malaysia

Want an iPad (or Viagra) in the afterlife? Burn a paper facsimile

Some Taoist and Buddhist funerary traditions involve the bereaved burning facsimiles of household items so the dead can enjoy their use in the afterlife. Consequently, there are shops in Asia devoted to the sale of flammable, fake consumer products. The bloggers at Asia Obscura recently stopped by one of these stores in Melaka, Malaysia and…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 26

Even Paper iPads Are Sold Out, as Chinese Rush to Honor Their Deceased

I’d heard that certain cultures like to furnish their deceased loved ones with paper tokens for the afterlife—think Monopoly money, paper Viagra, that sort of thing. But those iPad-lovers need their tablets for the afterlife too, according to the Malaysian families who have bought up paper iPads in bulk. A Malaysian shopkeeper told Reuters that…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 5

Can 6,000 Mutant Mosquitoes Kill Off Dengue Fever?

Dengue fever. It causes pain, nausea, and can be deadly. Worst of all, there’s no known cure or vaccine. Which is why 6,000 genetically modified mosquitoes are being deployed in Malaysia to kill of dengue at the root. Dengue gets passed around by the female Aedes aegypti mosquito, commonly found in Southeast Asia. The 6,000…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 28

Malaysia Defeats Indonesia Thanks to Laser-Shooting Soccer Fans (Updated)

As soon as the team took to the pitch, they were bombarded with lasers to the point where they literally walked off in the 54th minute. No, this wasn’t Tron, dear readers, it was a soccer match. With laser pens! The protesting team was Indonesia. They were playing Malaysia in the Asean Football Federation Cup…

Tech News Jack Loftus Dec 26

The Heroes We Played With Until They Died

Mutilated, tied up, and brought low, these action figures are the tattered remains of superheroes who tangled with supervillains and lost. Malaysian artist Olan Ventura has captured the true spirit of well-used action figures. Ventura’s work is currently on display in the Taksu Gallery in Kuala Lampur. He seems obsessed with the ways that humans…

io9 Annalee Newitz Apr 3

Gecko Superhero Teams Up With James Bond To Tackle Our Biggest Nightmare

The new trailer for Malaysian superhero action-comedy Cicakman 2 is online, and it’s pretty great. The film-makers downplayed the film’s comedy elements in favor of more action and better special effects this time around, and I’m cautiously excited. As we mentioned a while back, Cicakman 2 played at the Pusan International Film Festival in Korea,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Oct 20

One of Malaysia’s Anti-Piracy Sniffer Dogs Found Dead at Home

Gizmodo’s resident dogspert, Jones, will be wearing a black legband today to honor Manny—he’s the blond in the raver’s jacket, above—who was found dead at his kennel last week. The dog, who had arrived from Northern Ireland with his chum Paddy, both of them a gift from the Motion Picture Association of America, was one…

Tech News AddyDugdale Jun 9

Ramadan in Space With First Malaysian Astronaut

Yesterday in Malaysia crowds went wild as the first Malaysian astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, blasted into space on Russian rocket launched from Kazakhstan. Shukor is heading for a 10-day stint on the International Space Station, where he’ll be the first person to observe the Islamic holy month Ramadan in space. Malaysians turned out in droves…

io9 Annalee Newitz Oct 11

Malaysian Businessman Tries to Smuggle Heroin Through Airport in Laptops

We’re not sure what’s wrong with the old drugs-up-the-anus technique, but a Malaysian businessman tried to smuggle 2 kg worth of heroin inside two laptops. Where he went wrong was using two incredibly old laptops instead of something current, and well, looking suspicious while he did his smuggling thing. The airport officials took his stuff,…

Tech News Jason Chen Sep 18

Malaysian Authorities Award Medals to Pirate DVD Sniffer Dogs

Lucky and Flo, two black Labradors, have been given outstanding service awards for their part in a five-month campaign that has crippled DVD piracy. The two hounds are responsible for the seizure of over $6 million worth of illegal DVDs in Malaysia, as well as the arrest of 26 people, despite the fact that a…

Tech News AddyDugdale Aug 20

iPod Nano Cloned and Cheapened

A company in Malaysia seems to have borrowed a bit of the old iPod Nano 2G design in making their players. The knockoffs support MP3, WMA, MTV, AMV, voice recording, ebook reading, FM radio, photo viewing, and comes with 1 or 2GB of memory. Best of all, they’re now only RM 200 ($54) and RM…

Tech News Jason Chen Nov 20

Want an iPad (or Viagra) in the afterlife? Burn a paper facsimile

Even Paper iPads Are Sold Out, as Chinese Rush to Honor Their Deceased

Can 6,000 Mutant Mosquitoes Kill Off Dengue Fever?

Malaysia Defeats Indonesia Thanks to Laser-Shooting Soccer Fans (Updated)

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One of Malaysia’s Anti-Piracy Sniffer Dogs Found Dead at Home

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Malaysian Businessman Tries to Smuggle Heroin Through Airport in Laptops

Malaysian Authorities Award Medals to Pirate DVD Sniffer Dogs

iPod Nano Cloned and Cheapened

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