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  • architecture

    Entire New 13-Story Building Tips Over in Shanghai

    This past Saturday, an entire apartment building in Shanghai collapsed. To be fair, the building was under construction and thus unoccupied, but it's still a minor miracle that there was only one fatality. More »
    06/30/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by inphinite: whoever designed that building is a moron. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • image cache

    Barock Obauma Loves His BlockBerry

    You know you've made it when a shady Chinese company uses your image without permission to sell a crappy knockoff of a phone nobody really liked all that much in the first place. [Cloned in China via Coolest Gadgets]
    06/20/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz
  • android

    Is the Meizu M8 iPhone Clone Getting… Android?

    Do you want an iPhone but wish it ran Android instead of Apple's mobile OS? No? Well, too bad, because Meizu might be bringing Android to its M8 iPhone clone. More »
    06/19/09
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    By Adam Frucci
  • censorship

    Surprise! China's Porn Filter Has Political Opinions

    The weirdly naive Green Dam-Youth Escort web filter project, which was almost certainly initiated because a government official caught his kid looking at really weird porn on time, doesn't just alert at ladyboobs; as some had predicted, it's being used to censor politically sensitive material. Of course, China's been doing this server-side for years. [WSJ]
    06/12/09
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    By John Herrman
  • blockquote

    "According to Our Surveys, Many Teenage Students Have Become Familiar With Internet Pornography"

    Who wasted money on this survey, and to what nefarious purpose will it be used? Find out after the jump. More »
    06/08/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by Eauboy: In other news: Water is wet. 13 Responses | Other threads

  • apple

    Apple's Massive Shanghai Store Mixes Minimalism and Classic Chinese Architecture

    Though expected to open its doors this fall, mockups of Apple's Shanghai store have already leaked. We love architect Ben Wood's mix of Apple's glass-and-steel minimalism with more traditional Chinese shapes and materials. [via Cult of Mac]
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    06/04/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by Monty: I knew there was a reason I did not go into architecture. If you were to ask me, I... 7 Responses | Other threads

  • china

    Chinese Cops Block Cameras With Umbrellas On Tiananmen Square 20th Anniversary

    Our friend Elaine in China sent us a report that Chinese police use umbrellas to thwart camera crews from shooting video at Tiananmen Square. Here's a whole CNN report of the protest's 20th anniversary, replete with government-endorsed in-yer-face umbrella madness: More »
    06/04/09
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by jeroenstuyts: I'm curious how other governments are going to respond to this and if it's ever going to change. I... 26 Responses | Other threads

  • bicycle

    Revolutionary Bicycle Doesn't Use Wheels or Any Common Sense

    Guan Baihua—a guy in China—must know something that we don't know. Some secret law of physics that explains why the hell his bike has no wheels, but weird metal and rubber angled pieces. More »
    06/01/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by ProperBritish: the shapes of each wheel counteract, making the ride smooth, presumably. 6 Responses | Other threads

  • knockoffs

    The True Cost of a Chinese iPhone Knockoff

    Coverage of Chinese "shanzhai" knockoff phones tends to be dismissive at best, but the NYT, in a fit of earnestness, has done a full-on, iSuppli-style cost analysis of your typical iFauxne. Spoiler: They're extremely profitable! More »
    04/28/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by nightwheel: $39.56...... And they charge upwards to around $120 or more depending on the clone. No wonder they can keep making these phones.... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • image cache

    But the Trackball Would Get All Sandy!

    Imagine taking your first real vacation in years, only to find this beach in Xiamen, China, overrun with giant, concrete reminders of work. Still, better than a bunch of performance related acronyms. [Picasa via Engadget]
    04/27/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Curves: Whats with the finger groove? My mouses do not have that. Seems too unifiorm to me; I will not be... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • format wars

    A New Front Opens In The High-Def Disc Format War: CHINA!

