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There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news that have left behind last week because we are just too busy or too lazy to post. There are stories on 300 million weibo user, Nvidia virtual GPU computing, Lenovo carbon ultrabook and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: could China rival Silicon Valley … Hope everyone have a fresh start to your week.
The Lenovo game console also rolled out about the same time as the Smart TV.
Lenovo Smart TV has made it global debut at Suning stores in four major cities in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Nanjing) last week, which was about the same time that Lenovo game console (CT510) rolled out. The company has began accepting pre-order for a roughly about a month already. So now, we are going to review it!
It wouldn’t be so surprising to hear an iPhone exploded. But today, it is the Lenovo Lephone. The wounded is a Chinese lady named Chen Ning. The Lephone suddenly burst into flames inside her pants pocket, and started emitting a significant amount of dense smoke out of her pants.
Beijing eedoo company, the video gaming unit which invested by Lenovo, said their first multimedia entertainment console is set to hit the Chinese market next week, at a ‘insincere’ price of 3,799 yuan (US$600). Eedoo is the world’s second company to produce a controller-free entertainment console, after only Microsoft KINECT. Eedoo delayed the launch date for about a year because they needed time to “further improve the product and provide a better user experience”…
There are so much news from China that passes by that we couldn’t possibly cover it all. Here are the Chinese tech news which have left behind because we are just too busy or too lazy to post. There are stories on Angry birds in China, Android rules, Intel smart phone, IdeaPad Yoga and so on, check them out after the break. Video for this week: an imaginative human camera created by a Hong Kong media artist … Hope everyone have a fresh start to your week.
Intel China chairman Sean Maloney was chatting with Chinese netizens on Chinese social networking site Sina Weibo talked about Intel’s ambition in the country, and specifically mentioned they are planning to focus on making mobile chips for tablets and smartphones as well. Let’s check out what else did he chat with the Chinese user.
Lenovo has unveiled a new tablet over on its YouTube channel. The new Lenovo IdeaTab S2019 doesn’t have a full spec sheet officially confirmed, but it’s likely that it will be oriented towards the mid-range market. Most interestingly, it comes with a 9.7-inch 4:3 aspect ratio display which is similar to Apple’s iPad. Most of the Ice Cream Sandwich tablet from the mainstream brand usually provides a display at 16:9 aspect ratio. The Android developers will properly have to cope with another specification standard …
By now, we hope you’re mighty familiar with Lenovo’s Android-powered “Smart TV” — the much anticipated HDTV that runs Ice Cream Sandwich. Today, Lenovo has just announced that its Smart TV will be available for pre-order on April 10 in China, for 6499 yuan (about $1,031). Check out photo galleries of the Smart TV after the break! And a video!
LENOVO, China’s biggest personal computer maker, has announced that it is recalling more than 50,500 desktop computers sold globally and in China, because of potential hazards of overheating and fire accidents. The company decided to recall the faulty desktops after two American consumers reported problems of power management which caused smoke and fire during usage. The models involved include Lenovo’s ThinkCentre M70z and M90z, which were produced from May 2010 to January 2012 and sold overseas and in China. Lenovo advised users to shut down their PCs immediately and contact them for free power replacement. Lenovo bought the IBM brand, so it should maintain the quality. From a customer perspective, it would be a shame to see the current Thinkpad/ThinkCenter products has dropped in quality since the Chinese manufacturer take-over.
Thailand has teamed up with China to provide tablet computers to the kids in Thai schools. Thailand is buying up to 900,000 tablets from China via a government-to-government contract for a One Tablet per Child scheme. Huawei, ZTE and Lenovo are reported to be the three prospective Chinese suppliers for this tablet. An inside source said Huawei is likely to win the contract as the company had offered the lowest tablet prices of US$60 per unit …
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