Douglas Rushkoff is a guest blogger.
I've been obsessed with South Korea since visiting there earlier this year for a story on pro gamers.
Beyond or perhaps encouraging cultural/national stereotypes, South Koreans do make unique technological contributions, in uniquely South Korean ways. There's an intensity of thought and attention to production detail in some of their 'wonderful things' that demands admiration and even awe.
That's why I'm planning to make a quick tour through the KoreanNovation trade show this week in New York. Not only to see stuff like the high-temperature-resistant RFID tag, or the "mask for nasal insertion" (a surgical mask worn in the nose, which I assume works if you remember to keep your mouth closed…) but also to talk to the people who think of and then go make such things.
Thanks, Jeff, for the link.
