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Iphone 3G Explosion!

Aug.02, 2009 in International 2 Comments

A mobile phone is pretty much a necessary item to carry with you everyday but their safety is becoming more and more questionable. Just recently an iphone 3G in Holland burst into flames, it was recalled by the victim Pieter that the iphone was left in the driver’s seat for a few hours and when [...]

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Exploding Ipod in South Korea

Jul.13, 2009 in Korea Leave a Comment

A few days ago a government official from South Korea announced that Apple has agreed to its government’s request of recalling all 1st generation Ipod Nano in Korea. This is widely due to the product’s rare chance of having an exploding battery . Since December last year there has been numerous reports of the Ipod [...]

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Super Thin Digital Booth

Jul.11, 2009 in Japan Leave a Comment

Over in gadget island Japan an eye catching digital projection of a booth presenter girl was shown on a 3mm thick glass substrate using a 0.3 mm thick high luminance rear projection film. This is a rear projection film system developed by the giant cooperation 3M. This works by having the rear projector beaming [...]

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Most Intact Mummy

Four coffins were uncovered in China with some of the most intact mummies the world has ever seen. They were nicknamed the "Smiling Princess"! You can even see their eye lashes! No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Ironman Car

A 4WD white car was spotted having triangle tank tracks instead of wheels on the road in China. Your car can not get any manlier than this! It was posted on a Chinese forum and the usual comment is " This is what a man should really drive!" Source: cqsb.cqnews.net No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Building Demolition

Sometime last week an apartment complex situated in Guangdong (China) was successfully demolished by explosives. It is currently the tallest building demolished in this way in Asia. The task to destabilise the main support columns alone cost 55,000 RMB and the whole process was estimated to have cost around 3 million RMB. The apartment complex called the Summit Garden was completed in 1995 but since 1997 it has been left empty. Multiple name changes over the year did not stop the 34 floor and 104 meters high building from escaping its demolition fate. Up until now the highest building to ...

Angry Passengers at Chengdu Airport

The Chengdu airport was forced to close down today due to a fire breaking out with its electrical circuit. The fault created a large disturbance which estimated delayed up to 500 flights. There were a lot of angry customers expecting refunds even going into damaging the airport's properties. Reports of customers taking free food from airport restaurants was an frequent occurrence as well. The images below shows the extend of the crowd gathered! Source: enorth.com.cn No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

Hurriance Morakot

Came across a news broadcast of a hotel falling into raging water earlier and after a brief read on the internet it was due to the recent hurricane Morakot in Asia. It looked pretty amazing! via stuff.co.nz A typhoon has pummeled China's eastern coast, toppling houses, flooding villages and forcing nearly a million people to flee to safety. Typhoon Morakot struck after triggering the worst flooding in Taiwan 50 years, leaving dozens missing and feared dead and toppling a six-story hotel. In Taitung county, a six-story hotel collapsed and plunged into a river after floodwaters eroded its base, but all 300 people ...