It seems like any old bum with a camera adds “photography” to their list of hobbies after living in Shanghai – guys like me, I’m a guy like me. I guess it was either that or shopping.
Anywho, while I’m busy tomorrow to go to this event it looks like a great little, free, get [...]
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It’s true, I gave in and finally got a phone from the company of Jobs. Other than the 24-7 access to e-mail and procrastination there’s also a bevvy of good photo processing apps which I’ve had fun messing with.
In no particular order here is a scrapbook of recent photos.
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In Shanghai it’s not uncommon to find shanzhai MP3 players at the various fake and tech markets, but, have you ever wondered if they actually work? I recently did a review of a 4th generation Shanzhai iPod Nano and compared it to the real thing for Australia’s biggest technology site, CNET.com.au.
Today the photo gallery [...]
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Should Microsoft wait for software piracy to be policed or should the company look for new avenues of revenue during the lifecycle of Windows 7 in China?
Last week I penned an editorial piece for ZDNet Australia with the argument on why Microsoft should give their next operating system, Windows 7, away for free in China. [...]
Chances are, if you had a western satellite TV provider then lately you may have noticed that just about all the channels have been blocked. Before forking out between 3000-5000RMB for an ‘authentic’ system – these won’t come with any guarantees by the way – maybe think about divvying up your budget with these alternatives. [...]
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The ad below seems to be following me around Google Adsense enabled sites and its getting quite depressing.
Picture yourself: A big oaf with busy fat triangle fingers and flubby forearms fondling your bride to be as she eyes a better option via a click through ad in a browser….
It’s like a virtual version of [...]
Just when you think the engenuity of bikes in China had hit saturation point these guys grab some empty cans, a couple of planks of wood, and replace the wheels with paddles to make what I can only describe as a “hover bike” or “paddle bike”.
Potato, patoto – it’s yet another testament to Chinese innovation. [...]
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It’s not often I write about stuff that goes on in China, I mean, other than random stuff here. But recently I penned a primer for Australian technology sites CNET.com.au and ZDNet Australia on the world of Shanzhai phones:
CNET.com.au story
ZDNet Australia Photo Gallery
The story really just scratches the surface of the Shanzhai phone industry in [...]
After the recent mass blocking of social networks, photo services, and Bing – Microsoft’s new search engine – the intertubes have again been unblocked and procrastination amongst expats has once again returned to the status quo.
With that in mind I thought an update to what Bing actually means in Chinese now that it is [...]
See the Geely GE sedan that looked like a Rolls Royce Phantom at the Shanghai Auto Show a few months back? Well here is what looks like a direct copy of the Rolls Royce from a garage in China. Here is one of about half a dozen videos showing off their masterpiece:
For the whole playlist [...]