Electronics
Rising labor costs in China may lead to pricier electronics, manufacturing relocation
You might recall that Foxconn, faced with the searing spotlight of the world’s attention on its working conditions, recently announced not one but two wage increases for its employees, which is now looking like part of a larger trend in China toward higher pay. The city of Beijing has said it’ll be raising its minimum wage by 20 percent, to 960 Yuan ($140) a month, and is expected to be followed by others.
Pandigital Novel goes on sale, hopes you’ll take a look
It may not be the color e-reader that turns Amazon’s Kindle and the B&N Nook into relics, but Pandigital’s Novel is actually one of the more interesting me-toos to surface. Boasting a 7-inch LCD, 1GB of storage space (not to mention an SD / MMC card slot), integrated WiFi and access to the Barnes & Noble eBookstore, the Novel is now on sale in at least a couple of places
HTC EVO 4G’s appearance on HSN is either a great sign, or a harbinger of the apocalypse
Remember to use Tootie! Continue reading HTC EVO 4G’s appearance on HSN is either a great sign, or a harbinger of the apocalypse HTC EVO 4G’s appearance on HSN is either a great sign, or a harbinger of the apocalypse originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:49:00 EDT.
Engadget dines at Taipei’s Windows 7-themed restaurant (video)
Taiwan may be a comparatively small place, but it’s well known for a few things: incredible eats, incredible technology, and the best Little League World Series teams this planet has ever seen.
Best Buy now offering Kin One free, Kin Two for $50 on contract
For all its faults, the prime reason we panned Microsoft’s Kin was price. Why buy a Kin when you could get a more capable iPhone, Palm Pre or Android device for the same price? This week, it seems someone at Best Buy HQ has seen the light.
Taiji sneaks a Bluetooth keyboard in and out of its tablet prototype, reminds us of our drug mule days
Just kidding, we were never drug mules. Still, we once watched a film that mentioned drug mules, and boy does this Taiji tablet prototype remind us of that formative experience
