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The Urban Shogun
http://www.theurbanshogun.com
My blog on everything techy, geeky, asian and funny. As well as my reviews of things such as Office 2010 and 7 RC.
Recent Posts
Gundam Mech invades Tokyo
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Gracing the Tokyo skyline this summer in Tokyo will be the opening of the new Gundam statue to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam franchise. The 1:1 scale Gundam is of the classic RX-78-2 and will ...
Augmented Reality app coming soon to an iPhone 3GS near you
With the release of the new iPhone 3GS, Apple has included a digital compass into the hardware. Alright, but that’s nothing groundbreaking right? The G1 can do it and so do a lot of bog standard GPS devices, it’s how you know what’s North when...
Google set to enter the Operating System arena
Google has announced earlier today that it’s set to challenge Microsoft and the new Windows 7 with it’s Google Chrome OS. This piece of news announced on the Google Blogs site will be the first time that Google has attempted to create an operat...
S. Korea to pay Tourists to catch Swine Flu
In probably the most seemingly ludicrous piece marketing to be released by a tourism agency, the KTO (Korean National Tourism Agency) are set to announce it's catchy new "H1N1 New Strain Influenza Cash Relief Program". The Sou...
O2 wins Palm Pre and annihilates Smartphone Competition
O2 have just announced that they have won the rights to sell the Palm Pre on it’s network over here in the UK. For anybody who isn’t aware, the Palm Pre is in my opinion the closest thing to challenging the iPhone (3GS). Having ha...
Tiny Robots to crawl through your veins
Scientists at the Israel Institute of Technology have created a robot designed to crawl inside the human body. Specifically, through your veins. The ViRob measures at a measly 1 millimetre by 4 millimetres will be able to crawl through e...

