4 China tech innovators beyond Xiaomi

April 5, 2017 by Jason Li

Found this great mini-tweetstorm by Krish Raghev earlier:

When people think “Chinese tech”, most start and end at Xiaomi. But there are so many better, cooler brands here! here’s a few I like:

Smartisan 锤子 are a cult brand with an enigmatic founder. They make supremely nice Android phones. I use their flagship M1 and love…

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Trying to cash in on Chinese New Year – Chinese sneakers from Western companies

February 5, 2013 by Jason Li

From Adidas:

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From Nike, and apparently not for sale:

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Not very subtle, are they?

(Image sources here, here and here.)

China’s Nike, Li-Ning, signs Dwyane Wade

October 15, 2012 by Jason Li

Sole Collector has an exclusive interview up about NBA superstar Dwyane Wade starting his own line of basketball sneakers with Li-Ning.

Aside from discussing Wade’s plans with his own brand, harkening back to almost two years ago when he commissioned a designer to create a logo for his name, it also talks a little bit about his views…

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Featured design: Navel

May 24, 2012 by Jason Li

Text reads:

Down the left: “Give me one too!”
On the right: “Navel is a kid who can’t grow up. He takes his studies, play, love and work seriously and lives seriously around us. He has the heart of someone who can’t grow up, he is every one of us…”

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4 China tech innovators beyond Xiaomi

Trying to cash in on Chinese New Year – Chinese sneakers from Western companies

China’s Nike, Li-Ning, signs Dwyane Wade

Featured design: Navel