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Made in China: Supercomputer ‘Sunway BlueLight MPP’ with homegrown chips
Posted on October 29th, 2011 No comments
Homegrown China Supercomputer 'Sunway BlueLight MPP' Hits One Petaflop with Lower Power 神威蓝光千万亿次计算机系统
China is making strides in the technological world by producing its own semiconductor chips for the latest Chinese supercomputer, officials announced earlier this week.
The supercomputer, known as the Sunway BlueLight MPP (Chinese: 神威蓝光), was installed in September at the National Super Computer Center in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province in eastern China.
The Sunway system, which can perform about 1,000 trillion calculations per second — a petaflop — will probably rank among the 20 fastest computers in the world. More significantly, it is composed of 8,700 ShenWei SW1600 microprocessors, designed at a Chinese computer institute and manufactured in Shanghai. The ShenWei Sunway BlueLight MPP has 150TB of main storage and 2PB of external storage. Each ShenWei SW1600 processor is 64-bit, has 16-cores and is RISC-based.
Currently, the Chinese are about three generations behind the state-of-art chip making technologies used by world leaders such as the United States, South Korea, Japan and Taiwan.
China’s creation of its own chips was viewed as an astounding action.

China’s most powerful supercomputer, the 2.5-petaflop Tianhe-1A, used 2,048 Chinese-developed FT1000 processors it got the bulk of its performance from 7,168 Nvidia Tesla GPUs and 14,336 Intel CPUs
Last fall, another Chinese-based supercomputer, the 2.5-petaflop Tianhe-1A, created an international sensation when it was briefly ranked as the world’s fastest, before it was displaced in the spring by a rival Japanese machine, the K Computer, designed by Fujitsu. But the Tianhe was built from processor chips made by American companies, Intel and Nvidia, though its internal switching system was designed by Chinese engineers. Similarly, the K computer was based on Sparc chips, originally designed at Sun Microsystems in Silicon Valley.
Sunway’s theoretical peak performance was about 74 percent as fast as the fastest United States computer — the Jaguar supercomputer at the Department of Energy facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, made by Cray Inc and uses microprocessors from Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
. That machine eats up about seven megawatts to output roughly 1.7 petaflops of processing performance and is currently the third fastest on the list.The Department of Energy is planning three supercomputers that would run at 10 to 20 petaflops. And the United States is embarking on an effort to reach an exaflop, or one million trillion mathematical operations in a second, sometime before the end of the decade, though most computer scientists say the necessary technologies do not yet exist.
To build such a computer from existing components would require immense amounts of electricity — roughly the amount produced by a medium-size nuclear power plant.
The computer is power-efficient, consuming a megawatt of power when running, compared to seven megawatts for the US’s fastest computer, Jaguar, which is capable of 1.7 petaflops. This is partly due to an advanced water cooling system. If true, that would be less than half power used by the one petaflop Blue Gene/P JUGENE system in Germany, one of the most energy efficient CPU-based supercomputers in production today. The Tianhe supercomputer consumes about four megawatts and the Jaguar about seven.
The ShenWei microprocessor appears to be based on some of the same design principles that are favored by Intel’s most advanced microprocessors, according to several supercomputer experts in the United States.
But there is disagreement over whether the machine’s cooling technology is appropriate for designs that will be required by the exaflop-class supercomputers of the future.
China is also committed to employing its latest Godson processors in supercomputers. In February, at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), Godson lead engineer Weiwu Hu said the Godson-3B will power the 300-teraflop Dawning machine that was scheduled to be deployed over the summer.
There may be even more of this kind of news on the horizon. According to a report from CPU World back in March, besides the Godson-based and ShenWei-based systems, another design based on something called “Yinhe” will be used in a supercomputer before the end of 2011. The CPU World report attributes both the ShenWei and Yinhe designs to the Jiangnan Institute of Computing Technology and National University of Defense Technology.
Photos of the new Sunway supercomputer reveal an elaborate water-cooling system that may be a significant advance in the design of the very fastest machines.
China’s goal is to be able to deploy an exaflop-class system, using China-built chips, by 2020. The U.S. is hoping to reach an exaflop by 2019 through upgrades to its Jaguar – soon-to-be “Titan” – supercomputer, and Europe expects to reach its exaflop goal within a similar timeframe.
