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  Japanese Biometrics Easily Defeated

  01.02.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  There have been more then a few people that have canceled travel plans to Japan due to their new policy of fingerprinting all foreigners who enter the country. As it turns out the biometric fingerprinting system is not very difficult to defeat. In what is no doubt a massive fail for the Japanese program it [...]

• Gaming, Handhelds

  MYRACER MF101 Handheld Gaming Console

  11.21.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Korean company MYRACER has released its first hand held gaming console, the MYRACER MF101. The MF101 is equipped with a 2.4″ 290,000 color QVGA TFT-LCD screen, a ARM 922T 192MHz processor, and 1GB of internal memory.
  The MYRACER MF101 can hold around 1000 flash games featuring such quality titles as: ‘Come2us soccer 2006′, ‘Super Action Hero’, [...]

• Military Tech Korea

  KDX-II Gang Gam-Chan The Pirate Destroyer

  11.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Somali pirates can add another ship to their growing list of problems. South Korea has announced its plans to send one of their new KDX-II Destroyers, the Gang Gam-Chan to patrol the pirate infested waters off the coast of Somalia. The announcement comes in the same week that the United States, India, the United Kingdom [...]

• Military Tech Korea, Wearable Tech

  South Korean Super Soldiers Revealed

  11.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  If North Korea ever decided to invade the South, every South Korean soldier would have to kill about twenty North Korean soldiers if they wanted to survive the attack. The South Korean Agency For Defense Development (ADD) has a plan to even the odds with a futuristic set of features for their soldiers uniforms. In [...]

• Cameras, Cell Phones

  Excuse Me? Could You Blow Me?

  11.17.08 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  Finally the perfect invention for heaving breathing stalkers has arrived. The engineers over at Fantalog have been brainstorm creep inventions for months and they have finally come up with a winner. Their new technology enables people to take a picture with their mobile phone by simply blowing. This revolutionary new idea is currently being shown [...]

• Military Tech Korea

  Korea Launches Second AEGIS Destroyer

  11.16.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  South Korea launched its second AEGIS KDX-III destroyer Friday. The ships have been named after Korea’s greatest king, a total of 6 7,600 ton KDX-III Sejong the Great-class destroyers will be built. The ships are being built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard on Geoje Island in South Gyeongsang.  The destroyers have an [...]

• Appliance

  IDOCI’s Stylish Cosmetics Fridge

  11.13.08 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  Korean company IDOCI has announced their redesigned cosmetics fridge, and you have to admit its pretty stylish. The fridge allows you to store all your cosmetics at the ideal 8 - 12 degree celsius range. The appliance also features movable shelves, noise reduction features, and an interior light. The elaborate control system on the front [...]

• Military Tech Korea

  Korea’s Next Generation Rifle With Laser Targeting And Exploding Rounds

  11.07.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Media appearances by North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il have been scarce over the last few months, perhaps because he has read the reports about South Korea’s new rifles. Key features of the rifle include laser targeting and rounds that can be programed to explode over enemies heads.
  Laser Targeting + Optical Calculator
  The rifle’s targeting system emits [...]

• Environmental Tech, Tech Attractions Korea

  Banpo Bridge Fountain Lights Up The Han River

  10.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Seoul’s strong drive to become known as a world class city moves forward with more attractions being added to the Han River renewal. Banpo Bridge (????) one of the Han’s more boring bridges has been spiced up with the addition of massive fountain that runs almost the entire length of the bridge. The bridge has [...]

• Misc. Gadgets, Wearable Tech

  Implanted Chip Beckons ‘End Times’ For Korean Dogs

  10.22.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Seongnam City in South Korea is running a three month trial to microchip dogs in the city. The program is mandatory for all pet owners living in two city districts, and if the program is a success it will be expanded over the entire the city. For the dogs it seems ‘end days’ has arrived, [...]

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