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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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By Dan NosowitzComment 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
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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 »
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By Jesus DiazComment 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
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fakemodo
Fakemodo: Undeniable Evidence of iPhone Nano 3G ZOMG!
Here you have it. Un-de-ni-a-ble proof that the iPhone nano 3G exists. Boom. Because, if there's a knock-off, there must be a real one out there, right? Somewhere! Anywhere? Come on! Think about it, people!
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fortune compass
This is the World's First Electronic Feng Shui Compass
I have no idea what a Feng Shui compass is supposed to do (even after reading that explanation), but I do know that this is the world's first electronic Feng Shui compass—and that's automatically awesome. Did the crazy people who invented Feng Shui 4,000 years ago imagine that their imaginary system of furniture placement and directional sitting would be adopted into something so...electronic? Would they be ashamed? Proud? Am I going to get killed like Bruce Lee for making fun of Feng Shui? Watch the video to find out. [Fortune Compass] More »
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By Jason ChenComment by xThadd: A friend of mine's mother worked for quite a well-known fashion house here in the UK. Things weren't going... 4 Responses | Other threads
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china
More Video Evidence of China's E-Waste Problem
We've posted about China's e-waste problem before; a problem that stems from other countries needing to offload their trash and China being more than receptive because of good money to be had from salvaging. But what we haven't seen much of is video. 60 Minutes tried recently to capture it, but were attacked from Chinese residents that wanted to keep their lucrative e-waste mining business intact. VWag found this longer Current documentary from 2007 that has longer footage—and angry citizens. See for yourself where that old 386 PC you threw away is going. [Current via Valleywag] More » -
china firewall
Beijing Gets Tougher On Net Cafes With Mandatory Photos
All internet cafes in the main 14 city districts of Beijing have been mandated to install cameras to take pics of people as they enter the store, which are they uploaded to a city-wide database under watch of the Cultural Law Enforcement Taskforce. Shop owners have apparently said that their customers don't care, but apparently an online version of the People's Daily showed 72% respondents opposing it because it violated their rights. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by VerneyKabobular: Racist losers in U.S., U.K., etc., feel they are in some sort of more advanced society while their calls and... 7 Responses | Other threads
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fakes
Fake Chinese iPhone is Pretty Good Photocopy of the Real Deal
A forum poster over at Macrumors has posted photos of a fake iPhone that's close enough to the real hardware that you might believe it at first glance. Its proportions are off, the screen's not wide-sized and there's a mini-USB connector instead of an iPod dock one, but even the packaging is mocked-up to look Appleish. The UI is glossed-up to look very real, with some differences of course. And sure, you can imagine it would be not so sweet to operate... but you can't argue with the look of the thing. Steve's famous "start your photocopiers" call has gone a lot further than Redmond. Wonder how soon we'll see photocopy iPhone 3Gs? [Macrumors] More » -
chinese farmer
Chinese Farmer Flies Self-Built Airplane, Doesn't Wet Pants
Seeing as we crapped ourselves twice from just watching this clip, it's a wonder that this Chinese farmer manages to keep it together while flying this death-trap through the skies. The camera only points rearwards at the guy's crotch, but that's probably to show what gigantic balls this guy must have. The guy built this thing out of what looks like dirt and spare parts from broken aircraft, which is pretty much something we wouldn't want to be riding up 300 feet in the air. This reminds us of Mr. Woo, the Chinese Robot Farmer, who built working robots out of stuff he's found at the junk heap. [YouTube via MAKE]
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By Jason ChenComment by -Core-: That must of been the most farking awesome feeling ever! To not only build the plane, but to get it... more » | Other threads
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iphone 2.0
iPhone 2.0 Firmware Will Have Handwriting Recognition, Go to Japan and China?
A blog on the Wretch.cc network (kinda like a Chinese blogspot) has screens from the Chinese version of iPhone's 2.0 firmware, detailing the new handwriting recognition. If it's real, which it seems to be, the new firmware will let people draw in characters with their fingers, then pick the closest approximation among choices that pop up. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Knirfie: @iscangel - A 3G iPhone won't work in Japan, they'll need to produce a (W-)CDMA iPhone if they want to... more » | Other threads
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keyless entry watch
Chinese Car Maker Invents Keyless Entry Watch
The problem with Chinese made cars in the year 2008 is that they're complete shit. It's true. Maybe in a few years they'll catch up to the Koreans, the Japanese, the Americans and the Germans, but for now they'll have to be satisfied with unlocking their cars with their watches. Who wouldn't? More »
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By Jason ChenComment by flareak: China definitely did not invent this. Toyota had this back in 04 (in Japan) more » | Other threads
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chinese new years
Microsoft's Limited Edition Xbox 360 For Chinese New Year - Because Nothing Says Chinese New Year Like Halo 3
We're not sure how well the Xbox 360 is doing in China, but Microsoft's cashing in on this whole Chinese New Year business by throwing out a limited edition Chinese New Year Xbox. The box is colored red, which Chinese people like, but includes Halo 3, which doesn't make a whole lot of sense to us. If we were designing a game to include with this box, we'd do something like Viva Pinata, which is kinda festive, or Boom Boom Rocket, which has a whole lot of fireworks. Killing aliens may be fun, but it doesn't scream welcome to the Year of the Rat. [CNET Asia] -
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Gizmodo Salutes the Rat: Happy Chinese New Year!