Ranking – World’s Top Ten Fastest Supercomputers
1)Fujitsu K computer ( Japan, June 2011 – present)
2)NUDT Tianhe-1A ( China, November 2010 – June 2011)
3)Cray Jaguar ( United States, November 2009 – November 2010)
4)IBM Roadrunner ( United States, June 2008 – November 2009)
5)IBM Blue Gene/L ( United States, November 2004 – June 2008)
6)NEC Earth Simulator ( Japan, June 2002 – November 2004)
7)IBM ASCI White ( United States, November 2000 – June 2002)
8Intel ASCI Red ( United States, June 1997 – November 2000)
9)Hitachi CP-PACS ( Japan, November 1996 – June 1997)
10)Hitachi SR2201 ( Japan, June 1996 – November 1996)神威蓝光:全国产化的超级计算机问世
在刚刚发布的《2011年中国高性能计算机TOP100排行榜》中,排名第二的神威蓝光(Sunway BlueLight MPP)受到与会业界专家的广泛关注,该机器获得科技部863计划支持,由国家并行计算机工程技术研究中心制造,于2011年9月安装于国家超算济南中心,全部采用自主设计生产的CPU(ShenWei processor SW1600),按照MPP万万亿次架构设计,系统共8704个CPU,峰值1.07016PFlops,持续性能795.9TFlops, Linpack效率74.37%,总功耗1074KW。其最大特点是核芯处理器全部采用国产CPU申威1600处理器。国家超级计算济南中心是科技部批准成立的全国3个千万亿次超级计算中心之一,由山东省科学院计算中心负责建设、管理和运营。
落户国家超级计算济南中心的神威蓝光高效能计算机,是国内首台全部采用国产中央处理器(CPU)和系统软件构建的千万亿次计算机系统,标志着我国成为继美国、日本之后第三个能够采用自主CPU构建千万亿次计算机的国家。

神威蓝光拥有四大特点:一是全部采用国产的CPU;二是Linpack效率高达74.4%,而一般的千万亿次机都在50%左右;三是采用液冷技术,节能;四是高密度,在一个机仓(机柜)里可以装入1024颗CPU,千万亿次规模仅需要9个这样的机仓
神威蓝光拥有四大特点:一是全部采用国产的CPU;二是Linpack效率高达74.4%,而一般的千万亿次机都在50%左右;三是采用液冷技术,节能;四是高密度,在一个机仓(机柜)里可以装入1024颗CPU,千万亿次规模仅需要9个这样的机仓。
神威蓝光的计算机节点,在1U高的机箱中可以放入4个CPU板,每个板上可以装两颗16核的CPU。
神威蓝光使用的CPU名叫申威1600,拥有16个核,采用的是RISC架构,主频在1GHz上下
神威蓝光使用的CPU名叫申威1600,拥有16个核,采用的是RISC架构,主频在1GHz上下
装有两颗申威1600的CPU板
高密度设计:在一个机仓(机柜)里可以装入1024颗CPU,千万亿次规模仅需要9个这样的机仓
在计算节点中采用液冷(据说是使用500元1吨的纯净水)设计也是神威蓝光的一大技术特色,中间是铝制液冷散热板
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China eyes world’s deepest dive in manned submersible
Posted on July 26th, 2011 No commentsChina surpassed current U.S. capabilities in a race to explore resources in the deepest parts of the world’s oceans and set its sights on beating world leader Japan next year.
A Chinese submersible conducted the country’s deepest manned dive Tuesday in the latest technical milestone for China, which theoretically puts most of the ocean floor’s vast resources within its reach.
The Jiaolong — China’s first manned deep-sea submersible named after a mythical sea dragon — reached 5,057 metres (16,591 feet) below sea level in a test dive in international waters of the northeastern Pacific, the official Xinhua news agency said.
The three-person vessel — designed to reach a maximum depth of 7,000 metres — carried out various tests, including landing on the seabed several times, and took photographs of sea creatures during the operation, which lasted almost six hours and was the second of four planned dives, according to the statement.
The test’s success indicated that the submersible was capable of reaching more than 70 percent of the planet’s seabed, the SOA said, according to Xinhua.
The SOA said the submersible would attempt a 7,000-metre dive in 2012, Xinhua reported.
Although many of the craft’s components were produced in China, some had to be imported from abroad, such as the underwater high-definition video-shooting and transmission equipment, according to Xinhua.
China has pushed hard in recent years to obtain oil, minerals and other natural resources needed to fuel its growth, and has said its submersible programme is aimed at scientific research and the peaceful exploration and use of natural resources.
Scientists say the ocean’s floors contain rich deposits of a range of potentially valuable minerals, but the extreme depths pose technical difficulties in harvesting them on a wide scale.
Though less than half as deep as a record 1960 dive by the US Navy, the achievement highlights a Chinese push to catch up with advanced nations in space, sea, and polar exploration, which has revealed fast-growing technical capabilities.
This campaign has been exemplified by a space programme that in 2003 made China just the third nation to conduct manned space flight.
The US Navy reached the bottom of the Mariana Trench — the deepest point in the world’s oceans at 11,000 metres — in 1960.
Japan’s Shinkai can go down to 6,500 meters, Russia’s Mir and France’s Nautile to 6,000 meters, and the U.S.’s Alvin to 4,500 meters, although an upgraded version of the Alvin, designed to reach 6,500 meters, is scheduled to be ready by 2015.
Japan’s Shinkai 6500 has the greatest depth range of any manned research vehicle in the world today – 21,325 feet (6,500 meters), a depth that enables travel to at least 98 percent of the world’s sea floor.
5057米! “蛟龙号”深海载人潜水器入海全纪录
我国首台自主设计、自主集成的载人潜水器“蛟龙”号在北京时间26日6时12分首次下潜至5038.5米,顺利完成本次5000米级海试主要任务。
这个下潜深度意味着“蛟龙”号可以到达全球超过70%的海底。
北京时间26日3时38分,“蛟龙”号安全布放。3时57分正式开始下潜,下潜速度一度超过每分钟40米。参加本次下潜的三位潜航员为叶聪、杨波和付文韬。
“蛟龙”号设计深度为世界第一的7000米,预计2012年将进行7000米级海试。
3名潜航员参加下潜任务
昨日3时38分,第二次下潜试验任务正式开始。参加下潜任务的潜航员为叶聪、杨波、付文韬。4时46 分,下潜深度达到2000米,5时40分达到4072米,6时07分成功突破5000米级水深大关,6时17分下潜至最大深度5057米。6时48分,潜 水器抛弃压载铁后开始上浮,于9时30分安全浮出水面。
10时许,“蛟龙”号成功回收至“向阳红09”船,整个过程各项仪器指标及通讯正常。经现场指挥部及海试领导小组最终核实确认,此次下潜试验完成了既定目标,最大下潜深度达到5057米,创造了中国载人深潜新的历史。
整个过程历时6个多小时,潜航员在5000米水深时对潜器水下各项功能进行了验证,多次进行坐底试验,同时拍摄到海底生物照片。此次下潜成功,为后续第三次下潜开展海底观测和取样等水下作业奠定了良好基础。
下潜原理与潜艇不同
深海载人潜水器是名副其实的“海底蛟龙”,那么,深海潜水器与潜艇有何区别?
