A group blog about Chinese tech, media and design
Check out photos from the self-described Chinese geek get-together in Nanjing over the weekend, where a select group of China’s technorati spent the weekend to talk about art, web 2.0 innovation, and technology. Based on the first Silicon Valley Mashup Camp in Feb. 2006, and organized by Robert Mao, founder/CEO of UUZone, a Chinese social…
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From the wonderful folks at PostShow:
Goto Google Translate.
Type in 百度 (= Baidu).
Select Chinese to English.
Translate.
Result: “Lower”.
Write a blog post. Have the computer speak for you. Blog becomes blog + podcast.
It is essentially a good idea, but the technology is not up to it.
Source: PostShow
From Toys365, a China production: 可儿娃娃, a Chinese Barbie-like doll:
Here’s the official Mattel one, circa 1994 (courtesy of Barbie Collector Showcase):
Hong Kong has won the bid to host the annual Chinese Wikipedia conference (see Wikipedia article).
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51xxU! (numeric for 我要谢谢你！= I want to thank you!) is a Google-interfaced site for what is essentially public text-based greeting cards. You have a choice of sending your (registered-with-51xxU) friend a 感谢 Thank You, 祝福 Blessing, 道歉 Apology, 期望 Wish, and 建议 Suggestion.
FYI: 51xxU’s precedent is the popular use of SMS for holiday-greetings, especially during Chinese New Year when…
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I recently came upon the amazing work of Natalie Behring, a professional photographer living in Beijing whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, and the Chicago Tribune among many other forums. In addition to the two series above, “Beijing Prepares for 2008” is also well-worth spending a bit of time with.
Continue readingfrom e-waste to young acrobats: natalie’s photos
Danwei has a post on Chinese gaming giant Shanda Entertainment’s recent educational online game, “Learning from Comrade Lei Feng.” Lei Feng was a model of self-sacrificing youth, held up by the Chinese Communist Party as an inspiration to millions during China’s Cultural Revolution.
Rather than beating bosses, players prevent crowds from wrong acts such as spitting, littering, and…
Continue readingleave revolutionary heroes out of games