And you call yourself an Apple fanboy? Dressing up like a mutton-chopped Steve jobs (true to life!) while your buddy tromps about in a cyborg suit comprised of vintage Mac parts — that’s showing your fandom. More »
Since it came to light how bad working conditions are in Chinese factories that make iPhones and iPads, many have muttered about boycotting Apple. If that’s you, you should join a globally coordinated protest against it, which is happening today. But do you care enough? More »
Spam — it’s terrible stuff. Not so much the potted meat product — I don’t want to get sued, although I don’t much like that either. But sometimes Spam turns up unintentionally hilarious nuggets, like this firm offering customised tablets, direct from China. More »
Bill Maher interviewed Mike Daisey last week on Real Time, adding to the scourge of recent negative publicity surrounding the conditions at Apple supplier Foxconn. Daisey is the actor who wrote and performed the one-man show The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, a musing that faces the labour issue head-on. He actually went to China and talked to workers outside the infamous Foxconn factory in Shenzhen. More »
The Chinese continue to upgrade their military to new levels. This is their new attack helicopter, the Z-19, a two-seater painted in badass black that looks a lot like the Eurocopter Dauphin. More »
After losing a trademark lawsuit last year against a Chinese company, Apple may have to pay a fine and stop selling and marketing the iPad in China. An ironic outcome, if it finally goes through. More »
The ongoing issues that Apple faces regarding workplace conditions in its suppliers’ Chinese factories has left an ugly streak on the company’s bright and sparkly facade. Why not use all that power of innovation and design to tackle the core issue? Last night’s Conan featured an Apple commercial that ‘revolutionises the safety net’. Zing! More »
Joel Johnson, after he visited a Foxconn factory for Wired: To be soaked in materialism, to directly and indirectly champion it, has also brought guilt. More »
Despite the explosions, suicides, reported abuse and poisonous gas, Foxconn is apparently a very popular place to work. More »