深海潜水器可以分为带缆水下机器人、自主型水下机器人和载人潜水器等。深海潜水器、特别是深海载人潜水器,是海洋开发的前沿与制高点之一,其水平可以体现出一个国家结构、材料、控制、海洋学等领域的综合科技实力。
深海潜水器与潜艇的主要技术区别是深海潜水器不是完全自主运行的,必须依靠母船补充能量和空气。比如“蛟龙”号的母船是“向阳红09”。每次海试结束 后,“蛟龙”号都会被回收到母船上,而不是在海中独立行驶。深海潜水器体积较小,航程短,也没有潜艇那样的艇员生活设施。
深海潜水器和 潜艇的下潜方法相同,都是向空气舱中注入海水,但上浮的方法则不同。潜艇上浮时,会使用压缩空气把空气舱中的海水逼出去。而深海潜水器由于下潜深、环境压 力大,压缩空气不足以逼出空气舱中的海水。因此,深海潜水器采用抛弃压载铁的办法实现上浮。值得注意的是,深海潜水器一般是通过电磁铁控制压载铁,所以万 一深海潜水器失去动力,电磁铁失效,压载铁会在重力的作用下自动脱离潜水器,使潜水器上浮。
“蛟龙”号在安全方面的设计不仅包括扔掉所携带的压载铁,还包括抛弃蓄电池箱和采样篮等重物,如被海草缠住就可以“壮士断腕”抛弃机械手,报警系统还可以发射浮标到海面,寻求母船救援。
“蛟龙”号概况
长×宽×高:8.2米×3.0米×3.4米
载重:空重不超过22吨,最大荷载是240公斤
速度:最大速度每小时25海里,巡航时每小时1海里
作业深度:最大工作设计深度7000米,理论工作范围可覆盖全球99.8%海洋
解析“蛟龙”号
本领:可以对多金属结核资源进行勘查,通过摄像、照相对多金属结核覆盖率、丰度等进行评价;可执行水下设备定点布放、海底电缆和管道的检测等复杂作业。
意义:如此次冲击5000米成功,将标志着我国成为继美国、日本、法国和俄罗斯后,第五个掌握大深度载人深潜技术的国家。蛟龙号将可到达70%全球洋底,同时为明年7000米海试奠定基础。
日本的“深海”号(Shinkai)潜水器可以下潜至6,500米,俄罗斯的“和平”号(Mir)和法国的“鹦鹉螺”号(Nautile)可以下潜至6,000米,而美国的“阿尔文”号(Alvin)则可以下潜至4,500米。 “阿尔文”号计划在2015年之前完成升级,升级后的最大设计下潜深度可达6,500米。
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iPad 2 Available in China’s Gray Markets
Posted on March 22nd, 2011 No commentsChinese Apple fans are waiting eagerly to find out when they will be able to get the iPad 2 after the company announced the device would ship in the U.S. on March 11, a further 26 countries (not including China) by March 26.
Wait No More!
The staff manning the huge crowd that mobbed Apple’s Fifth Avenue Store Friday estimate that as many as half the iPads sold that day were being bought for re-sale overseas.
Many scalpers for China’s thriving gray tech market were paid between US$80 and US$100 to stand in line for iPad 2s at the United States launch, and then to ship the product to awaiting customers in China.
On Taobao.com, China’s largest online shopping platform, iPad 2s are selling for anywhere from RMB 4,800 to RMB 5,500.
Apple has yet to announce when the iPad 2 — which is thinner than the original iPad and offers a faster processor and FaceTime video chat — will be available in its Beijing and Shanghai stores.
Following the United States launch, the iPad 2 will go on sale in a further 26 countries (not including China) by March 26, and “many more countries around the world in coming months,” according to the Apple press release.
Although Chinese Apple fans are excited by the new technology’s arrival in their own country, the world’s second largest PC market, it’s a relatively new market for Apple, which recently made a major push, opening five stores in Beijing and Shanghai.
“Apple’s been doing tremendously well in China, not just with the iPad but as a whole,” said Bryan Ma, an analyst at research firm IDC.
“There has been high demand for the iPad,” he said, adding that he expects to see similar interest in the iPad 2, as tablet sales in general boom.
The company has reduced the price for the original 16-gigabyte Wi-Fi iPad in China to 2,888 yuan, or roughly $440, from 3,988 yuan (3G-capable iPads are not officially available in China, but many consumers use 3G iPads made for other markets). Apple confirmed that it cut prices after the unveiling of the iPad 2, but an Apple spokeswoman declined to say when the new device would be sold in China.