Not only are we smart, charming and pretty here at Gizmodo, we are also fantastically cultured. As the Chinese New Year is upon us, we would like to take this opportunity to wish all those celebrating it a smashing new year. As a Chinese restaurant placematour research informs us, the Chinese calendar cycles every twelve years, with each year representing a different animal. Tonight rings in the Year of the Rat, and in tribute to our respected rodent, we've got a special rattus gadget roundup. Jump in for that priceless, Indiana-Jones-in-the-sewer feeling. More » -
speakers
New Apple Speakers (Not What You Think)
There has been more than enough Apple coverage recently, so here is some "Apple" coverage. These new Chinese "Apple" USB speakers won't ever replace the ill-fated iPod Hi-Fi, but they could possibly be useful as a travel accessory for that ultralight laptop of yours. [Product via 7gadgets]
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By Eric ShelineComment by Voila: I saw these in the shops the other day. They looked like utter crap, and the speakers were awful. more » | Other threads
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iphone clone
New Chinese iPhone Knockoff Even More Brazen Than Meizu
Although Meizu has been stealing from the iPhone left and right, at least they have the courtesy to deny it. This other iPhone clone, however, makes no such attempt—they even plaster "Think Different" all over their ads. Check out the video after the jump, taken by geekmatica, to see what kind of tech you're getting for 1990RMB ($270), which includes the ability to shake the phone to answer it. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by jamar0303: @dgelwin: No purchase link- it's phone order only. You could find it on eBay China and see if they'll go... more » | Other threads
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cellphones
HTC Touch Clone Has GPS, But Still Runs Windows Mobile
If we were a Chinese company that made knockoff phones, we probably wouldn't make a knockoff of the HTC Touch. Not that the phone is bad—it's somewhat usable—but putting Windows Mobile 5 on any phone when WM6 is the standard now is kind of a bad idea. However, we would follow in their footsteps and beef up hardware features to include a GPS, a 2-megapixel camera and fingerprint security. We just wouldn't put Windows Mobile 5 on it. [EC51 via Uber Gizmo] -
robots
Magic-Performing 1920s Chinese Automaton
It's not quite Asimo, but this Chinese magician automaton (read: crappy wooden robot) does one thing and one thing only: make other wooden automatons appear and disappear from containers (we don't count sporting a badass mustache as a thing). It's going to be auctioned off on October 28 at Skinner in Bolton, MA, if any of you are interested. Illusions, Michael. [Boing Boing]
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By Jason ChenComment by Saboth: Why the hell is that music playing? Its like if Billy Ray Cyrus was playing for a Intel ad. It... more » | Other threads
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peripherals
A1Pro Keyboard Has Handwriting Pad With Character Recognition
This A1Pro keyboard isn't that useful for us, who can type just fine with the standard QWERTY keys, but is incredibly useful for, say, Chinese people who want to write characters the way they're used to writing on paper (typing takes a lot longer to learn). The keyboard looks normal on the left, but instead of a numpad, it has a smallish glowing tablet. If we ever wanted to write in Chinese—which we haven't done in about 14 years—we'd pick up one of these for $25.48. [Dealextreme via Crave via Gearfuse]
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By Jason ChenComment by CountryDevil: @GEISRUD Yea all the right-handed people get all the cool stuff. But remember, the will always be true... If the right... more » | Other threads
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format war
Wal-Mart Not Carrying $199 HD DVD Player This Christmas
Wal-Mart's just made a statement claiming that they have no plans to carry the Venturer $199 HD DVD in stores this holiday season. This is probably the first time Wal-Mart's turned down a cheap, Chinese- made solution in preference to name brands like Toshiba, but they do still offer Venturer DVD players on walmart.com. We still believe that the sub-$200 Venturer will be the tipping point that gets HD DVD into many homes this Christmas, as long as they can deploy the stock in time for people to actually find them in stores. [Video Business] -
gadgets
Chinese Build Piano, Violin Shaped Buildings to Stereotypical Chinese Kids' Horror
There's not much detail on why this Huainan building was built in the shape of a violin and a piano, but our guess is it's to shame every little Chinese kid into taking up the two stereotypical instruments they play: the piano and the violin. Of course, their instruments aren't made of glass and aren't 100 feet tall, but these weigh just as much as the real ones do on those little kids' souls. We can still taste the tears. [Ce via Spluch]
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By Jason ChenComment by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: @joe23521: Well, to be totally honest, what news has come out of China that's been positive? Internet censorship, food... more » | Other threads
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cellphones
Nokia's Chinese Mooncakes
