Maker City: Hong Kong

April 15, 2014 by Jason Li

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Last Sunday, I was invited by the Institute for the Future as part of its Maker Cities program to speak about how makers are working to improve the future of Hong Kong. I was joined by other representatives from all over (New York, Kathmandu, Tel Aviv,…

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Starting Up in Shenzhen

The Hardware Fairyland of Huaqiangbei Road, Shenzhen

February 25, 2013 by Jason Li

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Photos by Windell H. Oksay, from an Evil Mad Scientist post in 2009. From the hours I spent there last year, it hasn’t changed since then. Note the heavy advertising expenditure from Samsung, who were out there back in 2009 already.

The electronics markets around Huaqiangbei Road (华强北路) in Shenzhen…

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Maker City: Hong Kong

The Hardware Fairyland of Huaqiangbei Road, Shenzhen