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iPad 2 Turns Into A Mini Shanzhai Cellphone

By Herman Lai, posted January 4, 2011 at 10:13 AM, 4,906 views

Here’s something that we found pretty strange recently. Have you ever wondered what would happen to our universe if an iPad 2 and iPhone collided? Well, we get two new babies, the D-pad and the E-pad. They are twins and we think they are inspired by the iPad 2 leaked images. Just look at its back!

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Angry Birds Becomes Carnival Game Booth in China!

By Chris Chang, posted January 3, 2011 at 2:38 PM, 19,284 views

Remember the game booths in carnivals and circuses? You can now play Angry Birds in real life! And purchase plush dolls!

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A Chinese Senior Installed Wings On His Motorbike

By Herman Lai, posted January 3, 2011 at 12:47 PM, 883 views

This is incredible! The machine entirely built by a retired worker who wants to make something special based on his interest and finally did a motorbike with wings. Not sure whether it can fly up high. In the video, he said he doesn’t care whether it can work well but he is satisfy with what he had achieved so far.

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China’s Biggest Tech Stories of 2010

By Chris Chang, posted December 31, 2010 at 9:38 PM, 4,282 views

2010 was a huge year for China’s tech stories. As we close out the year, we look back at some of the year’s biggest stories such as the Foxconn suicide cluster, Google’s China threat, and the launch of Apple stores in Shanghai. Follow along after the break as we run you through what happened in China tech industry of 2010.

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Most Incredible Apple Knockoffs of 2010

By Chris Chang, posted December 31, 2010 at 6:37 AM, 10,607 views

If you are a reader of M.I.C. Gadget, you probably love to see Apple knockoffs. Throughout the year, we have introduced numerous of fake Apple products, and most of them are incredible in many ways. We have a scary waterproof iPhone 4 knockoff, a MacBook Air knockoff with glowing Apple logo, and even an iPad mini wannabe! They are very attractive, and we would like to show you all the best Apple knockoffs in this super round-up post, just read on to catch up with us! Oh, beware one more thing: Steve Jobs wannabe.

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Most Awesome Animated News of 2010

By Chris Chang, posted December 30, 2010 at 3:46 PM, 1,626 views

Remember our good friends at that Taiwanese news video production company who created animated videos for the iPhone 4, Tiger Woods and WikiLeaks? Yeah, these minute-long Taiwanese animations are super interesting to watch since they illustrate the news into funny videos while telling us what actually happened. We have brought you lots of animated news in 2010, and now we will conclude the 10 most awesome animated news of 2010. Sit back and enjoy.

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2010’s Best iPhone 4 Knockoff: The SoPhone

By Chris Chang, posted December 30, 2010 at 1:20 PM, 40,312 views

There are lots of iPhone 4 knockoffs in China, and all of them look similar to Apple’s iPhone 4 but this SoPhone here is probably the king of fake iPhones. It looks bloody awesome, and we almost could not tell it is a knockoff at first sight. Other than imitating the appearance of the original, the knockoff makers have brought the device to the next level by including an UI which works just like the real thing. Yes, SoPhone has lots of features: “Multitasking”, search, and even moving “apps” into folders with drag-and-drop!

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Most Amusing Scenes In China Subway of 2010

By Chris Chang, posted December 28, 2010 at 6:06 PM, 7,050 views

Best of 2010: Amusing Scenes in China Subway

There are lots of interesting stuff happening in China subway trains and stations everyday, and here are the most amusing scenes we have seen in 2010. We really like all of them.

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Everything You Need to Know About Meizu M9

By Chris Chang, posted December 28, 2010 at 12:21 PM, 2,097 views

Meizu M9 is an awesome smartphone based on Android OS. We can’t wait to get one, and we gonna order it as soon as possible. We wrote a preview article on it, covering all of the hands-on and unboxing shots, but we still want to let you know more details of the incredible handset, such as hardware testing and comparison. So, read on to discover everything you need to know before purchasing the M9.

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Review of 3-in-1 iPad Camera Connection Kit (Video)

By Chris Chang, posted December 27, 2010 at 5:15 PM, 12,169 views

Oh yes! The magical 3-in-1 iPad camera connection kit is on our sweaty hands and it works perfectly on our iPad with iOS 4.2.1. It really lets us transfer files via USB, SD, and microSD, but there’s still something not working here.

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