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The editor-in-chief giveaway: Win Ryan Block's gadgets {Engadget}
Aug 23rd 2008 3:16AM Had fun at the Tokyo meet up last year, good to see ya http://www.flickr.com/photos/carlherbst89/1484326082/in/set-72157602258241298
Have you ever wondered how to order a beer in Swahili? {Slashfood}
Apr 10th 2008 5:42AM Here in Japan just "biiru ongaishimasu" (beer please) or "iipai biiru onegaishimasu" (one glass of) with combination of size, after that it's "moo iipai onegaishimasu" for another round please :)
Big in Japan: Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots {Gadling}
Mar 28th 2008 11:42AM Was at Ueno koen today, around 5pm, but by that time it had gotten a little too windy and cold, and by the time I was heading home around 6 a few sparse rain drops were falling. Spectacular scenery and people to talk with however, look forward to the next few weeks as I'm less than 20mins away from Ueno park.
Big in Japan: Deadly dumplings injure 175 {Gadling}
Feb 5th 2008 5:02AM As a student that's been living in Tokyo for a while, I wish people had a greater understanding of what this is all about... First of all, those familiar with Japanese policy-making in any area, they are still highly nationalistic-thinking, they make fun of the other guy to draw attention away from their own problems... Japanese-made dumpling were subject to just as much pesticides as the Chinese import. This is highly relatable to Japan's beef markets. They restrict cattle from the States because of the single Mad Cow positive a few years ago, yet Japanese beef is far more contaminated on the whole. Just look at their history, Minamata disease, etc etc... the list goes on. Not saying the others are faultless, but rather Japan simply puts the magnifying glass anywhere besides themselves.
Costco in Asia is so much cooler {Slashfood}
Jan 31st 2008 9:18AM You know what's great about the Costco here in Tokyo (ok... Kanazawa and Chiba.. but same thing), CAKE AND PIE!! They have lots of it here in Tokyo, I admit, there are little home-style bakeries on every corner it seems, but it's just so rotten expensive for a slice of heaven. Costco supplies full cakes and pumpkin pies, amazing. (No I can't bake a pie myself, ovens do not exist for 99% of Tokyo residents, but there is such thing as rice-cooker banana bread: amazing as well)
KDDI touts speedy upgrade to IR transfer technology {Engadget}
Jan 29th 2008 1:32PM The world is missing out on IR, quite simply. I've been living in tokyo for about 6 months now, and you know what the greatest part about my Japanese cell phone is? IR.
Phone sex, as everyone calls it, allows you to trade profiles (phone number, email, ketai mail, pic, then a whole bunch of useless crap like horroscope sign etc... but also has GPS of location...). So out of TV tuners, 5mp cameras, I still say IR is best function missing back in the states.
Black Friday Giveaways (part 17): Xbox 360 Limited Edition Halo 3 wireless headset {Engadget}
Nov 23rd 2007 9:28PM be home soon!
Big in Japan: The Most Perfect Bowl of Ramen {Gadling}
Oct 18th 2007 1:02AM This place is like 20 mins from my place it looks like, I'll give it a shot, can you post any more specific address?
iPhone v1.1.1 exploits starting to surface {Engadget}
Oct 7th 2007 3:43AM I was about to say the same thing, real nice deja vu. All we need next is a downgrader. 2.00 exploit was a tiff buffer overflow too.
Reminder: Tokyo reader meetup tonight, October 4th! {Engadget}
Oct 4th 2007 10:41AM I turned up at 6, and when I heard them finally opening the doors at 7 I looked and saw a big list of names. Not sure what that was about, but I really enjoyed the meet, was great finally getting to one after 3 years of keeping up with you guys, great to see Ryan, and all sorts of nifty gadgets of course, I'll add my pics to the engadget pool, but I have more at http://flickr.com/photos/carlherbst89/ .