iPad2进京三次加价
iPad2于3月11日在美国上市后,在中国正式亮相的日子却还遥遥无期。不过这个“空当”却让海外的黄牛党借机大捞了一笔。目前在中关村销售的iPad2大多经过了美国代购、香港“水客”和中关村商家的三次加价,就连在美国的中国留学生也纷纷转行“排iPad2”,在里面分到了一杯羹。
第一次加价
中国留学生“转行”排iPad2
据报道,自从iPad2上市后,苹果纽约店门外每天从7点就开始排起长队,最长的时候队伍超过百米。不过,这其中有1/3的人是中国黄牛雇来的“托儿”。
在纽约留学的北京留学生小朱告诉记者,她原本课余时间都是去快餐店打工,但最近她发现周围的同学都在帮中介排队买iPad2,于是她也跟着转行了。
小朱表示,在餐馆打工每小时一般挣5美元,但帮着到苹果直营店或沃尔玛门口排iPad2,一小时就能赚到14美元。买到后每台能得到10美元的提成,目前一般专卖店限购2台。按照一天4小时算下来,收入比原来打工多赚近3倍。
“我在美国认识的中国同学都在排,没课的时候就去。”小朱说,“这比在快餐店打工赚得多多了。”
第二次加价
“水客”偷渡 运回香港港口
据了解,在美国雇人代购iPad2的“中介”,也就是中关村商户们口中的“水客”。他们大多是中国人,自打iPhone系列开始流行,他们就干起了从美国走私电子产品,然后坐船偷渡回国的活儿。
由于通过非法的手段入境,水客可以节省关税和美国到中国的邮费。
基本上每家“中介”付给排队留学生的酬劳在10-14美元/小时左右,等中介从留学生手中拿到iPad2后,他们中的一些人,就会将机器专门从美国运回香港、深圳等一些海港城市。
一般一次能运四五十台左右,而这批货一到港,基本上就直接涨价1000多元,将iPad2的售价推高到近5000元。
第三次加价
中关村商户:这钱不好赚
中关村的销售商从这些港口城市取货后,再加价不到1000元左右出售。目前iPad2 16G Wi-Fi的水货中关村的售价为5800元左右。
虽然是个赚钱的买卖,但商家们却纷纷抱怨这钱可不如“线上”的前两次加价好赚。海龙内一商家周老板告诉记者,当时iPad2刚发行时他们弄来了两台64G的,售价9000块钱,当时整个商城都还没有iPad2,所以特容易就卖出去了。
但才过一周,iPad2的水货价格就基本上降了,因为现在不少商家手里都有三十几台的现货,不会出现断货情况。
中关村商家均表示iPad2的销量远远比不上第一代,不少已经有iPad的人暂时不会购入第二代,而由于二代水货因几次加价,价格太高,没有的人也大多望而却步。
算账
以16G Wi-Fi的iPad2在美售价499美元为例:
●留学生每天花4个小时做代购,按照美元兑换人民币6.5计算:排队费 4个小时×$14=56美元(364元人民币),代购费 2台×$10=20美元(130元人民币)
合计:499美元×6.5(汇率)+364+130=3737.5元
●中介收到货后交给“水客”,水客运到香港后的价格为3737.5+1000(加价费)=4737.5元
●中关村的销售商从港口取货后,再加价1000元左右出售
连线美国
预计水货价格会下跌
记者连线询问了美国洛杉矶一家苹果直营店的工作人员表示,由于目前库存不足,每家店每天只供货400-600台,基本上3个小时全部售光。
这位工作人员表示,他们每天排队购买iPad2的亚洲顾客占总体人数的1/3,有些顾客基本上每天都会见到,但他们目前也没有能够对付黄牛的好办法。
记者了解到,iPad2将于3月25日在澳大利亚、加拿大、法国、德国、英国这五国上市,原本包括在内的日本,因地震推迟上市。何时在中国上市还是未知数。
中关村的商家表示,现在iPad2一直都呈现降价趋势,当它在更多国家上市后,水货价格可能还会下跌。
iPad2 16G 32G 64G
美国 499美元 599美元 699美元
(3250元) (3900元) (4500元)
中关村 5800元 6500元 7800元
iPad2水货高配版叫价竟过万
于3月11日在美国发售的iPad2,由于尚未在中国正式发售,引起“果粉”再次对水货市场的热捧。近日,信息时报记者从广州数码市场了解到,受数量稀少,加上受日本地震影响未来部分配件生产可能停产,iPad2水货的价格水涨船高,目前市场上现货价格与美国相比几近翻番,其中64G 3G版叫价不菲,高达12800元。
3G版被炒过万元
早在一周前,位于广州太平洋数码、广州百脑汇等数码市场内,不少商铺已经打出“iPad2已到货”的招牌。但昨日信息时报记者在走访广州各大数码卖场时发现,水货iPad2虽已到货,但价格却不菲,与美国现货价格相比几乎翻番。记者从广州百脑汇数码广场了解到,目前iPad2水货 16GB WiFi版要价5800元,而64GB WiFi+3G版售价竟高达12800元。
虽然水货售价高企,但水货商表示利润并不高。有水货商告诉记者:“目前iPad2的价格高,主要是请人代购与中间转手加价过高。比如最低配WiFi 版在美国当地售价仅为499美元,折合人民币3300元左右。但是按照目前广州市场iPad2水货的售价虽然将近是美国的两倍,但除去中间的运费、代购费、甚至‘排队费’,经销商的利润也并不高。”
对于近乎翻番的水货售价,有熟悉水货市场人士表示,由于iPad2目前仅在美国市场出售,水货商都雇人在美国尽量多买几台再转手国内。目前 iPad2也在美国专卖店出现缺货情况,尽管苹果官方网站上仍能预订,不过预订或需一月才能到货。“供货紧张,导致国内水货市场价格不菲不足为奇。”该人士如是说。
首批货源售罄 网上预订火爆
尽管水货售价高企,却阻止不了“果粉”们对iPad2的热情。信息时报记者了解到,自iPad2在美国发售以来,广州不少商家刚到不久的货品就被抢购一空,均告售罄。
广州太平洋数码广场水货商张先生告诉记者,“目前大多数水货商店里都没有存货,都是顾客需要的时候再调货,3G版的32G容量iPad2全面缺货,如果有意购买可留下电话另行通知。”
一位上游的渠道商则告诉记者,近日到货量很少,每天只有三四台,前天晚上来了30多台,都被各家商户分走了,全部是现款提货。
由于货源紧张,不少水货商指出,目前水货价格随着货源供应情况每天变化。据预测,受日本地震影响,iPad2元件供应可能会紧张,未来两周不排除有再度涨价的可能。“上游渠道有消息称,苹果及其台湾生产合作伙伴富士康储备的iPad2元件仅供维持两到三周的生产。如果两三周后,日本相关企业的生产状况得不到改善,可能会影响出货。”上述水货商张先生表示。
水货市场的火热,同样催旺了网购。一些精明的网店店主们早已瞅准机会,提供一些价格“较为合理”的水货供顾客预订,有些网店更是称目前已经断货,要到5月中上旬才有货。
有业界人士称,如果不考虑商家自炒人气的行为,通过网络渠道预订和销售iPad2水货的消费数量已经近万台。
苹果iPad2再掀狂潮 4种购买渠道利弊分析
昨天,苹果发言人确认IPad2将如期于3月26日向全球发售,来回应质疑苹果是否有足够的IPad2供应20多个国家。虽然中国并未在首发公布名单内,但编辑相信iPad2也将会在第一时间引入国内市场。据了解,首台IPad2进入北京中关村时要价高达9000人民币,而在美国售价仅仅为499美元,折合人民币仅3300左右。去除运费、代购费、排除费等等,经销商暴利还是非常丰厚。那么IPad2的购买渠道就成为了众多网友关注的焦点,为此编辑给大家介绍以下四种购买渠道,喜欢的朋友不妨参考参考。
一、官网订购
优点:免除排队的繁琐、价格便宜
缺点: 需等上4-5周发货时间、需要美国当地地址、要过海关
二、国内卖场
据了解,一亚洲黄牛党团伙付费雇人排队购买iPad 2,当天在第五大道旗舰店外排队的人数约达200人,开店几分钟后便将店内的iPad 2一扫而光,从而拉开了iPad2“引渡”回国的序幕。首批抵达中关村的IPad2售价竟高达9000元。
优点:直接购买、无需等待
缺点:售价不是一般高,原因:支付高昂的人工排队费,缴纳当地税率,发至香港/深圳地区的运费,关税。最后发至全国各地。
三、网上代购
伴随着互联网支付的愈发完善,加之发达的快递以及更低的价格,通过网络销售平台购买,成为了很多新时代买家的首选。
优点:售价比实体店便宜
缺点:大部分网店无存货,存在交易风险、发货容易出现丢失或受损情况
四、美国代购
海外侨胞的代购最实惠,即便是相同的网络代购,价格也有着很大差异,所以美国代购成为了最为实惠的购买方式。
优点:价格最便宜,入门版iPad2(16GB Wifi)的代购价格只有4900元左右:
