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Leica Gold MP – People’s Republic of China 60th Anniversary Edition

by Jay Garrett on January 25, 2010

Leica isn’t renowned for its flashy eye-catching colours.

Quality cameras, yes – garish colour schemes, no.

That seems to have all changed in honour of the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.

Just check out the 24 carat gold-plated snapper that’s limited to a run of 60.

Each of these golden wonders will be hallmarked with a year between 1949 and 2009, the Golden Camera is encased in red calfskin, bears an inscription of Mao Zedong’s favorite slogan, and sports a Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 lens.

You also get a nice wooden box to hide it under your bed in.

It’ll be sold exclusively in mainland China at an eye-watering cost of 199,900 Chinese Yuan (£18,099.94) a piece.

For the less flamboyant, Leica is also releasing limited editions of the M8.2 and D-Lux 4 models without the gold and other silliness.

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Apple Tablet iSlate Confirmed – 10.1 Inch Screened iPhone

by Jay Garrett on January 2, 2010

Ok – so none of the following iSlate news is particularly new but the fact that it comes from a very reliable and connected source makes this type-worthy.

Kai-fu Lee, ex-president of Google China, is well hooked up with Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn.

He couldn’t hide his excitement and has spilled some details on his blog.

Here’s the translation of Lee’s microblog:

The Apple Tablet looks like a bigger iPhone that sports an awesome UI packed in a beautiful 10.1-inch screen. The tablet combines the functions of both netbook and kindle, an ebook reader. It has virtual keyboard for text entry and a webcam for video conferencing

Apple seems to have high expectations for the new gadget – word is that Apple will be making 10 million units of this tablet in the first year.

So, nothing amazing but this is as close as we’ve had to Jobs coming out himself and admitting that this whole iSlate thing is real and not a terrible joke :)

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Dell Mini 3i OPhone Flashed Before First Official Outing

November 23, 2009 Click to read more →
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Another new Dell but this one will fit into your pocket.
The puter purveyor has shown off its first entry into the smartphone market today.
The Dell Mini 3i will be launched this week in China.
The phone sports a 3.5 inch, 640×360 HD touchscreen display, built-in GPS, a 3-megapixel camera with auto-focus, Bluetooth and a microSD [...]

iPhone 4G Parts For Sale – New Apple Could Be RFID Equipped

November 6, 2009 Click to read more →
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As my contract is almost coming to an end this news is quite interesting – perhaps a tad galling for those who pounced on the iPhone 3Gs though.
China OnTrade lists the “Apple iPhone 4 Generation Midboard” for $23.42, in stock and shipping within 12 business days.
The midboard itself is unremarkable as it doesn’t [...]

Apple iPod Touch and Nano Get Cameras – Proof!

July 24, 2009 Click to read more →
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There has been rumblings about news Apple iPod Touch’s and Nano’s and now we may have some proof thanks to Cult of Mac.
A “well–connected” source has slipped out some new case designs for both the new touch and iPod nano which show holes for what could only be for a camera lens.
Plans for the next–gen [...]

Apple iPad Tablet Coming in October

July 13, 2009 Click to read more →
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Well, things went quiet on the iPad Apple Tablet for a bit but now it’s back and it seems to be backed up by fairly reliable peoples and it all seems scarily plausable.
China Times has added the heat with a claim of a 9.7-inch touchscreen netbook to debut as soon as October for around $800.
CT also claims [...]

iphone nano Released With 5 Megapixel Camera – Costs £60

July 12, 2009 Click to read more →
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Remember those Apple iPhone Nano rumours?
Well – if the fruity handheld maker needed any nudges in the right direction then they should head over to Shenzhen.
The nifty knock-off is even called the iphone nano has emerged!
It features many of the iPhone and iPod Nano’s good bits and even rubs Apple’s nose in it as it [...]

Acer Hornet Breaks Cover For April Release

April 1, 2009 Click to read more →
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Engadget have received a bundle of information about that Acer Hornet which I mentioned on the old site a while ago.
The Atom powered Nettop HTPC (Home Theatre PC) is well priced and not badly spec’d if all this is true and not some cruel April Fools prank – but the bundle that the Engadgeteers received included [...]

iPhone Nano Available By June. Maybe.

January 13, 2009 Click to read more →

I’ve been waiting until I got firm news before even mentioning this….
But hey, the Chinese Economic Daily News is close enough!
Apparently a chip manufacturer is going to receive microchip orders from Apple sometime in March which must mean that we should see an iPhone Nano sometime after this summer…….?
Maybe?
Perhaps?
Where will this iPhone Nano be placed?
Let’s assume that it [...]

Internet Addiction Proven In China

November 11, 2008 Click to read more →

Hello there.
Just lie back on the couch.
Comfy?
I’ll need you to be totally open with me.
Ok?
Now, can you honestly tell me, do you:

Spend 6 hours online a day?
Yearn to get back online when you’re off-line?
Feel distress (mental or physical) when disconnected from the interweblogosphere?
Have trouble concentrating or sleeping?

Did you answer “Yes”?
Good! That means you’re part of [...]

Watch Olympics on PCTV

August 7, 2008 Click to read more →

Ok, I’m not a sports fan.
The only things sporty I enjoy are martial arts and driving but I can hardly ignore this Olympics thing that’s taking place on the other side of the globe.
Because of that time difference people will probably need one of these things so that they can watch the action live from where-ever they are.
Stick [...]

PMP’n Chinese Style with the RAmos RM970

November 29, 2007 Click to read more →

Here’s yet another PMP from China, and this time it is the RAmos RM970 that will come under scrutiny. You get a fairly standard 3″ 480 x 272 pixel display and is powered by a 200MHz ARM7 processor which is aided by a 200MHz Rockchips DSP processor. File format support includes the usual suspects – [...]