    You may have thought stupid format wars were over. You thought wrong! This week brings the first saleable "China Blue" players—a rival to Blu-ray. My guess on the rationale? Players made of heroin. More »
    04/24/09
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    By John Mahoney
  • watches

    The Watch Without a Face

    At first glance this watch appears to be nothing more than a thick, gaudy silver bracelet. But tucked between the joints are LEDs that display the time at the push of a button. More »
    04/17/09
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    By Sean Fallon

    Comment by .357 Lost The Fuckin Star, Eh: Hey, it isn't that bad. I'm partial to Breitling myself. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • cellphones

    Rong Zun 758 Razor Cellphone Features a Built-In Shaver

    I'm all for convergence, but some gadgets just don't belong together—like MP3 players with tasers and, in this case, cellphones with shavers. More »
    04/16/09
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    By Sean Fallon
  • the economy

    LCD Prices Climbing During Recession, Chinese Farmers To Blame

    Cheap electronics can be counted as one of the few perks of a recession, but because of China's stimulus plan, tobacco farmers in Qinhai and simple economics, LCD screens are actually getting more expensive. More »
    04/14/09
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    By John Herrman

    Comment by OMG! Ponies!: Is there some website that prospective HDTV buyers in America can go to and find out which of the 1.3b... 6 Responses | Other threads

  • we're doomed

    Scary: Spies Have Totally Infilitrated Our Electricity Grid

    This is frightening: Cyberspies from China and Russia have penetrated the US electricity grid, leaving behind software that could be triggered to mess up our infrastructure, reports the WSJ. More »
    04/08/09
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    By matt buchanan

    Comment by AnalysisDialysis (and a MudkipNDS): Great... I hope they already didn't infiltrate California. That way, we could declare independence and just leave the rest of... 25 Responses | Other threads

  • superweapons

    New Chinese Missile Can Destroy US Supercarrier in One Go

    Hooray for the Chinese, for they have developed a super cool new anti-ship ballistic missile with low radar signature and unpredictable flight path which can destroy US Navy Supercarriers on one go! Oh, wait. More »
    04/06/09
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    By Jesus Diaz

    Comment by tharden33: Bologna. Lockheed Martin already has laser systems that can neutralize missiles in mid-air. I don't think I've ever seen a... 37 Responses | Other threads

  • lenovo

    Touchscreen MRT800 Is Lenovo's First Personal Media Player

    There's very little from Lenovo's laptop side that appears with their splash into the PMP front. The specs for their newly announced China-bound MRT800 are pretty standard, and there's nary an HD screen in sight. More »
    04/05/09
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    By Jack Loftus

    Comment by Andre Ondre: This iphone clone needs more than 4GB of memory, other than that everything looks good. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • pmp

    The GAME-800: A Fatty Pocket Emulator

    The GAME-800 is just another one of those direct from manufacturer PMP all-in-one pocket devices. And maybe it's just because I was a corpulent kid, but I find the design quite charming. More »
    03/31/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Nick: i think i could buy all the consoles it emulates for $80. i am certain, however, i can find something... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • Spynet

    Immense 'GhostNet' Computer Spy System Is Going to Put Cranky Windows Guy Over the Edge

    If you thought Cranky Windows Guy was angry now, this vast spy system we read about today—targeting 103 countries—is really going to be the piss in his corn flakes that ruins the weekend. More »
    03/29/09
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    By Jack Loftus

    Comment by Software_Goddess: Have we not always been told that the internet is not private and to ALWAYS assume whatever you do there... 24 Responses | Other threads

  • concepts

    Electrolux Mini Kitchen Includes Tablet PC and Probably Loneliness

    Making dinner for two? Then move along. The Electrolux Personal Mini Kitchen concept is designed to hold the bare essentials for one person: A small silicon hotplate, a tiny soda-can-sized fridge, and a tablet PC. More »
    03/28/09
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    By Dan Nosowitz

