Yamaha just introduced the EC-03, their new Zero-Emission Electric Scooter that’s primed to save the world. Well, at least Asia. The EC-03 is cheaper than most its competitors and apparently highly desirable in Asia’s crazy-for-scooters market. More »
With working conditions and security policy down Apple’s supply chain under serious fire, an Apple insider reached out to us. Apple’s blasé attitude toward its manufacturers’ labour practices, he says, is old news. More »
If you like 8.9-inch screens, you might want to get one now. Asus has said that it’ll be phasing out that size in 2009, since 10-inch models are dominating the market.
A new report by the US Government Accountability Office is claiming that the majority of US E-Waste recycling services should reconsider dumping our 20 million plus pounds of waste on Asia, where it’s cheaper but also less effective. Many of the major electronics manufacturers (Samsung, Sony, Best Buy, more) have been proudly rolling out recycling services in greater numbers over the last year or so, but the new information confirms that tonnes of recycled e-waste never makes it to the actual “recycling” part, at least as far as US standards go.
For those of you who don’t consider the mobile phone a status symbol, and could do without live updates on mysterious Apple cargo ships, comes the “disposable” 1800 from Hop-On. The US$10 GSM phone is another in a long line of cheap, no frills Hop-On mobile phones, but before you decry the company for creating more e-waste, hit the jump for specs and the company’s rebate program.
The .asia domain recently became available for registrations, and according to iTWire domain names for porn sites are proving most popular. It says that more than 300 domain names beginning with ‘sex’ had multiple requests and will have to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. According to The DotAsia Organisation, which manages the domain, the top 5 most requested domains during the “Landrush” period were hot.asia, gold.asia, buy.asia, fun.asia and girl.asia. During the initial “Sunrise” period of domain name registration, sex.asia was the most requested.
