The iPhone 6S is scheduled for launch on the 25th of September in China, a second wave release. However reports show that smugglers have already begun taking orders for the coveted phone, charging up to $3,300 USD for the device. The South China Morning Post reported that hawkers had already taken the phone to the mainland amid […]
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This Wireless Robotic Button-Pusher Wants To Make Your Appliances Smarter
Korea-based Microbot, a wireless robotic finger, has almost doubled its Indiegogo goal with $45,483 USD pledged of a $25,000 goal with two weeks left to go. Microbot Push lets the user press any button remotely using a smartphone, tablet or computer just like a human finger does. Along with the robotic finger, the company also introduces Prota automation […]
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Thermal Camera Startup Charmcam Can Take Your Sleeping Baby’s Temperature
One of top 15 startups of the TechCrunch Beijing 2015 startup competition is Charmcam. Hong Kong based-Charmcam monitors babies for the post 80-90s young parents, not only visually but also smartly. It will be available on Indiegogo this month, according to the company. Charmcam monitors a baby, and alarms the parents when the baby’s head is covered. The thermal […]
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Pepsi Will Add Another Phone To China’s Saturated Market
It’s a sign of China’s hardware prowess that that not even a saturated market can deter PepsiCo from making an Android smartphone. Before you get too excited, the U.S. beverage company will not be entering the manufacturing game for good. Currently they are just seeking out hardware partners for China-only promotional phone in line with other […]
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Qihoo 360: Another Smart Hardware Giant Wannabe After Xiaomi
Chinese internet company Qihoo 360 announced yesterday it would invest RMB200 million in a joint venture with Netcoretec, a Chinese networking hardware manufacturer founded in 2000. The move is obvious aimed at helping Qihoo 360’s WiFi router business. Last month the company announced a joint venture with Chinese smartphone maker Coolpad. The deals make it obvious […]
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China’s Smart Hardware Landscape 1: JD’s Super Incubator
This is part one in a series exploring China’s hardware landscape and the companies that will drive next century’s hardware innovation. JD.com, China’s leading online retailer, claims to have had 40% of China’s smart hardware market in terms of sales as of July 2015. It’s undoubtably the primary platform for Chinese makers to debut and sell their smart […]
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Samsung Wants You To Enjoy The ‘Aristocratic Life’ With… A Flip Phone
“Enjoy the luxury lifestyle, break into the aristocratic life,” is the mantra Samsung is using to sell its latest flagship, and nothing screams blue-blood quite like a flip phone. No, it’s not 2003, but Samsung did release a clamshell smart-flip-phone called the Samsung G9198 on Friday, complete with a 3.9-inch dual screen 768p touch display, powered by Snapdragon 808. While it […]
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Huawei Joins Forces With Google & ZTE Cries Copycat
Those of us on holiday in China this week may have missed the launch of the latest Nexus devices from Google on Thursday, and the subsequent Weibo trends that ensued. Among the new Nexus range was a first-time entrant Huawei. Google’s newest flagship phablet, the Huawei Nexus 6P, is the first collaboration project between Huawei and […]
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SmartStudy: Kindergarten Education On IoT
China’s education gap is a huge problem. It is said that some 60 million students in rural schools are left-behind children, struggle to grasp advanced subjects such as English and chemistry. To mitigate the education gap between the rich and the poor in China, China’s Ministry of Education has said that roughly 358,000 teachers were hired in the past year to […]
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Qihoo-Backed Qiku Elbows Into The China Smartphone Race
Days after Smartisan unveiled its latest smartphone, Qihoo 360-backed smartphone company Qiku took the wraps off an ambitious array of new phones. The high-spec lux version packs a 6-inch 2k TFT display by Sharp, a powerful Snapdragon 810, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal storage and a fixed 3700mAh battery. It features a 2.5d round edge tempered front screen […]
