Sony, Daiwa Turn Home Electronics Into Moe Characters

 

 Sony Computer Science Laboratory (Sony CSL) and  Daiwa House Industry are developing a Kadecot system to control home electronics and appliances through a smartphone app, and they have anthropomorphized the project as moe characters under the name Moekaden (萌家電 ;lit.Moe Home Appliances).

Digital diva Hatsune Miku makes her U.S. debut at this weekend’s Anime Expo

 "It’s strangely fitting that the biggest guest at the 20th annual Anime Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center this weekend won’t physically be present. Japan’s virtual pop star Hatsune Miku — the petite “android diva” created by Crypton Future Media in 2007 through a combination of holography, computer animation and computer-generated vocals — will appear in concert at the Nokia Theatre on Saturday in her first “live” performance in the U.S."

                                                                                                    -Los Angeles Times

Taiwan Army: We have Transformers... 98年國軍招募廣告:變形金剛...

 Although this is a video back from 2009, I thought it was interesting to see how the ROC military made a 60 second commercial with "Transformers" being part of the army... it was made by 4 people, using 860,000 NT$ to complete.

2012 Porsche 911

 

 Back in Feburary 2012, the Top Gear team climbed into something that looked like Porsche 911... and they had to keep it a secret... until now.

Photoshoot: GSC 1/8 Hirasawa Yui

 I finally had time to take some pictures of this lovely figure... enjoy!

Recap: E3 2011 Day 1 Highlights. (Gameplay Videos)

Here are some things you shouldn't miss at this year's E3.

New Sony Handheld: PlayStation Vita

 Yup. It's official. Sony's new handhelp, previously known as "NGP", has been revealed with the name of "Vita". More information after the jump.

Preview: The MUST SEEs from E3 2011

 With less than a week away from the world's biggest game show, here's a look at what you shouldn't miss during the 3 days. More information after the jump.

COMPUTEX kicks off tomorrow!

 Tomorrow, the world's second largest computer and technology fair (Asia's largest, and behind Germany's CeBIT) will comence, which is expected to attract 120,000 visitors, including more than 30,000 international buyers. According to the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), this year’s event is 8% larger in scope than last year's. It is also likely to generate business opportunities worth 25 billion US dollars.

May Loot

Finally recieved my package today, including a long awaited Driving Force GT.

Taiwan Airstrike Drill 台灣 5/18 全民防空演習

At 14 hours today, Taiwan had an Airstrike Drill. All pedestrian and traffic had to get off the street during the drill. Here's a rare picture of a deserted Taipei street. (Picture from CNA)

萬安34號」全民防空演習18日下午2時至2時30分實施，台北街道上進行交通管制，空空盪盪地見不到車輛行駛。

Electronic Entertainment Exposition 2011: It's here once again

 

  Every June, tens of thousands of gamers unite for one of the biggest game expos in the world, the Electronic Entertainment Exposition (E3), and this year is bigger than ever, with loads of new games waiting to be revealed. More information after the jump.

Summer Destination: Japan

Picture by Cyril Almeras (http://www.cyrilalmeras.com/)

After persuading my parents for well over a month, we've finally come to a conclusion of going to Japan this summer.

PSN Back Online...Partly

  First off, I must apologize for not having posted for the last few days, as I was busy with my exams. Anyhow, Sony announced today that the PSN servoce will be back within the next 24 hours, but limited to select countries (Only the US, Canada, and Japan as of the moment).

 The PS Store will still not function though, as it still needs some work. Sony will also be providing free games and an one month trial of PSN+ once the PS Store is back up.

Source: GTPLANET

"It looks like the long wait is nearly over -- Sony will begin restoring PlayStation Network services around the world over the next 24 hours. A new PS3 firmware update is already available and will be required to connect to the network when it finally does come back online in your location (SCEA is maintaing a service map for U.S. users here). Everyone will, of course, be prompted to change their PSN passwords upon signing in."

New Worthy PVC Figures

Some recently released PVC figures that are worth getting.