Category Archives: Technology

Asian American Commercial Watch: HTC One & Far East Movement

Posted on May 3, 2013 by John

HTC’s latest Android smartphone, the HTC One, has been getting a lot of fantastic reviews and is about to launch in the United States. So it’s nice to see that one of their latest commercials features hip hop band Far … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Edge Out Asians in Silicon Valley

Posted on March 14, 2013 by John

This story and report came out last December, but I’ve only had time to get to this now. Asian Americans and Asian non-citizens 50.1% (versus 40.7 White, 4.2% Hispanic, 2.3% African American,  and 2.7% other) of the San Francisco Bay … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Motorola’s Droid RAZR M

Posted on November 26, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/qmgd45zCEW0 Motorola’s latest commercial for its Droid RAZR M stars an Asian American Little Red Riding Hood, using her smartphone at the latest version of Android (“Jelly Bean”) to find a safer way to grandma’s house. I thought the commercial … Continue reading →

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Mars Rover Curiosity Was Named By Clara Ma

Posted on August 9, 2012 by tinabot

This past Sunday, Aug 5th, the Mar’s Rover successfully landed after a 36-week flight from Earth to the red planet. Sending HD images back almost immediately after landing, it has begun its two-year mission to study whether Mars has and/or … Continue reading →

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Andy Choi and Michael Chang of Greystripe: Is the Bamboo Ceiling Coming Down?

Posted on July 16, 2012 by sachi

Bamboo Ceiling? Not anymore. At least, not for Greystripe cofounders Michael Chang and Andy Choi. Although there have been several stories about the Bamboo Ceiling and how it plagues immigrant Asians because a lack of self-promotion, now there’s a happy … Continue reading →

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Dolphin Chase Game Targets Taiji Dolphin Hunting

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Guest Writer

by Chris Corning Via JapanProbe, there’s a bit of a kerfuffle about an iOS game meant to raise awareness of dolphin hunting in Japan. In particular, JapanProbe is concerned about the “propaganda” – the fact that the game referred to … Continue reading →

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Jade Falls: Zynga’s Racist App For Farmville

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lexington

From TechCrunch: “Zynga is drumming up stereotypes that simply don’t apply in this day and age. As Asian Americans who grew up in or near white suburbia, this is the exact type of mass media that made us feel like … Continue reading →

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Watch Yul Kwon’s “America Revealed” PBS Series Online

Posted on May 22, 2012 by John

Back in April, Asian American celebrity host Yul Kwon hosted a four part series on for PBS called America Revealed with the following episodes: Episode 1 – Food Machine Episode 2 – Nation on the Move Episode 3 – Electric … Continue reading →

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MYX TV Pemieres MashBox Interactive Series With App

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mary

We iPhone users are spoiled. I use my iPhone to its fullest, including using the Starbucks app to buy drinks at Starbucks, another app to read magazines… sometimes I even use the magic 8 ball app when I can’t decide … Continue reading →

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Asian Americans Most Likely To Own A Smartphone

Posted on May 9, 2012 by John

I caught this tidbit of news the other day from Nielsen: 67.3 percent of Asian Americans have a smartphone, higher than any other ethnicity within the United States. This should come as any big surprise – Pew Internet & American … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Intel’s House of Flying Laptops

Posted on May 2, 2012 by John

http://youtu.be/z1KBppDI9ok I just saw the 30-second version of this commercial by Intel, promoting the Ultrabook line of laptops “inspired” by Intel. I personally just bought a Toshiba Ultrabook back in February and love it (for its long battery life as … Continue reading →

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