Innovating Taiwan: Alcatel-Lucent’s Johan Asplund on the Future of the Internet
With the advent of 4G in Taiwan, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding mobile internet. To discuss what this means for Taiwan and what the future of on-the-go connectivity looks like, I spoke with Alcatel-Lucent Taiwan’s Chief Technology Officer Johan Asplund. Listen Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: RayKai Chen of 1976
Although fame had come early and easily to RayKai Chen, the lead singer of 1976 does not attribute his success to skill. Nor does he believe it has anything to do with determination or courage. It’s luck, he says. In the more than a decade that he has been in the industry, Chen has witnessed...Continue reading
NBA Star LeBron James to Visit Taiwan Thursday and Friday
NBA star LeBron James is scheduled to visit Taiwan tomorrow and Friday as part of a five-day tour of Asia. The Associated Press reports that the tour is sponsored by Nike and will see the Cleveland Cavaliers’ star visit Beijing and Guangzhou in China, Hong Kong and Taipei and Kaohsiung in Taiwan. James began his...Continue reading
Facebook Introduces New Bookmark and Read Later Feature “Save”
The Internet is a vast and wonderful place, and with Facebook fast becoming a source of information much like Twitter, one often stumbles upon articles, music, videos and all sorts of multimedia that one simply does not have the time to explore right away. Going back and finding these posts usually proves to be a...Continue reading
First Full Length Trailer for Doctor Who Season 8 Lands
Doctor Who Watch Day 200: Yes, it has apparently been that long since Matt Smith’s tearful farewell on The Time of the Doctor, but on this fateful day, there has been another significant development in the Whoniverse. It turns out the BBC can be very generous when it wants to be. During the half time...Continue reading
Complete List of 2014 Emmy Nominations
One of the drawbacks for couch potatoes TV fanatics living in Taiwan is that the import rate of foreign TV shows is significantly lower than that of the movies, making it somewhat more difficult to stay on top of all the shows that are airing in the States and abroad. Luckily, the Emmys – TV’s...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Ford’s Trevor Worthington on Success in the Auto Industry
Last month, I had the opportunity to speak with Trevor Worthington, Ford’s Vice-President of Product Development for Asia Pacific, at COMPUTEX Taipei 2014– the world’s second largest computer fair – where we discussed success and innovation in the auto industry. Listen Listening and Understanding To open our chat, Worthington and I spoke about some of...Continue reading
Four New Posters of Evidence Bags Released for David Fincher’s Latest Film Gone Girl
Any David Fincher fan will no doubt be just as familiar with the auteur’s films and style as they are with the viral marketing methods employed for his films, most recently seen in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Variety reports that 20th Century Fox has released four posters ahead of another trailer for Fincher’s...Continue reading
Colin Firth and Emma Stone Create Some Magic in the Moonlight in Stills and Trailer for Woody Allen’s Latest Film
More stills from Woody Allen’s next film Magic in the Moonlight starring two of my favourite actors, Colin Firth and Emma Stone, have been released, and they – both the stills and the actors – look perfect. I’m really liking the direction of Allen’s more recent films – although Annie Hall will always be a...Continue reading
Eric Gau and Kassy Cho Reenact “Cats Say Hi to Each Other, and It’s Awkward”
So I stumbled on this video of cats awkwardly saying hi to each other on the Huffington Post. And then this happened… Continue reading
“Dracula: History and Art of Vampires” Exhibition to Open at National Museum of History in Taipei
Ever since Stephanie Meyer’s young adult series Twilight hit bookshelves almost a decade ago, vampires have become penetrated so many aspects of popular culture that the mythical creatures are now most often the subject of mockery. However, an exhibition at the National Museum of History in Taipei will draw on the oft-forgotten historical and cultural aspects...Continue reading
BBC Releases Another Teaser Trailer for Doctor Who’s August 23rd Return
The BBC and Steven Moffat – the showrunner/writer with whom I have a love/hate relationship – appear to be feeling rather generous lately. Besides Martin Freeman revealing a potential Sherlock return date (Christmas 2015), the BBC has released a teaser trailer to accompany the official U.S. return date of series 8 of Doctor Who, starring...Continue reading
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