Technology Archive
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Crowdsourcing the Bangkok startup scene
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 30, 2013 | No CommentsBowei Gai is traveling to 36 cities in search of what it takes to begin a startup. When Bangkok took center stage, topics included initial operating costs, the best coders and even corruption. -
Hong Kong’s Golden Harvest tribute: Nostalgia through film, footage
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on May 5, 2013 | No CommentsFor the next generation of film fans, the Hong Kong Film Archive’s efforts in keeping Golden Harvest's films alive should serve as a required reminder of an important era in cinema history. -
The New York Mets’ Ron Swoboda and his Chinese American roots
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on July 11, 2012 | No CommentsThe quarterly invitation-only, technology tradeshows run by event production firm Pepcom typically attract hungry journalists. Rarely, though, do they result in celebrity appearances. -
Bubbling Up From the Dead! Can flat soda be revived?!
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on November 22, 2009 | No CommentsEvery day, hard working people suffer from the effects of flat soft drinks. Perhaps you took a Diet Coke into a meeting and drank only half of it because the... -
Don’t let them die! EasyBloom gives plants a fighting chance
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on July 13, 2009 | No CommentsPlantSense's EasyBloom device is designed to make sure even plant management is as low-maintenance as possible. -
Screenburn at SXSW Game Design Competition awards fresh ideas
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on July 11, 2009 | No CommentsThe inaugural ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition was created to help aspiring game makers outline their dream video games. Entrants first submitted a single sentence describing their game ideas. ... -
Take Shelter! It’s Nuclear Tacos at SXSW
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on July 11, 2009 | No CommentsThe infamous Nuclear Tacos event is an annual occurrence at SXSW Interactive that has gone on for seven years running. I knew very little about the event other than that... -
SXSWXF (South by Southwest by Food): A Glutton’s Guide to Austin
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on March 22, 2009 | No CommentsThe motto of the average Austinite is “Keep Austin Weird,” but there’s nothing strange about Austin’s chow. -
South by Southwest Interactive: The parties, the lounges
Yuan-Kwan ChanPosted on March 19, 2009 | No CommentsSouth by Southwest’s latest Interactive edition may have played out in a recession-plagued 2009, but swarms of techies still invaded Austin, Texas, for insights, networking and discussion. While social media... -
Flawed Genius: Blowing up your Faces of War
Wade-Hahn ChanPosted on October 19, 2008 | No CommentsWhy FLAWED GENIUS? Good ideas come and go. This never has that been truer for video games. Sometimes, game developers have brilliant concepts and ideas that never seem to come...
