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		<title>&#8220;Guangzhou Supports You!&#8221; Crowdsourced Photography in China</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/11/guangzhou-supports-you-crowdsourced-photography-in-china.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NeochaEDGE</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Guangzhou Supports You!" is a new crowdsourced, hyper-local online photography activity in Guangzhou, China.]]></description>
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		<title>12 Amazing Japanese Robots</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:54:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aziz Ali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advancements in robotics are being made at a rapid pace. From machines that carry out tedious domestic tasks to highly specialized devices, we've gathered a selection of innovative robots from Japan.]]></description>
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		<title>Retro Cameras from the Streets of Tokyo</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/retro-cameras-from-the-streets-of-tokyo.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/retro-cameras-from-the-streets-of-tokyo.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicko Margolies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old cameras are becoming a stylish accessory, and in Japan the youth eagerly show off their retro cameras to the Tokyo Camera Style blog.]]></description>
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		<title>Pic: Coqui, Knock-off Chinese Crocs</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/pic-coqui-knock-off-chinese-crocs.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/pic-coqui-knock-off-chinese-crocs.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Leow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Walking through the Shanghai subway recently, we noticed a rack of "Coqui" (小青蛙) shoes which looked incredibly similar to Crocs, which have been popular in Shanghai for the past few years. ]]></description>
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		<title>Street Fashion Girls Featured In Real-Time</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/street-fashion-girls-featured-in-real-time.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:52:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Chow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bijin-tokei is a Japanese website that photographs girls on the street in real-time and with non-stop updates. Every minute of the hour, cute girls are featured holding up a blackboard with the time written in a white marker.]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap Solar Panels Use Hair as a Conductor</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/cheap-solar-panels-use-hair-as-a-conductor.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/cheap-solar-panels-use-hair-as-a-conductor.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Gould</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Milan Karki]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Daily Mail reports that an 18 year old Nepalese student has developed a new kind of solar panel which uses human hair instead of silicon as a conductor.]]></description>
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		<title>Kamakura Starbucks Concept Shop</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/kamakura-starbucks-concept-shop.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/kamakura-starbucks-concept-shop.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Chow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of a series of sophisticated concept shops in Japan, the Kamakura Starbucks is designed to resemble a wooden Japanese-style home. ]]></description>
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		<title>Xindanwei: Shanghai Shared Workspace</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/xindanwei-shanghai-shared-workspace.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/xindanwei-shanghai-shared-workspace.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Leow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've been following the shared workspace trend globally for a few years now and have been noticing a uptick in the number of co-working spaces in China lately. We've been particularly impressed by the efforts of the newly-opened Xindanwei (新单位) in downtown Shanghai, who joins a few other shared workspaces sprinkled throughout the city.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese IKEA Shoppers Eat and Nap, But Don&#8217;t Necessarily Buy</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/chinese-ikea-shoppers-eat-and-nap-but-dont-necessarily-buy.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/chinese-ikea-shoppers-eat-and-nap-but-dont-necessarily-buy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:03:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Leow</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Anybody who visits IKEA on a weekend in China will be sure to find the familiar scene of customers napping on the couches and beds. And if you stop by the popular IKEA cafeteria, you almost certainly will have to wait around before a table opens up. Following up on our previous coverage, we now take a deeper look at Chinese consumers reaction to IKEA.
Opening their first store ten years ago, IKEA has become a popular place for the rising middle class to spend their freetime, but they are not necessarily buying the furniture. In our experience, Chinese customers are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creature Comfort: Japanese Cafes Offer Animal Companionship</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/creature-comfort-japanese-cafes-offer-animal-companionship.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/creature-comfort-japanese-cafes-offer-animal-companionship.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Moscater</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Japanese cafe concept that's quite popular is the pet cafe, where stressed locals can gather to enjoy a meal, a beverage, and some relaxing companionship with a rabbit, cat, or dog. ]]></description>
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		<title>A Profile of Beijing&#8217;s Millionaires</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/a-profile-of-beijings-millionaires.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/a-profile-of-beijings-millionaires.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Leow</dc:creator>
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In the latest report to track China&#8217;s wealthiest people, we learn that Beijing has the most multimillionaires in China. The Hurun Report&#8217;s newest publication titled &#8220;China’s New Aristocrat Consumption Threshold Report” lays out the details on Beijing&#8217;s estimated 143,000 multimillionaires and 8,800 billionaires. In comparison, Shanghai has 116,000 multimillionaires and 7,000 billionaires.
The typical rich Beijing family profile is that of a couple in their 40s with a teenager. Annual spending for Beijing&#8217;s rich is roughly USD 850,000, including an estimated one-fifth of that going to charity. Tokyo and Osaka are top travel destinations, while BMW and Mercedes Benz are the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nike&#8217;s Recycled Cardboard Packaging Design</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/nikes-recycled-cardboard-packaging-design.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/nikes-recycled-cardboard-packaging-design.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:01:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicko Margolies</dc:creator>
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At the 2008 Nike exhibition in Beijing, the sports retail giant utilized a unique packaging design, hoping to reflect their goals of sustainability and lightness.  The recycled cardboard packaging was designed by Zack Klauck and Emile Molie from 2&#215;4, Inc.  The multidisciplinary design studio produced an exhibit that chronicled the four decades of Nike&#8217;s pursuit of new materials and technology.
