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World’s Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Click to viewYou think you aren’t afraid of heights? Well then, tough guy, why don’t you hop on this swing and allow yourself to fly over the edge of a TV tower 1,100 feet off the ground? It’s the world’s highest swing, aptly dubbed the “Game for Brave People,” and just thinking about it makes…

Gadgets Adam Frucci May 11

Yinke M002: A House Brick called Mercedes

I have a thing for Chinese mobiles. All those cult cells that look like packets of fags cigarettes and Porsches. And now they’re moving into retro phones. This one comes from a company called Yinke and it’s an old-skool mobey but with all the newfangled stuff we consumer geeks love so much. Rather confusingly it’s…

Tech News Ad Dugdale May 9

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. https://gizmodo.com/pelicans-playstation-3-cooler-254894 The cooler is powered by the Wii’s USB…

Tech News Jason Chen May 7

China Prepping a Moon Rover That’ll Outshine the Rest

Scientists over in China are building a prototype moon rover that they hope will not only lead to the country’s first unmanned mission to the moon, but also outdo the US’ first moon rover. The Chinese rover will be capable of transmitting videos and stills, but whereas NASA’s rovers rely on solar-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, the…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Apr 3

The Population Bomb: Scenario 1 (1970)

Dr. Paul R. Ehrlich, author of the 1968 book The Population Bomb, had some crazy ideas about the future. Ehrlich, so concerned about what he saw as a population explosion, wanted forced birth control, child lotteries and the “spiking of foreign food aid with antifertility drugs.” I recently found a 1970 edition of his book…

Tech News Matt Novak Mar 12

K-Touch Security Phone Lets You Brick it When Stolen

The K-Touch Tianyu B832 is light on features in the traditional sense, but has one ability that’s important when you truly need it. The phone lets you program five numbers into the notification list, so that when it detects that the SIM has been swapped out, it’ll send text messages to those five numbers. If…

Privacy & Security Jason Chen Mar 5

Chinese Scientists Learn to Control Pigeons

Who needs robots when you can control actual animals? Robots, they’re pretty conspicuous, but no one ever suspects the pigeon of foul play. Chinese scientists claim to have figured out a way to control the flight of pigeons remotely, telling them where to go via micro electrodes implanted in their brains. The scientists claim they…

Tech News Adam Frucci Feb 27

Low End Theory: Bringing Shenzhen to Your Doorstep

By Brendan I. Koerner Given the frighteningly low pay in my chosen line of work, I often fantasize about dropping writing in favor of something far, far more lucrative. Alas, I lack the hops necessary to make it in the world of professional basketball (even on the Minot Skyrockets), and my brain’s too feeble to…

Tech News Brendan I. Koerner Feb 15

My Ainol Is On Fire

The Ainol brand may be a cheap Chinese brand, but apparently it’s quite fireproof. We wonder if the 2nd Gen iPod Nano can take as much abuse as Ainols. iMP3 [via The MP3 Players]

Tech News Jason Chen Feb 5

Mahjong Tile Cell Strap

Mahjong is China’s national game in the same way that Mario is Japan’s. It’s also highly addictive, rendering many an old Chinatown resident incapable of thinking of much else. So if you’re one of them suckers who have lost a fuckload of money playing Mahjong, this cell strap is only $7 and is sure to…

Tech News Lisa Katayama Feb 2

Thief Returns Cellphone, Purse After Receiving Text Messages from Owner

Pan Aiying, a teacher from China, had her bag stolen recently. Inside the bag was approximately $630, a cellphone and other goods. Instead of doing the norm and contacting police, Aiying decided to start sending text messages to the thief. I’m Pan Aiying, a teacher from Wutou Middle School. You must be going through a…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 22

China Space Attack: Unstoppable

Though it sounds like something out of a sci-fi flick, Defense Tech is reporting that China has successfully tested an anti-satellite weapon. They conducted the test by demolishing an old Chinese weather satellite over 500 miles above the earth. What does this mean for us? Well, unless we can get a real-life Jack Bauer over…

