WTF: Chinese Woman Poops in Glass Elevator in Shenzhen Subway (Video)

Star Chang, May 3, 2013 10:02 PM, 11,928 views, 4 Comments »,

A video clip titled “Woman poops in elevator in Shenzhen subway” has gone viral on Chinese social media. The 42-second long video recorded showed people were walking about outside the glass elevator when the Chinese woman in her forties pulled off her pants, squatted down, and pooped in seconds. While a man, likely her husband, was on guard. The couple left the elevator later, leaving a pile of shit behind. Shenzhen subway administration confirmed the incident and criticized such uncivilized behavior of passengers. The video has drawn tens of thousands of comments. Although many of the comments are criticizing the couple, there are also pointing finger at the shabby subway design for not providing any toilet for the passengers in millions per day. Previously, we have also seen kids poops in Guangzhou subway carriage. Looks like taking a shit in public is an important part of Chinese culture …

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The World Cheapest Cell Phone From China Only Cost US$12

Cyril Chang, Apr 22, 2013 12:48 PM, 742 views, Got something to say ?,

An American blogger has purchased what may be the world’s cheapest mobile phone during a visit to China for just 75 yuan (US$12). He posted a blog entry describing how he stumbled across the US$12 phone in Shenzhen. The discovery has since been picked up by several international media outlets, including Forbes. The unbranded translucent plastic phone boasts a simple design with built-in MP3 player, Bluetooth, a two-color OLED display, USB and microSD card slots, and quad-band GSM that can be used for basic service almost anywhere in the world. It is also unlocked and contract-free, and came with a charger and power cable. Few more pictures after the jump. It’s hard to believe the are still manufacturers willing to produce such a crappy phone which might not given too much profit earning.

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Shenzhen Subway to Introduce In-Train Wi-Fi to Stop People Using Own Wifi Hotspot

Randy Cheung, Apr 7, 2013 4:42 PM, 322 views, Got something to say ?,

Passengers on Shenzhen’s subway system will soon be able to access high-speed internet via wifi transmitters installed in stations and trains. The service is due to be rolled out in June. The speed of the network will be two to four times faster than traditional networks, but will still be exceedingly slow compared with global standards. The official wifi network will also solve the problem that was encountered last year when several trains were halted due to the interference with passengers’ portable Wi-Fi devices. The train system suffered a signal interference because it uses 2.4GHz band, which is a free band open to public for Wifi channel. The Shenzhen subway has 3G radio coverage, but the rise in popularity of wifi hotspot devices is causing the problem. Obviously, the subway in major Chinese cities are lacking extensive testing of subway communication systems. We hope an official Wi-Fi hotspot will be the right solution.

Chinese Fake External Battery Packs Comes With Sand Bags

Randy Cheung, Mar 22, 2013 5:44 AM, 7,563 views, 10 Comments »,

Everyone with a smartphone knows how frustrating it can be to reach the afternoon with diminishing batteries. With the price of external juice packs falling quicker than smartphones, there’s little excuse not to avail yourself of a back-up power source. And some folks will choose to pick up those model with huge capacity. A Taiwan mobile user has brought an external battery packs with a capacity of 24000mAh which is made by a Shenzhen company. It turned out to be a counterfeit device that packed with two little sand bags instead of battery cells. It can still be chargeble, because you still get an old dusty battery cell packed inside the juice pack, we guess the capacity should be 2400mAh, not 24000mAh. We have seen the same case happen before, a portable hardisk stuffed with USB flash drive and metal junk. So just don’t get petty advantages on those super low-cost, unknown Chinese-made battery packs, it’s properly not a genuine product …

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Lamborghini Burns To The Ground In China Shenzhen (Video)

