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posted July 24, 2009 at 5:58 PM, 853 views, View Comments

Apple iPhone Knockoff Has Click Wheel, Video Camera, Remixed colors

iPhone knockoffs are everywhere in China and they are selling for just $800 RMB (about $110), but looks very crappy. Manufacturers are copying with no creativity at all, but we can see something different now. This is an “iPhone nano” with rotating top section that flips around 180 degrees to reveal the keypad, plus a quite possibly functional iPod click wheel and stylish colors. To our surprise, this bad boy has some hidden-features too.

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posted July 9, 2009 at 5:22 PM, 727 views, View Comments

D.I.Y Atom Nettop is Highly Recyclable

Nettops are really affordable for everyone, but D.I.Y nerds love to build cheap looking ones to suit their needs. Here’s a homemade nettop built over a document basket, it may seem somewhat cheapskate, but this nettop’s design is absolutely brilliant. PC cases for mini-itx motherboards are expensive at Taiwan, so this guy made one to save money for other gadgets. Watch his walk-through:

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posted July 9, 2009 at 5:05 PM, 526 views, View Comments

Chinese TV Interview is Probably a Matter of Read

See that piece of paper just beside of the TV camera? It’s what a Chinese should read when he’s being interviewed. Maybe it takes a lot of time for a Chinese to think before he says, and by reading out what the paper says, it’s for safety purpose to prevent saying something wrong. See what’s on the piece of paper after the jump.