The 2010 Taipei Game Show is on right now. Gamers from different parts of the world descend upon the city to test their skills against the best.

You can read more about how Singapore fared against Taiwan here on Nic Khoo's blog. >>> more

Writing on the web is pretty easy, but formatting text and uploading photos is tricky at the best of times, and a headache-inducing nightmare at the worst. >>> more

Very impressive piece of technology. Legos, eat your heart out. 

I especially like how it has a special move to pick itself back up if it falls down. There are times at the club where I wish I had that programmed into my code as well.

Imagine sitting around the garage with your buddies on a Saturday afternoon. The usual conversation of cars, work and women is being passed around over a few cold beers and all is good.

All of a sudden Jim starts talking about his son's new found hobby: RC helicopters.

"Aw hell Jim," Chuck chimes in. "I've got an old chopper just sitting up right up there in the attic." >>> more

Monica Chen, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Friday 8 January 2010]

First-tier motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology has announced December 2009 revenues of NT$3.55 billion (US$111.41 million), up 2.58% on month and 60.96% on year. Full-year revenues reached NT$46.3 billion, up slightly by 2.24% on year. >>> more

If you live in Taiwan then you're aware of Taipei 101 (101 because there are 101 floors). Hailed as the world's tallest building for years, the massive structure was recently beat by the Burj Dubai in Dubai. >>> more

I'm a recent convert to 8tracks.com.

Remember mix tapes from back in the day? Well the concept has made it online and you can create mixes to share with your friends on Facebook and other parts of the web. The quality of the website is top-notch with elegant navigation, large text, and a ton of other UI goodies to enjoy. >>> more

The RSS feed from the Flickr Taiwan pool regularly provides interesting photos.  Surform recently uploaded interesting shots taken at Shi Men Mountain. >>> more

ruei_ke with a photo called "Earthquake Damage", off of Flickr >>> more

digital_trance added a photo to the Taiwan Flickr group and it's called "Liquid Nitrogen". Must be a fan of overclocking.

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