Spiral Staircase Made Using Escalators In Taiwanese Store
Star Place is the name of a new Taiwanese department store designed by Dutch architects UNStudio. The exterior of the building features a beautiful curved facade that glows in a star-like moire pattern. The coolest part of the building, however, is in the inside.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ASUS Releases 12-inch Bamboo Laptop for $1,800
ASUS may not be the first bamboo-ensconced laptop in the world, but they are certainly trying to be the best. The laptop will feature a 12-inch screen and will go on sale at Taiwan’s IT Month exhibition this Saturday. They’ll run NT$59,900, or just over $1,800.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ASUS Releases Touchscreen Desktop Computer Tomorrow in Taiwan
ASUS is releasing their 15.6-inch touchscreen EEE Top computer tomorrow in Taipei. ASUS will release the unit at a formal press conference. The unit has a 15.6-inch touchscreen LCD, a 160GB hard disk, 802.11.n WiFi, some 4-watt speakers, and a 1.3 megapixel webcam.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Rumors Galore
The Chinese-language Commercial Times is reporting that Taiwan-based Wintek has gained touch screen panel orders from Apple for its second-generation iPhone. It also states that this 2nd gen iPhone will begin shipping in September with prices ranging from US$249-299. The paper added that Apple recently visited Wintek to deliver instructions on manufacturing and the company [...]
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE NextGen iPods With Touch Screens
Apple iPod rumor mills say the next generation iPods will have a sporty touch screen. Sources in Taiwan say that is exactly what is coming by the end of August.
CLICK HERE TO READ MORE Taiwan’s LED Traffic Signal Switch
Taiwan is switching over to LED traffic signals within the next three years. The country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs estimates the cost of this project to run NT$229 million ($7 million) and is scheduled to start in 2008.
The MOEA claims the total savings in power consumption will be close to 85%. Taiwan will then invest [...]
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