Archive for January, 2010

Chinese iPad clone released three months before Apple’s

Posted under Technology on Thursday, 28 January 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
Without stealing Apple's hard needed thunder, we'd like to point out that a Chinese hardware manufacturer made an iPad clone ... three months ago. In what may be the first case of a manufacturer trying to clone a product that doesn’t even exist yet, China company Shenzhen Dragon Brother...
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Photo’s from China – Hot in Shanghai, Cold in Beijing and Chinesepod

Posted under asides on Wednesday, 20 January 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
What is this? I have settled on a simple experiment: I will capture various events with my mobile, but digest these photo’s to a weekly update. The frequency is important to me because I don’t want to broadcast a constant flow of single pictures. In sets however, I think they might be more...
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Photo’s from China – Chinglish, Korean BBQ and Avatar queues

Posted under Quick posts, asides on Tuesday, 12 January 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
At ben jia korean bbq shanghai with @gamehero If you like Korean food, go to Ben Jia in the Gubei district. It's authentic and you can eat for a fair price too! When your full, you head out and you realize you are in China. Until you see the Karaoke bars across the street and the Korean vibe...
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Shanghai fog levels going down?

Posted under China, thoughts on Wednesday, 6 January 2010 by admin
My Swedish friends like to do business in China, but often state to me that they would never want to live in such a dirty city like Shanghai. They remind me that Stockholm is so clean, they can fish for salmon in the rivers going through town! This is not possible in Shanghai obviously, the water...
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Taking blogging to a new level – mobile!

Posted under Quick posts, asides on Tuesday, 5 January 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
New year and a new idea for the blog you are reading: I will share at least one blogpost a week with pictures taken with my mobile. Recently I've switched to a new mobile telephone giving me opportunity to walk around and share. Twitter's developers mentioned long time ago, something along the...
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