Blog Tag - Tech Check

Tech Check: We Can't Wait to Try This New High Tech Air Pollution Tracker
Submitted on Jan 07, 2017
For those of us Beijingers who keep our eyes constantly glued to AQI apps and monitors, neurotically checking for updated readings to keep our...
DP Tech Check: Will WeChat Pay Turn Beijing Into a Cashless City?
Submitted on Dec 12, 2016
While your friends from out of town may be shocked by Beijing's opportunities to settle up via WeChat Pay, those visitors are sure to be floored by...
Tech Check: 4 Little Known WeChat Functions That You Need to Try
Submitted on Nov 28, 2016
From messaging to topping up our mobile minutes to (best of all) sending hóngbāo, there seem to be few facets of our lives that haven't become...
R1: Tech Check: Take a VR Tour of the Yuanmingyuan/圆明园 "Old Summer Palace" From Now to Nov. 26
Submitted on Nov 22, 2016
Tech Check is a regular column that details the hottest technology news and trends. Have a tech related tip? Email or WeChat the author using the...
Tech Check: New Chips Set to Make High Speed Train Travel Safer
Submitted on Nov 15, 2016
For many China travelers, the thought of barreling down a track at 350km/h is an exhilarating, innovative, and convenient prospect. However, for...
Tech Check: Weird New Technology Makes Beijing Road Literally Sing Patriotic Anthem
Submitted on Nov 11, 2016
If you're planning a road trip to Qianlingshan Park, don't bother making a playlist or even opening your iTunes. The soundtrack for your drive can...
Tech Check: Donkey Gelatin Spewing Devices, Westworld-esque Droids, and Finding Nimo Aquatic Mechanics at Beijing's World Robot Conference
Submitted on Nov 01, 2016
We can build it. We have the technology. This device will cure ailments, and turn a time-honored traditional Chinese medicine treatment (TCM) into an...
Tech Check: Is Your Air Purifer Among the 25 Percent Found to be Substandard?
Submitted on Oct 21, 2016
Most of us Beijing dwellers have bought an air purifier ahead of the capital's smoggy winter season, and assumed that such a device would be enough...
Tech Check: Will Chinese Travel Accomodation Platform Tujia Put Airbnb Out of House and Home?
Submitted on Oct 15, 2016
Tech Check is a weekly column that covers the hottest technology news and trends. Have a tech related tip? Email or WeChat the author using the...
Beijing Tech: LipSync App Aims to Break Through Language Barrier
Submitted on Sep 30, 2016
Tech Check is a weekly column that runs every Friday to give you some more insight into Beijing's sprawling tech industry. For today's segment, we...
Tech Check: Angry Birds Founder Peter Vesterbacka to Speak at Tech Junction in SLT, Sept. 8
Submitted on Sep 07, 2016
Tech Check is a weekly column that details the hottest technology news and trends. Have a tech related tip? Email or WeChat the author using the...
Tech Check: Could the Mobike App Do For Cycles What Uber Has Done for Cabs? (And a Guide on How to Sign Up)
Submitted on Sep 02, 2016
Tech Check is a new column that details the hottest technology news and trends. Have a tech related tip? Email or WeChat the author using the contact...