Written By Daniel on May 1, 2008 at 5:51 am | In marketing, media, retail, consumer, technology, mobility, China | Please Comment
The Nike Zoom campaign, devised by media agency MindShare China, won Campaign of the Year recently at the Venice Festival of Media. Planned out of MindShare’s Shanghai office, the Zoom campaign ran in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou. Bluetooth technology was used in special “information shelters”, offering a chance to win a pair of Zoom’s by […]
Written By Daniel on at 5:24 am | In e-commerce, technology, virtual worlds, China | Please Comment
Chinese virtual world HiPiHi recently announced the beginning of their public beta testing phase with the release of the “Dawn of Society” version - this marks an end to almost a year of private testing under the “Genesis” version of the HiPiHi platform that has amassed more than 40,000 users. The “Dawn of Society” version […]
Written By Daniel on April 1, 2008 at 11:59 pm | In 3G, internet, Olympics, consumer, mobility, connecting, technology, China | Please Comment
China’s homegrown 3G mobile phone network has at last been tentatively launched, four years behind schedule, and with only four months until the Olympics are set to kick off. Commercial trials began yesterday (April 1) in eight Chinese cities, with only 40,000 handsets and 10,000 computer data cards available for public use. Another 20,000 […]
Written By Daniel on March 25, 2008 at 11:47 pm | In technology, consumer, fashion, experimental, design, China | Please Comment
The Shenzhen-based Chocolate Agency is out to make slap bracelets cool again with a digital re-take on a popular design. The agency’s innovative e-paper slap bracelets, which are still at the concept stage, are made from a thin, flexible, high contrast screen that can display images. The length can be altered by adding magnetically attached […]
Written By Xuan on March 9, 2008 at 5:34 am | In environment, technology, China | Please Comment
Last week, Lenovo released its ThinkCenter M57/57P Eco ultra small desktop PC, the first ever to receive a GreenGuard certification. This certification means the computer has gone through a test for 2000 different chemical emissions. More than that, it is EPEAT Gold rated, Energy Star 4.0 rated, and the first ThinkCenter made of recyclable material.
ThinkCenter […]
Written By Daniel on February 14, 2008 at 4:00 am | In industry, environment, society, architecture, design, technology, China | Please Comment
Every year for the next 20 years, it is estimated that up to 10 million people will move from China’s countryside to urban areas. This unprecedented migration is placing huge demands on existing cities. To accommodate the new urban population, the Chinese government overnment plans to build 50 new cities by 2020. China’s leaders […]
Written By Daniel on February 6, 2008 at 10:32 pm | In society, environment, energy, Olympics, architecture, design, technology, China | Please Comment
Overview
It’s projected that over the next few years China’s urban population will grow by 250 million – on average these city dwellers will use three times more energy than their rural counterparts. At the turn of the millennium, China consumed about 8% of the total energy used in the world, more than any nation except […]
Written By Daniel on January 20, 2008 at 1:21 am | In internet, society, industry, blogging & bbs, e-commerce, connecting, technology, China | Please Comment
A couple of very interesting articles have just been published on online behaviour, social networking and bulletin boards (BBS) in China. Check the links below:
(1) Mobinode
(2) China Web 2.0 Review
Written By Daniel on January 17, 2008 at 5:09 am | In retail, internet, industry, consumer, mobility, design, events, technology, China | Please Comment
Innovation is the keyword as cool Chinese gadgetry showcases on the global stage.
The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is is one of the largest hi-tech exhibitions in the world, with a wide range of companies displaying their latest cutting-edge gadgets to thousands of electronics experts, aficionados and the general public. CES 2008 ran from January […]
Written By Daniel on December 3, 2007 at 6:47 am | In 3G, advertising, consumer, mobility, technology, China | Please Comment
A nascent media channel set for rapid growth as companies target China’s burgeoning cellphone population.
Connecting with a target audience of over 500 million mobile phone users should be a marketer’s fantasy, yet China’s mobile advertising market is still dragging its feet behind Japanese and US counterparts. However, as Olympic excitement builds in the […]
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