Category: design
SkyCool Launches Two New Windows Tablets
SkyCool, a brand we were unfamiliar with until today have two new Windows running tablets ready for launch. These two are not your usual knock-off poor quality tablets either as Skycool hope to build a premium name for themselves and so have priced their tabs at similar prices to the iPad and the soon to [...]
Phone Clone of the Week: Lcnevo ‘Moon Cake’ Edition
You may have been under the impression that the Shanzhai brigade only copy or clone foreigner companies wares, but that isn’t so. As we can see here with this clone Lenovo flip phone, even Chinese IP is no longer sacred. What makes the LCNEVO i6 cell phone interesting isn’t just the obvious misspelling of LENOVO, [...]
China Plans To Combat Fake Beer With Digital ID
Yes that’s right fake beer! And fake liquor and wine! The Ministry of Commerce have outlined a plan to stamp out this illegal trade in fake and often dangerous alcohol products. The idea is to give each bottle/can a digital ID while it moves through production, logistics and finally making it’s way to the shelves [...]
Apabi e-book App for iPad
Founder are a large consumer electronics company that make anything from full PC set-ups for home or office to tiny mp3 players, and now they’ve entered the iPad App business. The Apabi ebook reader claims to be ‘The first professional ebook application from China’ and is available for free download at the App Store. Once [...]
Shell Suit Compatible Nike and Adidas Knock Off Phones
This pair of sports branded phones have probably never seen the inside of a Nike or Adidas factory, they probably haven’t even met a Nike or Adidas employee either since they are both fake (fake Nike and Adidas not fake phones that is). The clone community were obviously worried that Puma’s step in to the [...]
Taobao Under attack from Internet ‘Terrorist’
Many people describe Taobao as China’s Ebay, which it is and it isn’t. Where as Ebay is usually used as a second source of income or a way to get rid of some old tat in the West, Taobao is actually many a sellers only source of income here in China. Anything you could possibly [...]
Archos ‘iPad Killer’
Archos have just shown off 5 new Android tablets and the Chinese press are reporting that the newly revealed Archos 101 (101 refers to the 10.1 inch multi-touch screen) could be an iPad ‘killer’! It’s a fairly bold claim, but can the new kid on the block really hold it’s own against the established daddy [...]
5 New Android Tablets From Archos
Archos has revealed 5 new tablets for the Chinese market starting at $99 and rising to a reasonable $349 with their Archos 101 ‘iPad killer’. Each of the Archos tablets run Android operating systems and range from 2.8 inches to 10.1 inches in screen size. Here’s a quick peek at all 5 new tabs. Archos [...]
3 Hour UFO Sighting Zhejiang
China seems to be going through a bit of a UFO frenzy at the moment. In July a still unidentified flying object buzzed an airport in Hangzhou, grounding all flights in the area, and now this UFO spotted in Zhejiang province. The UFO was visable for 3 hours over the skies of Haiyan County and [...]
Meizu CEO Cries Foul Over New iPod Design
Jack Wong the CEO of Meizu has been kicking up a bit of a fuss claiming Apple’s new 4th generation iPod ‘looks a bit like’ his mythical upcoming M9II Android phone. Problem with his claim is the M9II is meant to be the successor to the yet to be released M9 handset. So what he [...]
There’s An App For That: Driving in China
Ever fancied taking to the roads in China? How about using your interest in cars to help you learn the Chinese language? Here are a few free iPhone applications which may help you on your way.
Android aPad First Impressions
Chinese website Shanzhaiben took a few minutes to compare the Android aPad to the Apple iPad. Here’s what they noted after a quick once over. The first picture shows both the iPad and the imitation aPad side by side, but which is which? Knowing that the iPad has a 4:3 ratio screen and the aPad [...]
Dyson Fan Knockoff Cheaper Than You Think
It’s Sunday and I’m in the middle of washing the clothes. In between trips to and from the washing machine I decided to pop on to Gizmodo and see what they were talking about and came across this Abiko blade-less fan article. The article says that the Abiko is a clone/knock off of a Dyson [...]
Fake iPhone 4′s Do Anything For A Little Attention!
There are literally hundreds of fake iPhone 4’s on the market here in China. Varying from not bad, to total garbage. Problem is with so many clones it’s difficult for new up and coming faux iPhones to get any of the limelight. This problem is similar to one many aspiring actress in Hollywood face, and [...]
China Releases A Book You Can Read Without The Book
Ever been out and about and wished you’d taken your newly purchased paper back book with you? Perhaps you planned to pop in to town for a few minutes to do some shopping but find yourself stuck in a 9 day traffic jam! If only you had that copy of ‘War and Peace’ with you [...]
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