物品售价:¥3,403
销售税费:¥250
国际运费:¥120
手续费用:¥365
保险费用:¥120
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Apple supplier report reveals grim truths behind gadgets
Posted on February 17th, 2011 No commentsApple’s just-released progress report on the labor-related practices of its overseas parts suppliers reveals grim truths behind the making of such popular gadgets as the iPad and iPhone–including worker poisonings, child labor violations, and 60-plus-hour work weeks.
The Supplier Responsibility 2011 Progress Report (A pdf of the full report is available here), released just weeks after Apple logged record profits of $6 billion, marks the first time the company has officially acknowledged that 137 workers “suffered adverse health effects” at Wintek’s Suzhou factory in China (which supplies parts to Apple and Nokia) because of exposure to n-hexane, a toxic chemical in cleaning agents.
A report last year in the U.K.’s Guardian newspaper said at least 62 Suzhou workers had been hospitalized, while Wintek (联建科技) claimed that a factory death was the result of a heart attack, not n-hexane exposure. At that time, Nokia issued a statement denying that n-hexane was used on its production lines, while Apple declined to comment at all. (In its report, Apple now blames a reconfiguration of Wintek’s operations that failed to include changing the factory’s ventilation system.)
Long-term, high-level exposure to n-hexane can damage the peripheral nervous system and eventually the spinal cord, leading to weak and atrophied muscles, male infertility, and even paralysis. The chemical is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency owing not only to potential carcinogenic properties but also to environmental concerns. Apple says it will conduct a total re-audit of Wintek’s facility in 2011.
The Apple report also reveals that only 32 percent of audited facilities comply with the company’s maximum 60-hour, 6-day work week; in 2009, compliance was at 46 percent. In the U.S., 60-hour work weeks were deemed excessive in the 1880s, when factory workers pushed for 8-hour work days, according to a Business Week report. More recently, Apple has called 60-plus-hour work weeks “excessive” but 60-hour work weeks “normal,” according to this 2006 BBC report, while The New York Times found in 2007 that factories in China supplying corporations such as Wal-Mart, Disney, and Dell were forcing employees to work 16-hour days on fast-moving assembly lines.

Apple finds child labor in supplier report. A total of 91 workers under the age of 16 had been hired in 10 facilities
Meanwhile, Apple’s report finds that only 57 percent of facilities complied with Apple’s code on preventing working injuries, and less than 70 percent met standards on air emissions; environmental permits and reporting; and managing hazardous substances. The report also acknowledges finding 91 children working at 10 facilities, though the nearly nine-fold jump from the previous year’s findings of 11 children at 3 workplaces could be due to more robust facilities auditing. (After auditing 102 facilities in 2009, Apple audited 127 in 2010, many for the first time.)
Apple rather vaguely describes how it is addressing these issues, saying with regard to n-hexane that it is working to improve “poor management systems for Environmental Health and Safety.” As for child labor, Apple says it has “required the suppliers to support the young workers’ return to school and to improve their management systems–such as labor recruitment practices and age-verification procedures–to prevent recurrences.”
