Three fan projects — a melting-clock tribute to Salvador Dali, the pirate ship from Hook and the giant robot from The Incredibles — each passed 10,000 votes to reach official Lego review. Winning designs can become real sets sold worldwide.
A young craftsman from Yunnan has won millions of TikTok views by turning raw metal into knives, tools and ornaments with traditional hammer work. His sudden fame reflects a wider global appetite for slow, handmade craft.
A Chinese science outlet digs into why Skechers' chunky panda sneakers have stayed popular for over a decade, and how slip-on design is winning over rushed commuters and parents.
A Reddit photo of The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind running on a bulky CRT monitor has reignited a nostalgia debate, and old display tech turns out to have real advantages for a 2002 game built around 800x600 pixels.
Shipments of AI glasses are climbing quickly, yet the devices still lack a must-have function. The real question is not what they can do, but what only glasses can do.
Avatr unveiled its T09 concept SUV in Paris, a flagship with four lidar sensors co-designed with Huawei. The production version is planned for 2026, with an estimated price above 500,000 yuan.
Modern Chinese official stamps are round, but traditional personal seals are square — a shape that survived for centuries for reasons deeper than habit. The answer lies in how a carved block of stone marks a page.
A Reddit user found Disney Magic Kingdoms installed on a Windows PC without permission, sparking fresh scrutiny of Microsoft's recommended-apps system. The 2.43GB surprise is the latest flashpoint in a long-running debate over bundled software.
A viral science explainer flips the usual assumption: a chicken jerks its head not to move it, but to hold it perfectly still while its body walks. The trick is a reflex humans share but rarely notice.
A wave of Chinese writers and app makers is pushing 'duan she li' — the practice of cutting clutter, discarding excess and leaving behind mental baggage. It is less about empty rooms than about reclaiming control.
A Zhihu essay reveals that the chainsaw began as a surgical saw for difficult births, not logging. The story traces how a tool can drift far from its original purpose — and why Chinese readers love such riddles.
A 24-inch television now costs less than a hotpot dinner, yet Chinese households are switching on less than ever. Falling sales, wall-mounted screens and phone-first habits reveal a slow shift in how families use the living room.
In China's smart EV era, one vehicle is increasingly assembled by many partners — automakers, chip designers, software teams, data platforms, dealers and service networks. A new look at the AITO partnership asks what actually makes a brand grow when no single company builds the whole car.
Battlestate Games has rolled out Escape From Tarkov version 1.2.0.0, reworking its PvE mode with smarter AI and six prestige tiers. A new EXFIL Brothers system rewards veterans for bringing newcomers into the game.
Bandai Hobby unveiled its new GUNDAM XMX series at Wonder Festival Shanghai 2026, teasing a model kit aimed at first-time builders. The reveal, hidden behind a black curtain until showtime, suggests the company is courting younger fans in its fastest-growing market.
Rockstar says pedestrian chatter and in-game advertising in GTA6 are written by dedicated teams in Los Angeles, New York and London, not treated as background noise. The studio calls these small voices part of how it builds a living city.
After years of gimmicks, in-car companion robots are suddenly everywhere in Chinese vehicles, from Xiaomi's rotating screen to Geely's Eva. The timing is no accident: cheaper AI chips, an anxious market and a fight over what makes a car feel alive.
A hands-on preview at Tokyo Game Show 2026 finds Saber Interactive's reboot of the 1990s Dino Hunter series trading modern gaming polish for something rarer: the deliberate, patient pleasure of the hunt.
Travelers across China keep finding the same fridge magnets, canvas tote bags and keychains in every city, often with only the place name swapped. The copycat souvenir boom is now a national talking point.
Xiaomi's Vision GT concept car will join Gran Turismo 7 in October, the first Chinese Vision Gran Turismo entry in the game's history, following the SU7 Ultra's debut as the franchise's first Chinese production car.
Taiwan's first PlayStation concept store has a lounge where shoppers can park bored companions, labeled 'girlfriend drop-off zone.' The sign sparked an online debate about whether the joke is harmless or tone-deaf.
Huawei unveiled its Mate 90 series on October 1, its first flagship to go on sale the same day it launched, with prices starting at 5,999 yuan. Executive Richard Yu called the pricing "sincere" amid soaring memory chip costs.
On October 1, Chinese social feeds fill with polished National Day greetings, from 'May all go well' to 'a romance of 1.4 billion people.' The copy-paste holiday post has become a quiet ritual of belonging.
As AI-generated reviews, posts and videos flood Chinese platforms, users and companies are paying a premium for content that feels human. The shift is redefining what 'authenticity' means online.
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