    Comment by Terabiter: What about a side pocket to hold my copy of "Catcher in the Rye"? 5 Responses | Other threads

  • wooden bicycle

    Chinese Villager Takes Wooden Bike Out For a Spin

    A carpenter in a Chinese village, perhaps unwilling to spend what would amount to a month's pay on a bicycle, has created a 100% wooden one to ride around town instead. More »
    03/25/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by spider2544: the only downside would be that you would have to constantly pedal to make it go but other than that totally... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • the truth is out there

    Young China Fashion Designer Draws Inspiration From Recent UFO Sighting

    This couture collection, designed by Jiang Zhou of the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology, was featured at China's recent fashion week and looks to have been inspired by the country's recent brush with extraterrestrial lifeforms. More »
    03/25/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by Software_Goddess: You know? I am a sewer myself and in true nerd fashion I own a $10,000 computerized sewing machine and... 14 Responses | Other threads

  • ophone

    Rumored Lenovo oPhone OS Looks Too Apple-like

    Chinese bloggers have posted photos that are rumored to depict what the Lenovo oPhone's operating system looks like. Apparently, much like their moniker, the oPhone OS also has that slight Apple-y touch. More »
    03/24/09
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    By Elaine Chow
  • fakes

    With No Real Apple Netbook on the Horizon, Chinese Create Fake One

    Sure, you could always wait for Apple to release its first netbook (if they actually do). But over here in China, when we want something bad enough, we go and make it ourselves. More »
    03/19/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by kangaroo: ?sisyrc nur ti lliw tub 7 Responses | Other threads

  • ufo

    UFO Spotted Over China

    Chinese officials have reported a UFO sighting while they were on an airplane and, in case anyone thought it was just a case of baijiu-induced hallucinations, they snapped pictures of it too. More »
    03/18/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by Colin Cassady: lol @ ufos has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like? 44 Responses | Other threads

  • fakes

    Fake Aura Slaps On Fake Louis Vuitton For Ultimate Tackiness

    In case the Aura, Motorola's 2008 luxury phone, didn't scream nouveau-riche enough, some Chinese counterfeiters have decked their version out in a Louis Vuitton skin. More »
    03/18/09
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    By Elaine Chow
  • china

    In Lieu of Fireworks, Chinese Villagers Hurl Molten Iron at a Wall

    During the Lantern Festival last month, one village in China celebrated the same way they have for 500 years—by throwing molten iron at a wall to create showers of make-do fireworks. More »
    03/17/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by loose_screw: "Injuries are uncommon" - I don't see how. 4 Responses | Other threads

  • bad taste

    Electrolux Vacuum Ad Pokes Fun at Suicide, Really Does Suck

    Wow. I've seen a couple ads of questionable taste in my day, but this one—in which a desperate "live jumper" takes a leap but doesn't hit the ground—really takes the cake. [Youku Buzz]
    03/10/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by Révolution: It really sucks... like that video player. It ENFORCES the buffer O.o 4 Responses | Other threads

  • stem cells

    Beijing Clinic Using Stem Cells as Eternal Youth Beauty Treatment

    While we debate the morality of stem cell usage here, China's gone ahead and started marketing it as a beauty product. A Beijing medical center is offering "age-reversing" stem cell therapy for your face. More »
    03/06/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by Alex McDonald: Seriously.... asians never age anyways... a 16 year old asain girl looks exactly like a 40 y/o asain woman... hence... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • usa! usa!