And finally, Apple reports that it is “disturbed and deeply saddened” by the 13 suicides or attempted suicides at Foxconn Technology’s Shenzhen factory over the course of five months. The first suicide involved a man who worked 286 hours the month prior, including 112 overtime hours (three times the legal limit), for about $1 an hour (including the higher overtime pay). That amounted to less than $300 over the course of the month–not quite enough to buy a 32GB iPhone 4. (Americans find the iPhone more affordable; within three days of launching the iPhone 4, Apple sold 1.7 million.) Foxconn (富士康科技集團), for its part, has since increased factory wages by 30 percent.
According to the report, after Apple COO Tim Cook and other executives traveled to the factory in June 2010, Apple asked for an independent review of conditions by suicide prevention experts. By August, Foxconn had hired psychological counselors, set up a 24-hour care center, and (rather morbidly) affixed large nets to the buildings to “prevent impulsive suicides.”
苹果公司承认137名中国供应商员工因污染致残
苹果IPad、Iphone正在中国热卖,但137名苹果中国供应商员工,却因暴露在正己烷环境,健康遭受不利影响。苹果公司15日发布2010年的供应链管理报告,首次公开承认中国供应链致残员工。
回放
环保组织质疑苹果
2010年,有36家国内环保组织为促进IT产业解决污染问题,与29个IT品牌进行多轮沟通。其中,《IT行业重金属污染调研报告(第四期)苹果特 刊》,对苹果的供应链职业安全、供应链环境保护、供应链员工权益和尊严提出质疑,敦促苹果公司公布供应链信息,对苏州联建科技公司和运恒五金公司员工的正 己烷中毒做出回应。
此前,苹果公司一直采取回避策略。
表态
苹果承认有“毒”
2月15日,苹果公司公布了2010年供应商责任进展报告,首次做出回应。
这份供应商责任进展报告长达25页,专门用一章对于正己烷的使用进行说明:“2010年,我们了解到,在苹果公司供应商胜华科技苏州工厂(即联建科技), 有137名工人因暴露于正己烷环境,健康遭受不利影响……我们要求胜华科技停止使用正己烷,并提供证据证明已经将该化学品从生产线上撤下。还要求他们修复 通风系统。自采取上述措施以来,再无工人因化学品暴露受到损害。”
与此同时,苹果公司表示,已查实所有受到影响的员工均已成功得到治疗,“我们会继续检查工人们的病历,直到他们完全康复。胜华电子已按照中国法律的要求为患病工人和康复期的工人支付了医药费和伙食费,补发了工资。137名工人中的大部分已经返回该工厂工作。”
进展
部分员工被迫离职
然而记者了解到的最新情况,与苹果报告仍有出入。137名工人中,部分员工正在遭受被迫离职的压力。
北京晨报记者昨晚电话采访了联建科技受害员工贾景川和胡志勇。贾景川介绍说,2月11日中午11时,他接到公司专门负责联建中毒员工主管的电话,得知鉴定结果已经下来了,职业病九级。但与此同时,该主管问他什么时间离职,因为“不离职得不到公司的赔偿”。贾景川2007年5月进入联建科技,2009年8月查出正己烷中毒入住苏州市五院治疗。出院至今,手脚出汗、麻木,晚上腿痛、抽筋等症状仍在出现。
根据中华人民共和国职业病防治法,用人单位不得清退受害员工。贾景川坚持要在公司继续工作:“我害怕我的病情继续恶化,如果现在离开公司,自己的身体健康得不到任何保障。”胡志勇则被鉴定为十级伤残,他也表示,此前公司给予一些治疗,认为他已经治愈,但他并不想离职。他也坦诚,目前公司工作环境有所改善,他们工作一段时间后,可到屋外通风休息。
内幕
网友曝公司隐瞒实情
北京晨报记者注意到,2009年8月3日,联建科技被网名为烟雨江南桥畔的网友在百度上曝出公司“私自拿走个人体检报告”,帖子称:“公司出现一系列的 事情让人感到恐慌,正己烷中毒事件接二连三。出于对自己身体考虑,我们个人(自费——记者注)去体检了,结果去拿体检单的时候竟被公司取走。”
8月5日22时,一名“热心网友”跟帖称:“自模五贴合站采用正己烷药剂作业以来,已经有5名员工发生正己烷中毒事件……7月20日,模五破天 荒地把所有回风口、风淋门都打开了,还在短时间内收取了所有的正己烷,快速地藏入了不为人知的地方。正当员工诧异的时候,传来了‘卫生局和劳动局来检查 了’的消息,这时员工才知道正己烷是有毒的。”
受害员工称苹果早就知情
联建科技受害员工贾景川昨天告诉新京报记者,苹果公司对供应商违规使用正己烷早就知情。“苹果公司对供应商的工艺、规格都有严格要求,供应商只是苹果 公司的执行者。”贾景川表示,“苹果每三个月,会派出督导人员下工厂进行常规检查,对工艺进行评估。代工厂任何一项工艺变化,都要经过苹果同意。”