Space & Spaceflight Louis Ramirez Jan 18

Longhorn: The Chinese Fullscreen iPod

If Apple wasn’t going to give people a fullscreen iPod, darn it, the Chinese would do it. Longhorn’s M16 and M18 —which kinda makes for a weird Apple/Microsoft mishmash—are flash based video/audio players that look like the iPhone. So how good is it? https://gizmodo.com/longhorn-m16-and-m18-177494 Form what we saw, video was sharp and actually quite detailed.…

Tech News Jason Chen Jan 11

Pitch Black Restaurant Opens in Beijing

No, not Vin Diesel Pitch Black, unfortunately—this is a restaurant that invites the consumers to eat in total darkness. It opened on December 23 as part of the Blind-Liecht foundation. The meal will be taken in this environment with the complete loss of vision. By starving one’s sense, your other senses are stimulated to full…

Gadgets Travis Hudson Jan 4

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. Despite being definitely not the new iPhone or even an early prototype…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 11

Chinese-Tailored Samsung SGH-i718 Smartphone: Now With Business Card Reader

There’s a telecom expo going on right now in Hong Kong, which helps o explain all the recent cellphone announcements and groovy mockups we’ve seen. Now Samsung is getting into the mix with a smartphone of its own, the SGH-i718. Running on Windows Mobile 5, the i718 has a 2.0-megapixel camera, microSD support and the…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Dec 8

BenQ Apologizes for Pissing all over the WTC

If you recall, BenQ recently ran an advertisement for their silly dog tag MP3 player featuring a guy standing in front of rubble from the World Trade Center bombing. Well, they have since took down the page and placed a apology letter in its place. https://gizmodo.com/wtf-alert-chinese-benq-musiq-dog-tag-player-site-has-g-218714 So, forgive them? Thanks, Reggie BenQ MusicQ Site, Apology…

Tech News Travis Hudson Dec 6

BenQ MusiQ 9.11/WTC Site Translation

We showed you BenQ China’s questionable ad site for their Dog Tag MP3 players this morning, now here’s the translation of the stuff on the page. https://gizmodo.com/wtf-alert-chinese-benq-musiq-dog-tag-player-site-has-g-218714 Translation and details after the jump. The words are: 1st line: Even if 2nd line: The World is destroy to dust, I still believe in 3rd line: Music…

Gadgets Jason Chen Dec 1

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? https://gizmodo.com/benq-musiq-dog-tag-mp3-player-at-ease-soldier-218643 BenQ must have taken a page…

Tech News Jason Chen Dec 1

LOL-lercoaster: Crazy Chinese Rollercoaster Supermarket

Sure beats shopping carts: This Chinese supermarket has rollercoasters running through its aisles. If you miss your cornflakes, you’ll have to go for another ride. Clean up in aisle 5!

Tech News Brian Lam Nov 28

World’s Highest Swing Looks Terrifying

Yinke M002: A House Brick called Mercedes

Wii Gets a Cooling Fan

China Prepping a Moon Rover That’ll Outshine the Rest

The Population Bomb: Scenario 1 (1970)

K-Touch Security Phone Lets You Brick it When Stolen

Chinese Scientists Learn to Control Pigeons

Low End Theory: Bringing Shenzhen to Your Doorstep

My Ainol Is On Fire

Mahjong Tile Cell Strap

Thief Returns Cellphone, Purse After Receiving Text Messages from Owner

China Space Attack: Unstoppable

Longhorn: The Chinese Fullscreen iPod

Pitch Black Restaurant Opens in Beijing

The Chinese Make Their Own iPhone: ZTC 321

Chinese-Tailored Samsung SGH-i718 Smartphone: Now With Business Card Reader

BenQ Apologizes for Pissing all over the WTC

BenQ MusiQ 9.11/WTC Site Translation

WTF Alert: Chinese BenQ MusiQ Dog Tag Player Site Has Guy Posing In Front of WTC Ruins

LOL-lercoaster: Crazy Chinese Rollercoaster Supermarket

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