Star Chang, Mar 11, 2013 8:13 PM, 842 views, Got something to say ?,

A Lamborghini burst into flames after it broke down last weekend in Shenzhen. The overpriced Italian sports car had burned to the ground before the fire crews had even arrived. Chinese media outlets claim the fires started while the car was running in a street race on the busy downtown street. No one was injured during the accident and the driver had managed to escape before the car caught fire. The driver had disappeared on the spot, we believe the authorities should be able to track down who is the car’s owner, as the license plate had captured on photograph before it turned into a piece of junk …

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Western Architects Propose Crazy “Farmscraper” to Deal with China Urbanization

Star Chang, Mar 10, 2013 6:22 PM, 420 views, Got something to say ?,

China’s mass-migration has led to a tipping point as the number of city-dwellers has now exceeded that of the rural population. Shenzhen may have transformed more than any other city in China since the launched of open and reform 30 years ago. Back then, Shenzhen was mostly farmland, while today it’s filled with skyscrapers and high-rise. Architects are often pushing the boundaries of vision and scope with their ideas apartments. The designers at Vincent Callebaut believe they have an answer to China’s mass urban migration, polluting cities and resource-hungry people. They propose a “green, dense, smart city connected by the TIC (total integrated communication) and eco-designed from biotechnologies” …

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Did Lesser Demand of iPhone 5 Cause Suspension in Hiring of Foxconn Workers ?

Star Chang, Feb 20, 2013 3:59 PM, 561 views, 5 Comments »,

[UPDATE] According to Financial Times report, Foxconn has imposed a recruitment freeze this week across most of its factories in China. Human resources officials at Foxconn’s largest factories, local government officials and external recruiters working with the company said there had been internal notices to halt hiring until at least the end of March, in response to reduced orders for the iPhone 5. Recruiters said hiring has stopped for the iPhone and production lines in Shenzhen and Zhengzhou. Taiyuan, which makes iPhone parts, and Chengdu, which makes the iPad, were also putting a freeze on hiring. The suspension in hiring by Foxconn is the first such countrywide move since the 2009 downturn, prompted by the financial crisis. No large recruitment take place also give us a hint that there will be no Apple major new product coming soon …

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Apple Prohibits Illegal Teens to Build i-Products

Star Chang, Jan 26, 2013 10:26 AM, 560 views, Got something to say ?,

Apple has just released its annual supplier responsibility report, which shows that the company is prepared to cut off suppliers for being lax on underage labor. A supplier from Guangdong province was found to have 74 violations over the course of the year, and Apple has completely severed ties with the manufacturer. One of the region’s biggest staffing firms located at Shenzhen was responsible for supplying the children to the supplier’s factory, going so far as to help families forge age verification documents. Last year, Apple supplier Foxconn has drawn fire for alleged abuses related to its use of student employees and internship programs, including reports of compulsory manufacturing work, and Apple is doing their job to stop this …

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iPad and Foxconn Uniform Become an Artwork at a Chinese Art Museum

Star Chang, Jan 22, 2013 10:03 PM, 555 views, Got something to say ?,

The Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing has an intriguing new take on the debate over Apple’s product and the people who make them. A young Chinese artist, which was already an Apple consumer, got an assembly-line job at Shenzhen Foxconn to make iPads, and forty-five days later he used his wages to buy one. As an exhibit, he put the iPad on a pedestal, tacked up his uniform and badges, and framed his contract. The effect, on a white gallery wall, is a strangely addictive ready-made tablet about the intersection of money, aspiration, and technology. So did the experience in Foxconn change his perceptions of Apple one way or the other ?

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Wild Crazy Chinese Dude Chops People On The Street (Videos)

Herman Lai, Jan 4, 2013 3:02 AM, 1,929 views, 4 Comments »,

One dead and five other, including an old lady who had her nose hacked off, injured in an unanticipated misfortune on a street in Shenzhen. A 21 years old young man from Jiangxi province became weary and crazy after struggling to find a job in Shenzhen. He bought a kitchen knife and randomly chopped people on the street to vent anger and take revenge on the society. Video after the break.

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