据贾景川介绍,从2008年7月起,联建科技要求员工使用正己烷,2009年5月陆续有员工出现病症,但公司一直不承认。“后来我们的车间被称 为魔鬼车间,里面的员工几乎都出现问题。我是2009年9月确诊的,医生告诉我如果不住院,3个月后就会瘫痪。”目前,贾景川被定为9级伤残。
贾景川说,他一个月的工资1500元,现在公司要求离职才能拿到补偿金,每个人的补偿金额不同,他大概能拿到8万元。“但我并没有康复,而且这种病很容易反复。我担心以后会失去劳动能力,那后半生怎么办。”
北京盈科律师事务所刘永斌律师表示,建议员工去做职业病鉴定。根据《职业病防治法》的相关规定,用人单位不得清退受害员工,员工可以得到长期的保障。
心声
员工希望苹果道歉
昨天,贾景川不无悲戚地告诉记者:“现在屋外的温度在零下,但我手心里还在冒汗,这说明正己烷的影响还在继续。”贾景川称:“我们希望苹果公司站出来,向我们正式道歉,并且和联建科技一起解决后续问题。”
名词解释
何为正己烷
正己烷是一种用于清洁某些制造工序使用的零部件的化学品,挥发快,因此有供货商让员工使用它来清洁苹果产品上的苹果标志。但是这种化学品具有较强的毒性。
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从iPhone4到魅族M9 2010手机坐标大盘点
Posted on January 2nd, 2011 1 comment2010就过完了。今年生活中的我们或许有着这样、那样的不满、烦恼,但是对于喜欢电子产品的极客们来说,这是个欢乐的一年。在去年的时候,symbian系统还在享受着最后一抹阳光,但在进入了新年后,在CES上,各大厂商几乎都发布了搭载着 android系统的旗舰产品,而作为老牌的国际厂商摩托罗拉更是凭借的“后空翻”、“里程碑”等机型获得的重生,而一直是微软坚定的盟友的HTC,则与谷歌深度合作,赚得的金银满钵。而日、韩系厂商更是左右逢源。
而曾在PDA时代,在北美独领风骚的palm,由于对手的打压,终于难以支撑下去,卖给惠普。而微软终于看到了移动互联网的巨大前途,果断结束了Windows mobile,推出了与之毫无继承关系的Windows phone 7,而且在发布之前,整了一段iphone葬礼的恶作剧。而作为国际手机市场占有率第一的诺基亚,在自己的maemo系统与英特尔的mobin,结出 Meego这个难产儿之后,为了应急和留住庞大的塞班群体,终于对symbian s60进行升级,这就是symbian^3.
而黑莓的今年也是非常的不给力,其自己也感到blackberry OS系统的力不从心,开始在自己的平板上试用新的操作系统——QNX。
而相对与国际上的那种,新老交替的现象。在国内,开源的android,终于把国内的厂商的情绪调到最火热的程度。毕竟对于规模和技术实力不高的他们来 说,这太有吸引力了。而经过一系列的跳票之后,J.WONG也终于在最后一个月将魅族M9的面纱揭开了,算是满足煤油的愿望。
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金“机”奖——iPhone 4
虽然出了“天线门”这盘冷水,可是iphone4的销售和用户追捧的热度还是如这炎炎夏日的温度一样热火。自从iphone4在8月31香港上市之 后,iphone4在大陆的水货价格已经慢慢回归理性了。这次的报价比8月11号的价格小降了30元。这次美国完美破解版的尚酷数码报价为5950元。
iPhone 4拥有全新的外观设计,厚度仅有9.3毫米,相对于iPhone 3GS12.3毫米的厚度,变薄了24%,这使得iPhone 4成为不折不扣的全球最薄智能手机。其将手机的天线和边框整合在一起,侧边的不锈钢框架天线分为两段,充当两个天线。其中一边负责蓝牙、WiFi和GPS 信号的接收,另一边负责UMTS和GSM手机信号接收,这一设计非常之妙。除此之外,iPhone 4的按键风格,也是全新设计。iPhone 4的前后面板采用了特殊的钢化玻璃,是塑料坚硬程度的30倍,所以非常耐划。且屏幕细致度相较于以往更好。
iPhone 4采用了一块3.5英寸的IPS材质触摸屏,分辨率达到目前最高水准的640×960,显示效果非常细腻,并且支持多点触摸,触控感极好。同时还将摄像头 升级为500万像素,支持自动对焦和5倍数码变焦,成像质量有所提高。iPhone 4系统上该机搭载了全新的iOS 4智能操作系统,有着极高的扩展性和娱乐性,海量的软件资源让你过足游戏瘾。配置了主频为1024MHz的苹果A4处理器,整机运行速度和软件应用加载速 度都非常流畅。
编辑点评:与iPhone3GS相比,iphone4优势主要是屏幕的清晰图比3GS高四倍,主频提高到1HZ。内存提高到512M,摄像头从320万 提 高到500万,支持720P摄像。这些都是配置的对比,在外观上iPhone3GS更圆润系而iphone4显得更方正些,而且在侧面上,iphone4 比iPhone3GS多了几个功能键,还有在垂直方向上,iphone4除了必要的弧度之外,几乎使iphone4在侧面是呈现为一个矩形。这完全了颠覆 与前3代的设计,给人一种耳目一新的感觉。
至于赞美之词,“性价比最高的手机”、“最过目不忘的艺术品”、“最想要得到的节日礼物”、“最如意的交流工具”、“最适合送礼的手机”。。。等等。当然人们对它也有着这样、那样的不满,但是客观讲如果手机界有金机奖,今年非它莫属了。
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创新奖——HTC HD7
微软发布全新的WP7系统的时候,HTC一口气推出了5款搭载WP7系统的手机,表现了强烈的设计 和生产能力。这其中,以HD2升级版面目出现的HD7最为引人注目,而官方给予他数字7为代号,更是表现了对产品的信心。HD7采用4.3英寸电容触控屏 幕,1GHz处理器搭配512MB ROM+576MB RAM,运行速度飞快。
