Category: Offbeat/Odd
E-commerce sites offering ‘rent-a-boyfriend’ from $2 in China
Chinese E-commerce sites such as the ever popular Taobao, offer almost everything the home shopper could ever possibly want to purchase, but now and again a few surprises turn up.
HTC hit with cease and desist from Porn Makers
HTC may have to rename their latest 4G LTE Android handset in the US due to a complaint filed by Adult entertainment company Vivid Entertainment.
Video: How Does Siri Handle Japanese English?
I was blown away after watching Apple’s iPhone 4S Siri promo, the voice activated personal asisstant seemed to listen and understand spoken natural English! However, I did wonder how the iPhone 4S would handle commands spoken in other languages, or even English commands spoken by none native speakers. Thankfully the Japanese have the answers [...]
Apple Store at Peking Uni Upsets Students.
Apple have really hit the hearts, minds and imaginations of the Chinese public, more so than any Western company so far! but opening an Apple retail store right inside a University Library might be going a little far.
Chinese Nazi Cosplay Marriage!
For any woman in the world the biggest day of their life is their wedding day (so I’ve been told). So what better way to remember the happiest day of your life than dressing up like Hitler!
White iPod Touch Found in Chinese Noodle Shop! Is Probably This Year’s Most Fake Blog Post!
We get that blogging about gadgets, tablets, the latest Android and Apple devices, is sometimes a competitive mine field, but it doesn’t mean you should resort to making up stories!
Homemade Chinese Submarine Can Stay Underwater for 10 Hours
China is no stranger to innovative homemade vehicles such as helicopters, planes or submarines, but when someone manages to make one of these homemade marvels we can’t help but be amazed!
China Unleashes Cat Army on Rodent Invaders!
We don’t tend to use the terms ‘hundreds of’, ‘stray cats’, ‘organized’, ‘cat army’ together, in fact before today we swear those words were only ever used together in the plot of a poorly made 80′s ‘B’ movie! But it seems the Chinese government have actually mobilised a stray cat army to take on a [...]
The End of Blackberry is Nigh!
Blackberry were once the creme of the smartphone crop, but in recent years they’ve struggled to keep up, and with the latest bout of bad press, and poor sales, Blackberry may not have much time left!
Chinese Teen Sells His Right Kidney For iPad 2!
We’ve all heard and used the the expression, “I’d give my right arm for that!” or something similar, but none of us have every really met it. It’s something we say to express how much we want something, so it came as a huge shock to hear news of a 17 year old Chinese student [...]
Chinese Engineer Builds Worlds First Alien Hotel
Jin Fan, a 70 year old engineers from Liaoning Province, has long been a believer in UFO’s and alien life and actually formed the Dalian UFO Research Society way back in 1984.
Blogger Discovers Ancient Chinese ‘Angry Bird’
This mighty fine looking ‘space owl’ currently on display at Shanxi Museum is actually a 3000 year old drinking vessel from the late Shang Dynasty and is actually known as Xiaoyou.
Fake Beef Found in Chinese Markets and Restaurants
The Department of Industry and Commerce in Hefei, China have recently discovered a ‘beef extract’ that can be used to give chicken meat or pork the look and flavor of beef.
Chinese Micro-bloggers Save Dogs From Slaughter
A concerned dog love spotted a truck full of dehydrated whimpering dogs on the high-way in Beijing and decided to do something to stop the inevitable slaughter of the poor pooches.
Space Tourism Coming To China
Chairman of Space Adventure, Eric Anderson, recently attended the 60th anniversary of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and while there voiced his plans for Chinese space tourism.
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