In celebration of the Chinese mid-Autumn Festival (or Moon Festival), Nokia's sanctioned moon cakes in the shape of their phones. Not only are these low-end Nokias delicious, they probably have much longer battery life, better sunlight visibility and honestly, a bigger feature set as well. If you know where to buy these, let us know! [Sosol via Spluch] -
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chinese
Third Party iPhone Docks Have Bluetooth Charging
We're not sure what the big deal is on this cheapo Chinese iPhone dock having a slot for the iPhone's Bluetooth headset. The official one has this as well (no, not THE official one, the other official one that hasn't been announced. We think.), which we saw firsthand in a leak to us back in February. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Jason Chen: Again, the one shown official is sans Bluetooth slot. The one I saw has the slot. more » | Other threads
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peripherals
Chinese Mousepad Does It All...Badly
I have an old lousy mousepad made in China that has a lousy calculator on it that I thought was pretty ridiculous. I was wrong. This; this here is ridiculous. No, it's ricockulous. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by technophile: I'm actually scared regarding the thermometer portion of this mousepad. Where in the picture is it and more importantly, does... more » | Other threads
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xbox 360
Amigo's Wireless Router Looks Exactly Like an Xbox 360
There's similar designs, and then there's Amigo's Wireless Router. The R622AG looks exactly like Microsoft's Xbox 360 no matter how you look at it. However, if you're really a fan of the design, then the fact that Aimgo's shoved in 802.11 a/b/g, four Ethernet ports and two USB ports for external hard drives/webcams/printers won't bother you one bit. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Gamerleet0374: Lmao. It's looks so damn cheap. more » | Other threads
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pc load letter
The iPhone Gets Cloned Again
Remember that Michael Keaton movie where he clones himself, but every time he makes a new one the clones get dumber and dumber? Well, these iPhone clones are kind of like that. The newest Chinese duplicate of Apple's prize phone is called the P168. Incidentally, in case you're wondering why it's called 168, the numbers 168 sounds phonetically similar to a "get rich" phrase when you pronounce in Chinese, kind of like how high school broads say "h8" in all their text messages to Travis. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by clunk1234567: This is the worst phone from CECT yet. The video quality has to be the worst there is. The audio... more » | Other threads
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design
Electronic Roll-up Go Board
Go may not be very popular here in the US, but that didn't stop me from actually taking a few lessons when I was a kid (ladies, quit knocking down my door). Plus, it didn't stop this guy from designing an electronic roll-up Go board. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by woody56292: omg, I just got into Go again ( playing right now against a computer ) this would be great for... more » | Other threads
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knockoffs
Chinese Amycoll PS3 Cannot Possibly Plagiarize Any More
There's two types of "homage" that we usually see from Chinese vendors. First, the Meizu type, who grab the look and feel and some functionality from other products but make them into something pretty respectable. Then, there's the Amycoll PS3. More »
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fans
Wii Gets a Cooling Fan
With the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 both having third party cooling systems, Nintendo's Wii was feeling a bit left out. After all, didn't it get hot as well? Fear not, Wiis, as a no-name Chinese company has released an add-on cooler for you, too. More » -
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Chinese Take Out Container Containers
It must be take out week this week, and if you didn't get enough of take out goodness with the Take Out Container lamps, these Take Out Container Containers should satisfy you in the moo goo gai pan. These are ceramic containers that you can actually use to hold stuff. Be it flowers, actual other take out containers, or soy sauce packets, these containers will, er, hold them. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by syke: Chinese take out containers are so American. Same goes for all those fortune cookies and Americanized Chinese cuisine. What's up... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Chinese Take Out Lamps Bring Class to Your Lonely Nights
If you're used to having your one-bedroom apartment littered with Chinese takeout boxes, then these Take Out Container Lamps should bring a bit of kitsch. They're available in broccoli green, eggplant purple, hot and spicy chicken red, vomit yellow, and cost only $14.95 each. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by oldsmobuick: Pearl River Market on Broadway in SoHo (NYC) has these. They look pretty cool in person, but have been around... more » | Other threads
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peripherals
Chinese Mouse Tablet Looks Like the X-Men's Launchpad
