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“Breathing Bike” Protects Riders Against Ominous Beijing Air
Beijing’s smog problem isn’t exactly new information, but it’s been getting way worse lately. In response, local artist Matt Hope decided to integrate an air purifier into his bike so riding around the city would be less hazardous.
This Is Not A Scene From Blade Runner
You probably have seen the extreme smog in Beijing, so bad that you can observe it from space.
No New iPhone? Irate Customers Egg Apple Store
They had come from kilometres around, stood in sub-zero degree weather for hours, and patiently queued for the store to open its doors. Today was iPhone day in Beijing! But when the doors did open, the huddled masses were told there would be no iPhone 4S, not today. And then shit got real.
Beijing Apple Store Triples Security To Fight Scalpers
Scalpers at the Beijing Apple Store just won’t quit. First they caused the store to close. Now Apple has reportedly tripled the store’s security and requires customers to be escorted upstairs to buy their iPhone 4. Madness!
iPhone 4 Scalpers Force Beijing Apple Store To Close
Yesterday, one of Apple’s Beijing locations lifted the two-per-customer iPhone 4 limit. The result: chaos, confusion and the temporary shutdown of the store. Sounds like the scalpers did pretty well for themselves, though.
12m Optimus Prime Transforms Beijing Skyline
Visitors to China’s Green Dream Park – not far from the 2008 Olympics’ “Bird’s Nest” stadium – are currently being greeted by a 12m tall, six-ton Optimus Prime made from five truckloads of car and truck spare parts. Take that, Gundam.
Alternative Fog Reality Confuses And Puzzles
This Beijing installation is not suitable for asthmatics, to say the least. Coloured fog was piped through an art gallery, causing havoc and confusion for those walking through.
