Chinese iphone Ripoff: That's Just Bad!

I don't think I've seen 3 minutes of blatant ripoff like this, ever! Man, the Chinese really know how to copy things, and they don't even deny it, even going so far as taking the "Think Different" moniker. Yes, for 990RMB ($270) you can have your own iphone clone that you shake to answer it.

Wow.

[Geekmatica]

The State Of HD DVD

Wilson Rothman of Gizmodo wrote one of the most interesting articles about "The state of HD DVD". In this article he talks about the facts of where both Blu-Ray and HD DVD are at in todays market. Rothman compares the two formats and you can really see the difference between them, and why he feels the 'format war' is long from over. I hope that anyone who is interested in picking up one of these players in the future read this, so as they can understand what they're really buying.

Conspiracy theories aside, this is a great article.

[The State Of HD DVD via Gizmodo]

World's Tallest Ferris Wheel Begins Construction

This isn't your average ride at Disney World that is for sure. Construction began today in Beijing China on the worlds tallest Ferris wheel, on what is being called "The Great Wheel of China". This $99 million Ferris wheel will be finished in 2009, and will tower 680 feet over Beijing.

The 'Wheel' will have 48 cars that can accommodate 40 people each, for a total of 1920 fully loaded. No word on the cost to ride this thing, or the time that it will take to fully load it. But the Chinese government is just happy that construction is underway, considering that this was to be completed before the Summer Olympic games next year.

[MSNBC, via Gizmodo]

The New "Twins" Is Worlds First Dual Mode Phone

TechFaith Wireless Communication Company has developed what they call the "World's first WCDMA/GSM dual mode phone.". The China based company is calling the new cell phone the "Twins", and it gives you the option of loading one WCDMA and one GSM card, or 2 GSM SIM cards in the same phone. So there will no longer be a reason of swapping out SIM cards or carrying two phones for business and personal lines.

It has a 2.0 megapixel camera, MPEG4 player, MP3 player, Bluetooth, WCDMA modem, video call capability, and a 2.8" touch sensitive TFT-LCD display.

No word on pricing or when this will be state side.

[TechFaith via Gizmodo]

U.S. Preps for Potential Cyber War Against China: Battle Stations, People!

I not sure why I find this kinda cool but the thought of a cyber war between the U.S. and China sounds fun. I'm sure that it's serious business, but I can't get the thought of Mathew Broderick hacking China's top network out of my mind.

A senior general in the U.S. military, the best military in history, recently said that while numerous countries try to hack the military’s network infrastructure, China goes above and beyond the established decorum. So the U.S. is setting up sort of “cyber command,” a place where officials can monitor the country’s vital electronic communication infrastructure. The Pentagon is worried that Beijing will use the Internet to launch an electronic war against us, like Estonia accused Russia of doing a few weeks ago.

The moral of the story is that Pentagon doesn’t trust China to play nice over the Internet and is doing its best to prevent it from gaining any sort of technological upper hand.

Read the article after the jump.

Vista only sells 244 copies in China

Microsoft has reported that a mere 244 copies of Windows new OS Vista have been sold in China. This comes from Microsoft headquarters of the Windows Vista chief distributor in Beijing. After Microsoft spent millions of dollars in advertising in China including the 421 meter high Jin Mao tower Vista ad in Shanghai China. China has had their share of pirated software issues, and this is a classic case of the problem that has reached new levels.

China hasn't made it hard for people to get a copy of the OS, and a pirated version of Vista sells for only $1 on the streets. If Vista is selling on the streets for $1, who are the 244 who paid full price? And how are these pirates getting around Microsoft's new pirate deterrent keys?

Well, at lease they launched it on time.......oh wait!