iRiver’s hot new portable PMP offering, Spinn is launching in the UK this August. The often dubbed “iPod Killer” PMP media player has 3.2 inch LCD screen, resolution of 470 X 272 pixels, and comes with a 3D acceleration chip to give the display a more fluid feel. It has Bluetooth headphone and speaker systems [...]
MasterCard and Citi Bank have teamed up with Petro Canada to bring Canadians a new payment technology. Pay Pass terminals have been set up at almost every movie theater and Petro Canada gas stations in Canada. Consumers with Pay Pas enabled credit cards can simply push the card against the payment terminal [...]
I had planed on attending the Next Generation Computing Show held at the KINTEX exhibition center Saturday and attend the Fifth ubiquitous City Korea show the following day but the two shows where rolled into on and I was able to cover both at the same time. NEXTCOM features advanced computer technologies such [...]
Since I was going to be spending two months in Canada the time had come to replace my decrepit old GSM mobile. On a recent trip to Taiwan I took some time off from sight seeing to track down a new GSM phone. Taipei had a great selection of GSM phones, most [...]
Since I was out of the country for Christmas this year I decided to get my family a Roomba Red from the iRobot online store. The Roomba Red is the entry level robotic vacuum meant for cleaning both hardwood and carpeted floors. Other Roomba models are available for more specific tasks such as cleaning up [...]
Paying ridiculously inflated prices, armed robbery, and home invasions have all allegedly taken place since the release of the PS3. The internet is full of news about the PS3 shortages and the danger involved in acquiring one. However, there are some places in the world that can’t get rid of them. If [...]
I made a trip to the COEX Exhibition center in Seoul to view the NewTech Korea exhibition. NewTech highlights Korean and some foreign technology achievements. The exhibition was very well organized and I was given a thick guidebook upon entry that included profiles of all the companies present in both English and [...]
Today I had the privilege of attending 37th annual KES (Korean Electronics Show). The show was held at the Kintex Exhibition Center north of Seoul. The show highlights Korean and other East Asian companies cutting edge products and new technology.
On the way into the show there was a small booth on the ongoing Dokdo [...]
We are all passionate about technology, but most tech sites seem to assault our brains with page after page of new cell phone releases and irrelevant Apple patent filings. I hope that Hallyu Tech will bring a more interesting and thoughtful [...]