Archive for August, 2010
Apple Planning To Buy Chinese Iphone Game Developer
Rumour has it that Apple are planning to buy the Chinese iPhone game developer Handseeing Information Technology L.T.D. It’s of no surprise that Apple are interested in expanding their development team in to the highly profitable iDevice game genre, however it is a bit surprising that they would be interested in buying a largely unknown [...]
PMP’s Getting all Ainol!
I really hope this little 3 inch screened media player is pronounced “I nol” like the Chinese word for love 爱, if not this little fella is going to get one hell of a rough time in the play ground and after school.
Another Foxconn Suicide!
Foxconn are back in the public eye again after yet another worker has committed suicide! The victim was a 22 year old female who worked packing plastic at the iPhone makers Kunshan factory. Apparently Miss Liu jumped early in the morning on August 5th but got caught in the safety nets which had been erected [...]
China Plans 1000 Km/h Maglev Trains
China’s locomotive jewel is the Maglev in Shanghai. A train that floats on magnets and can reach a cruising speed of around 500Km/h pretty darn fast in our standards, but obviously not fast enough. Jiaotong University current have a prototype Maglev that can hit 600 Km/h and are planning a smaller ‘Express’ version which will [...]
“Leisurely Wings” Slate PC Tugs At My Retro Heart
This is quite simply an amazing product! I’ve never really seen one, I don’t know what operating system it uses and I have no idea when it comes out, but it’s still an amazing project!
Why? The whole project from design to production is ran by one man!
Panasonic Recalls Over 360,000 Fridges
Panasonic China are recalling more than 360,000 fridges on the main land due to defective control valves. The defect affecting 29 models of refrigerator can cause refrigerant to leak, irregular cooling and even fire. The defective part is already responsible for 13 incidents in China. Panasonic are offering free inspection of and parts replacement on [...]
Sony Handy Cam HD-65 Clone Actually Looks Worth Buying
China is a wash with cloned laptops, netbooks, phones and tablet devices. Pretty much anything that is of interest to a larger audience get’s the Xerox treatment and now it’s the turn of Sony’s HD ready Handy Cam video camera. This Taiwan/Shenzhen produced knock off (lens, body and screen produced in Shenzhen with O.S developed [...]
Traffic Straddling Bus Planned for Shenzhen
Although this straddling bus design looks like the product of a very bored imagination and has as much chance to be made as a chocolate radiator, this ‘Straddling’ bus design is actually in the planning phase of production. The design put forward by Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking Co. Ltd is designed to travel on current [...]
Google Embarks on China Hiring Spree
Despite recent problems leading to many top engineers and execs leaving Google’s China office Google Inc have been on a hiring rampage adding more than 2000 new staff in the first quarter of the year. Google has lost ground on local search engine Baidu and are hoping the latest recruitment drive will help the company [...]
New Foxconn Factory Opens in Central China
Foxconn Technology Group’s latest factory started production today (Monday 2nd August 2010) in central China’s Henan Province. The 100 million U.S dollar facility will primarily be used to make iPhones for Apple according to sources close to the factory. The current production line is only a temporary site and is manned by more than 500 [...]
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