Remember the basketball court that opens up and lets out the X-Jet in X-Men? That's exactly what this mouse looks like—except instead of a jet, a dragon comes out. It's too bad this dragon doesn't fly or shoot eye beams or throw exploding cards (we suppose it does have claws). It just acts as a tablet for users to scribble Chinese characters or other handwriting on. Plus, there's a stylus hidden there behind the left mouse button so you won't have to ask your butler to fetch one for you. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by bobsyouruncle: This is most likely not intended to be used to write whole documents, but to look up single characters, and... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
PQI Chinese New Year Inspired Credit Card Drive
Good news pigs! PQI is releasing a limited edition Fortune Pig Edition flash card drive. It's a 2GB flash drive in the shape of a credit card adorned with dragony-ish Chinese-y designs on the front to make you believe that storing your Firefox bookmarks is some kind of ancient Chinese secret. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by jackolo: Anyone have any idea where I can get this? Or if I even can? Just did some quick searches and... more » | Other threads
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cellphones
The Chinese Make Their Own iPhone: ZTC 321
Continuing the Chinese tradition of mashing random numbers and letters into a product name, some Chinese company has made their own iPhone-esque phone called the ZTC 321. It has a 1.3 megapixel camera, MP3 playback, silver/metallic iPod-like backing, and a fake looking click-wheel. More » -
portable media
WTF Alert: Chinese BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag Player Site Has Guy Posing In Front of WTC Ruins
These BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag MP3 players may be quite stylish, but wtf is up with their Chinese site? The splash page features some one gloved Michael Jackson guy standing in front of what looks like the WTC ruins. Yeah? Seemed like a good idea at the time? More »
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By Jason ChenComment by everlong_123: They've taken the page down now and replaced it with an apology. Apparently a process has been put into place... more » | Other threads
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robots
China Makes a Sexy, Slutty Robot
We were wondering when the first sexy robot was actually going to be sexy. What with the Karaoke android, the robot monkey, the Chinese beauty robot, and Korea's Ever-1 android all looking a might less than sexy, our hopes for a Human-Robot mating ritual were at an all time low. No longer! More »
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By Jason ChenComment by HFC: Was that "girl" set to whisper mode? She sure isn't very loud. Did you see the guys touching her? ... more » | Other threads
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pcs
Packard Bell Sold by NEC to the Chinese - Next Up, Derr?
After NEC's selling off of Packard Bell to eMachines co-founder and Chinese entrepreneur Lap Shun Hui, the count of Chinese-owned PC manufacturers is now officially at two (the other is Lenovo). Then again, it's not like anybody has purchased a Packard Bell desktop since 1994, but this move may signal a re-entry into the market, possibly on the low, low, eMachine-low-end of desktop sales by a once dominant force. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by x23: "It's not their dialect.. it's their pronunciation of the English language... try sayin some stuff in Mandarin and see how... more » | Other threads
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robots
First Ever Chinese Cooking Robot Cooks Like Robo-Mama Used To
This AIC-AICookingrobot can make Chinese dishes from various areas of China—Sichua, Huai Yang, and Shandong—all while NOT smoking and cursing. The robot took four years of research and $253,000 to develop, which is more money than you'd have to pay an actual Chinese person to come cook for you every day for four years. More » -
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Chinese Robot Gallery
The Chinese are standing up and saying they to, like the Japanese, can make weird-ass robots that scare little children. Here's a gallery of robots made in China, including a robot waiter, a 330lb rickshaw-pulling robot made by a farmer, a four fingered piano playing robot, and that beauty robot we saw last week. More » -
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Chinese Beauty Robot Needs More Beauty
Rong Cheng, the Chinese "beauty robot" created by the Institute of Automation of Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing, can do a lot of things. She can greet people in many Chinese dialects, she can respond to nearly 1,000 words, and she can even dance or bow. What she can't do, much like the Korean Ever-1 Android, is win any beauty contests. More »
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smartphones
CHT 9000: The First Chinese 3G PDA Phone
Pretty much a repackaged HTC TyTN (HTC Hermes), the CHT 9000 from Dopod is the first 3G Chinese PDA phone. If it keeps the HTC TyTN's design, there's Tri-Band UMTS, WiFi, and a slide-out keyboard with Chinese phonetic characters to enter in data. Running Windows Mobile 5, the phone has USB and microSD for connectivity and storage. The HTC TyTN should be available in Europe at the end of July, for those who can't read Chinese. More »
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