    Six Technologies That Passed America By

    With America's status as a technological superpower comes a tendency to occasionally straight ignore the rest of the world. For better or for worse, here are technologies we've all but completely missed out on.
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    03/03/09
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    By John Herrman
    Feature

    Comment by aerospaceman: if by "passed us by" you mean "replaced with better alternatives", then I completely agree with this article.Maybe a find/replace... 44 Responses | Other threads

  • architecture

    Four "Tropical Skyscapers" Commissioned To Keep Shenzhen Stock Exchange HQ Nice and Shady

    Steven Holl Architects' winning design from the "4 Tower in 1" competition calls for a quartet of towers to be built around the brand new Shenzhen Stock Exchange and its surrounding plaza. More »
    02/27/09
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    By Harry Shuldman

    Comment by Sean Godos: Funny when designers call for "green" things and splash around key words like recycling this and solar that, the final... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • image of the day

    Commuting To Work Via Zipline In Sichuan Province

    It sounds like a dream, but the circumstances here are not quite so fantastical—those that must cross a collapsed bridge to get to work have been using a zip line since last year's earthquake. More »
    02/24/09
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    By John Mahoney

    Comment by admoseremic: Oh yeah? I parachute to work. 8 Responses | Other threads

  • retromodo

    1970s-Era Chinese Typewriter Has 2000 Characters to Choose From and a Max Typing Speed of 20 WPM

    Charlie Sorrel over at Gadget Lab found this Chinese typewriter at an art exhibit in Barcelona. It has 2000 characters to choose from, but instead of buttons, you use levers to select those characters. More »
    02/23/09
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    By Adrian Covert

    Comment by enchanted goose: ive always wondered like what a chinese keyboard looks like 7 Responses | Other threads

  • man vs machine

    Boy Killed Anally When Office Chair Explodes

    Well, stories don't get much worse than this. A 14-year-old boy in China was killed when his chair exploded, sending chunks of metal into his rectum. The bleeding this caused killed him. More »
    02/20/09
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    By Adam Frucci
  • design

    Chinese Transparent City Plan Leaves Little Room for Privacy

    The Chinese architects called MAD gathered a bunch of fellow glass-steel-and-concrete artists to design the city center of Huaxi, in Guiyang, China. The goal was maximum eco-friendliness; the end product was a kinkily see-through skyline. More »
    02/17/09
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    By Wilson Rothman

    Comment by Roger Huston: Leave it to an architect to create something that can't be built. 8 Responses | Other threads

  • art

    Chairman Mao's Little Red Cellphone

    By artist Tavis Coborn for a Discovery Channel documentary on China's rising middle class. The more I ruminate over this work, the more I appreciate it. [Coborn via Unplggd]
    02/13/09
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    By Mark Wilson

    Comment by Killjoy: Now if only newlyweds were issued little red cellphones. Seriously. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • art

    Wire Fu Lets Fly in Chinese Performance Artist's Work

    Chinese performance artist Li Wei uses mirrors, scaffolding and steel wires to create these seriously awesome gravity-defying pictures. While some are Photoshopped post-production, mostly they're made through the magic of thoughtful planning. More »
    02/13/09
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    By Elaine Chow

    Comment by aelver: Anyone else getting sick of seeing that fat git staring at you in the above Honda ad? 13 Responses | Other threads

  • morbid

    China's Death Buses Deliver Executions, Organ Harvesting On the Go

    If you're a criminal in China, you'll want to avoid its new death buses, vehicles that carry out executions while streaming live video of them, then provide some privacy for organ harvesting. More »
    02/11/09
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    By Adam Frucci

    Comment by ezman: Wow. This is just disturbing. I'm assuming only officials are able to see the streaming video? 14 Responses | Other threads

  • cellphones

    Cellphones Don't Kill People, Crazy Homemade Guns Kill People

    Not surprisingly, it turns out that there was more to the story behind the mysterious death of a Chinese computer salesman. Apparently, it was a crazy homemade gun that killed him—not an exploding cellphone. More »
    02/10/09
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    By Sean Fallon
  • man vs machine

    Your Keyboards May Have Been Made In Appalling Conditions

    I don't mean to get super human-rights on everyone, but if you're using a keyboard from Microsoft, IBM, Dell, Lenovo or HP, there's a chance it was made under some horrific working conditions. More »
    02/10/09
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