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MeGlobe: Chat in Japanese
If you had to choose one thing that keeps us from truly connecting on a global level, what would it be? To me, it has to be language. While language is one of the most fundamental things that unifies a group of people, it also hinders a lot of communication between groups of people. Enter […] More
Movie for JRock fans: Nana
Nana 2 was released today by VIZ Pictures. Those that love JRock will enjoy this movie. If you haven’t seen the first Nana movie, the story revolves around two girls both named Nana. They are about the same age, and share a love for JRock. Nana Komatsu plays guitar in a JRock band, and Nana […] More
HDR Photography of Japan
The picture above may look as if it’s computer generated and fake, however that is a real photo of Akihabara. Using HDR Photography, HDR Japan has captured a unique look of Akihabara that cannot be seen naturally by the human eye. HDR Japan is based out of Okinawa Japan, but feature HDR images from all […] More
in ReviewsMac OS X Twhirl color scheme
I love Twhirl because it allows me to keep up with everyone on FriendFeed and Twitter. However, besides the colorless scheme that comes with Twhirl, all of the others seem to be loud and lacking subtlety. So I decided to create a color scheme to match my current OS X Graphite colors. In order to […] More
Kamikaze Girls
Have you ever watched a movie that you wish would never end? That’s exactly how I felt watching Kamikaze Girls. I was dreading that the movie actually had to end. Kamikaze Girls is about Momoko (Kyoko Fukada), who at no fault of her own has developed into a loner and lolita fashion addict. Due to […] More
Tokyoflash: Unique Japanese Watches
I first heard about Tokyoflash in a podcast I listen to called Japancast. They were giving away a watch as a first place prize. Whenever they were trying to describe the watch on air to listeners, they always had a difficult time explaining the appearance. Usually Japancast just told you to go to their website […] More
Death Note: The Last Name
Well I just got back from seeing the Death Note movie in theaters, and I’m going to try not to reveal any of the plot for those that haven’t seen it yet. But let me apologize first in case I do. I got there at around 7:10, and figured that there would be a lot […] More
Ningin – The Asian Social Bookmarking Community
Just got an email from the owner of Ningin, and was pleasantly surprised. Seems my post for the new Naruto Shippuden Kizuna Trailer has reached a red stared, level 5 post. Dear Louis, I just want to congratulate you for one of your more popular posts on our site this past week: Naruto Shippuden Kizuna […] More
in ReviewsPicLens, making image search cool
PicLens changes boring image search into a cool 3D, immersive slideshow. All the cool kids are using it, you should too! More
in ReviewsOrigami folding instructions
Origami has always been very cool to me, but it’s sometimes hard to find Origami folding instructions that are simple enough to follow. PaperKraft.net shows you simple instructions as well as cool 3D Models to make! More
Instapaper, simple social bookmarking
With no shortage of social bookmarking sites on the internet today, Instapaper proves that it can do it simpler than anyone else. More