The bags themselves are a mesh wrap of cardboard that are designed to hold a shirt and a windbreaker or a pair of shoes.  The sizes are written by hand and special attention is paid to the amount of materials involved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Li Ning&#8217;s Green Shoe Released in China</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/li-nings-green-shoe-released-in-china.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/li-nings-green-shoe-released-in-china.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Leow</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;ve covered previous marketing efforts from China&#8217;s leading sportswear and shoe company Li Ning, who seems to be willing to push the envelope in terms of innovative ways to reach the local youth market. The company recently released an eco-friendly shoe called the &#8220;Green 001&#8243; for the Spring 2009 line. The  shoe is constructed from eco-friendly materials, including ample use of hemp. In their marketing campaign (see above poster), Li Ning is promoting a simple theme: &#8220;Environmental Protection = Trendy.&#8221;
Interestingly, the tongue of the shoe is embroidered with the image of Wangari Muta Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>(Pics) Morning’s Coffee Grounds Make Afternoon’s Ashtray</title>
		<link>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/pics-morning%e2%80%99s-coffee-grounds-make-afternoon%e2%80%99s-ashtray.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/pics-morning%e2%80%99s-coffee-grounds-make-afternoon%e2%80%99s-ashtray.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Janice Chow</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Community]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cigarette disposal]]></category>
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Disposing cigarette ashes in a tray filled with coffee grinds is a common habit in Japanese culture because the coffee absorbs the smell of cigarette ash. Japanese designer Ryohei Yoshiyuki embraced this idea and designed a simple ashtray made out of used coffee grounds.
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		<title>Rescue Robot Helps Minimize Risk for Disaster Workers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Baldini</dc:creator>
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The casualties of catastrophic events not only affect the victims but can extend to rescue workers and inhabitants of the surrounding areas. However, risking the lives of rescue workers may now be limited with the aid of artificial intelligence. Pink Tentacle points us to a version of the Tokyo Fire Department&#8217;s Robo-Q. The machine&#8211;manned from a different location, is able to transmit video and images of victims to the machine&#8217;s pilot; the pilot, in turn, navigates the machine to handle the victim and protect he or she within its shell.
Below is a demonstration.

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		<title>Macoto Murayama&#8217;s Flower Illustrations</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 07:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicko Margolies</dc:creator>
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Macoto Murayama, an artist based in Japan, recently created some incredible computer-generated illustrations of flowers.  Pink Tentacle points us to a collection of his work that includes some very intricate geometric and mechanical structures.  The unparalleled delicacy that comes through in these meticulously constructed illustrations are reminiscent of Charles Darwin&#8217;s illustrations retold with modern technology.
Murayama&#8217;s interpretation of a Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) is certainly not something that could be created in the field, but like an episode of Planet Earth, it makes you appreciate the complexity of the natural world.  The organic beauty comes through even in such an inorganic format [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea&#8217;s Instead-Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicko Margolies</dc:creator>
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For people too busy (or lazy) to do a task, an all-purpose helper is dream and in South Korea that dream is a business &#8211;a booming business. The service industry has taken off in the country as more people gain disposable income and society shifts to a more individualistic community.
Companies hire an army of men and women who are available around the country for almost any odd job and charge based on the complexity or difficulty of each task.  These &#8220;instead-men&#8221; as they are called, get jobs ranging from hanging out with grandparents and killing bugs to simple food delivery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China Pushing Forward Creative Industry Zones</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sean Leow</dc:creator>
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One of the major ways that the Chinese government has been pushing forward creative industry in China is through the development of creative industry parks or zones. According to Eugenie Birch, chair of the University of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Department of City and Regional Planning, &#8220;China&#8217;s investing heavily in the knowledge worker writ large, and this has become another part of that investment&#8230;And when China does something, it does it at full force.&#8221;
The most common creative industry zones consists of an old factory or warehouse converted into an area designed for art galleries, entertainment venues and offices for designers, architects, artists and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok&#8217;s Skyline Gets Pixelated</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicko Margolies</dc:creator>
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Bangkok&#8217;s skyline will soon be transformed by the construction of a new high-rise building that will be the city&#8217;s tallest at 1,017 feet.  The construction on the residential and hotel tower called the &#8220;MahaNakhon&#8221; will begin this fall and is scheduled for completion in 2012.

The bizarre looking cutouts of the otherwise sleek facade are staggered terraces and apartments the designers are calling &#8220;pixels.&#8221;  The architect is Ole Scheeren, a German partner at the Office for Metropolitan Architecture and the unique pixels will be mostly Ritz Carlton Residences with an unparalleled view of the city.  Scheeren is internationally renowned for his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Quest for a Silent Keyboard</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicko Margolies</dc:creator>
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To some, the pitter-patter of fingers across a keyboard is a noise they could do without &#8212; and now, there&#8217;s a product for them.  Japanese computer accessory company, Thanko, recently unveiled the second version of their silent keyboard.
For around $50, the unique data entry device will drop the mind numbing noise of your keyboard to 44.5 dB, that&#8217;s 16.5 dB lower than the average. While the device is only being sold in Japan, you can bundle it with Thanko&#8217;s silent mouse and get it state-side for $77 through GeekStuff4U.  Hopefully the secret keyboard silencing technology will spread to more manufacturers [...]]]></description>
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