely adult male market in Japan. EMA, as it is known, stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization (whatever the heck that's suppose to mean) is capable of singing, dancing, handing out business cards and ...

No love for my MX518.. not on my Mac at least

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

I just got myself a new mouse to replace my crappy no-brand optical mouse which I have been using with my Mac. I was having a hard time choosing one till I finally settled with the Logitech MX518. I'm currently using a Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 on my desktop ...

The Mac Experience

Friday, May 16th, 2008

Introduction In my earlier post on the MacBook, I mentioned that it'd be difficult to cover the Mac experience in one post, so I've decided to write a regular feature on the Mac Experience. Today we'll start by taking a brief look at the MacOS X desktop. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Mac Experience", ...

MacBook Pro

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Introduction Behold, the Macbook Pro. I had initially thought of writing one long review on it but after using it for some time I think one review just isn't gonna cut it. The whole experience of using a Mac is rather unique and I thought it is something worth sharing. ...

It has finally arrived…

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

My Mac has finally arrived. This is a full 2 weeks ahead of the original schedule, special thanks to the folks who've made this happen. With the coming long weekend, I'll be taking my time exploring the features and whip up a review shortly. :D Stay tuned.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It has ...

Johnny Lee’s Ingenious Wii Remote Mod (Must See !)

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Johnny Chung Lee, a PhD student in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, has devised a brilliant hack involving the Wii remote that has opened up a thousand possibilities to gamers, teachers, and developers everywhere in the world. Johhny's hack requires a little more than $40 worth ...

Wired’s Guide to Nerds

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

Via Wired Wired has written an all important guidebook for identifying the various different species of the geekus maximus genus spotted in the wild. Here's one of my favorite : The Gamer Disposition: High DEX and INT scores, low CHA (thus, the lack of friends). Given to indecipherable insults ("I pwn3d ...

Asus EeePC : The Little Laptop That Could

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Introduction Back in June 2007, Asus launched a new line of ultra portable laptops known as the EeePC series that’s been making waves. The EeePC is essentially a feature rich Linux laptop targeted at students, budget conscious users and folks who are always on the move. I managed to get my ...

Real World Optimus Maximus Keyboard

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008

Engadget has posted a video of the production version of the coolest keyboard ever, the Optimus Maximus keyboard. Hit the link to view the video. Engadget - Video: Optimus Maximus install, setup, Configurator, and use! SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Real World Optimus Maximus Keyboard", url: "http://www.kianyang.com/2008/02/23/real-world-optimus-maximus-keyboard" });