If there’s one thing that’s not hard to find in China, it’s Macbook Air clones. And rice. I hear that’s popular there too. But back to Macbook Air clones, we’ve seen a number of underpowered thin and light laptops with a distinct Apple-like style. One of the latest is a machine from Shenzhou Vayee. The […]
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Demand cooling for Chinese iPad knockoffs?
Chinese companies have been pumping out iPad clones for longer than Apple has actually been selling the 10 inch tablet. The first models were just Android or Windows 7-powered tablets designed to look like an oversized iPod touch. And when Apple announced that the iPad really would look like an oversized iPad touch, well… not […]
Sony Vaio W knockoff designed to fool casual observers
Here’s what I love about Chinese electronics knockoff artists: They’ll try things that no Western company would ever even dream of. Case in point: a Sony Vaio W knockoff from China which doesn’t just look a bit like Sony’s 10 inch netbook — it even has the Sony Vaio brand name plastered all over it. […]
Intel Atom Z650 chip shows up in an obscure Chinese tablet
It’s no surprise that Intel is working on a new low power Intel Atom Z6xx series chipset for low power devices including tablets and smartphones. What is a bit surprising is that one of the first devices spotted using one of the new chips is an obscure device from Chinese PC maker Teso. Teso is […]
8.9 inch “Sony Style” mini laptop available for $299
We’ve seen a lot of cheap Sony Vaio P clones over the last 18 months or so. But one thing most have in common is that they tend to only be available in Asia. You know, unless someone goes through the trouble of shipping them internationally — which is exactly what Shenit.com is doing with […]
Chinese 8.9 inch Windows tablet hits the FCC
The FCC has just published a series of documents regarding the Sheznhen Sinchun Electronic Co’s UMPC891 tablet computer. It’s an 8.9 inch touchscreen tablet with a 1024 x 600 pixel display, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, and Windows operating system. The images look awfully familiar, because they are. The picture in the user manual […]
10 inch Windows 7 tablet hits China for under $400
Cheap Google Android powered tablets appear to be a dime a dozen in China these days, even if they’re not all that common in the US and Europe yet. But what about cheap Windows 7 powered tablets? It looks like China is getting its fair share of those as well. One of the latest is […]
EKING introduces a portable tablet with a slide-out keyboard
Chinese device maker EKING is apparently working on a new mobile computer that appears to be a sort of touchscreen tablet with a 5 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel display. What makes it different from all the other touchscreen tablets out there is the fact that you can slide the screen to reveal a QWERTY […]
Chinese netbook looks like a handbag… a very, very girly handbag
Thinking about getting a netbook but concerned that people will spot you carrying a computer all over town? Not to worry. One chinese company has the perfect camouflage for its netbook. The mini-laptop has a built-in handle and a case that basically makes it look like a handbag when the lid is closed. Oh yeah, […]
SmartDevices introduces T7 Android Tablet
As the parade of Android tablets continues, China’s SmartDevices has introduced a new 7 inch tablet called the T7. The basic model features WiFi only, while a T7-3G version will also be available with… you guessed it, a 3G module. Both versions feature 7 inch touchscreen displays and 720MHz ARM11-based processors. They run Google Android […]