作为HTC HD2的升级版本,虽然该机在部分硬件配置上并没有人们想象的那样豪华,但就整体而言还是值得拥有。该机不仅装载了4.3英寸WVGA分辨率触控屏和内置 的500万像素摄像头,拥有双LED闪光灯和支持自动聚焦,并提供了720P高清视频摄录等功能。除了内置512MB ROM空间和576MB RAM空间之外,该机还使用了1GHz主频的高通QSD 8250处理器,加上新系统带来的使用体验以及支持多点触控的4.3英寸的屏幕,在整体实力上还是让HD7达到了当前的顶级水准。
此外,HTC HD7的其他功能也体现了功能集大成者的实力。不仅支持WCDMA/HSDPA网络及WiFi无线局域网接入、而且还提供了蓝牙2.1、AGPS导航、数 字罗盘、重力感应、环境光感应、FM收音机、USB连接、蓝牙技术、3.5毫米耳机插孔及Push Email商务功能等功能也是一应俱全。
编辑点评:一年前的人们很难想象,以保守著称的微软能开发一个 完全不同于ios的手机系统,而且微软一直在强调,Windows Phone 7将会和之前的WM系统有所不同,它将为用户提供更为整体的体验,从而提升用户的对于微软的依赖度,其中最为突出的两点就是加入了Xbox Live和Zune的服务。 因此今年的创新就就属于它了。
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悲情奖——诺基亚N8
诺基亚N8是诺基亚最新打造的顶级旗舰机型,经过了漫长的等待,终于闪亮登场,该机采用直板全触屏设计,应用了最新的Symbian 3系统,支持多点触控,配备了1200W像素的卡尔蔡司镜头,绝对强悍。
外形上,诺基亚N8采用了直板全触控设计,机身采用铝合金材质,握持感非常不错,拿在手里霸气十 足。机身配备了一枚3.5英寸分辨率为360×640像素的OLED电容触摸屏,显示效果比较令人满意,并支持多点触控,比较令人惊喜。机身背面配备了一 枚与卡片机相媲美的高达1200W像素的卡尔蔡司镜头,并配有疝气闪光灯,成像效果非常不错。机背没有设计电池仓,与苹果iPhone一样,电池内置无法 拆卸。
在性能上,诺基亚N8搭载的是最新的Symbian 3智能操作系统,内置了一枚CortexA8架构的高达600MHz处理器,并配有256MB RAM,512MB ROM,足以保障了N8的运行速度。诺基亚N8支持经典的EQ均衡器,里面包括超重低音、古典音乐、爵士音乐等等常用效果,表现令人满意。此外值得一提的 是本机还支持FM收音机以及调频放射器,非常全面。该机支持中国联通的WCDMA网络,并且支持WLAN,丰富了网络功能。内置了OVI商店,蓝 牙,GPS导航功能也都有配备,整体表现非常强悍。
编辑点评:N8采用的CMOS感光元件尺寸高达1/1.183 英寸,远远超过了过去包括索尼爱立信和诺基亚推出的一些1200万像素手机或是800万像素手机采用的1/2.5英寸的CMOS图像传感器,也超过了普通 卡片机的1.7英寸,达到了入门级单反的水平。再加上广受好评的氙气灯回归,诺基亚N8在拍照功能上绝对为执牛耳的存在。
那为什么说 其悲情呢?主要是其为由于symbian 前五版的老去而导致诺基亚高端机型的缺失而捧起来的顶梁柱。但是从反映来看,搭载着symbian^3的它,并不令人满意,就在前两天,还传出了诺基亚要 上WP7系统手机的消息,因此今年诺基亚N8是个悲情的王者。
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奋斗奖——魅族M9
在最近时间,魅族M9绝对是网上吵的最火热的机器。从M8问世至今,M9就没有离开过人们的视野。这款装载Android 2.2的国产神机,在网络里一直在疯狂的传播着关于她的消息,魅族宣称没有花过一分钱的广告费,全凭魅族迷们的热情来期待这款机器的。
根据魅族官方网站的资料来看 魅族M9仍然在用直板造型,113×59.8×11.2mm重量为123g。屏幕大小和iPhone 4一致,为3.5英寸。而且屏幕分辨率也达到了960*640,最高支持10点触控。并且,根据各大网站提供的深度评测显示,M9的显示效果和 iPhone 4的不相上下。M9配备500万的摄像头,支持触屏对焦,但是遗憾的是,并没有设置闪光灯。
M9采用由魅族深度定制的Android2.2操作系统,通过魅族自己的专门修改和美化,使M9的 UI界面显得非常的漂亮。一颗主频高达1GHz的CPU,512MB ROM+512MB RAM的机身内存,最高支持32GB的内存扩展容量。M9支持3G网络,WIFI,电子罗盘,A-GPS导航,720P高清播放。
编辑点评:在M8出来之后,J.Wong就说要整个3G版的M8,这就是使M9的原型。在之后不久,J.Wong就确认了M9的上马,其配置、外形经过 一 系列的变更,而上市期间也是一再推迟、跳票,在前些天终于寄出了媒体评测机,专卖店也有体验机。而且J.Wong也开了金口,将在元旦开卖。希望JW这次 不要跳票。。。
客观的将,一个厂商能够用两年来做一部机器,这个态度是值得尊重的。因此奋斗奖非其莫属。至于这款机器值不值得尊重,小编暂不评价,坐等几个月之后群众们的反馈。
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人气奖——三星i9000
高端手机领域,高配置大屏化的趋势愈演愈烈,4寸及以上的主屏,1G及以上的主频渐渐成为高端手机的基本配置。三星在高端(包括高价)手机领域向来多有 建 树,继WM系统的i8000、Bada系统的S8500之后,终于推出了Android系统的重量级作品:i9000,采用了4寸的Super AMOLED屏,CPU主屏达到了1GHz,绝对的旗舰水准,。
三星i9000采用了直板触摸屏设计,机身上下基本对称,尺寸为:122.4×64.2×9.9mm,重118g,尽管主屏达到了4寸,依然可以一手掌 握,不会觉得过大,机身不到10mm的超薄设计,使得i9000手感很好,而且看起来非常有气质。i9000这块4寸大屏依然是采用了三星自家的 1600W色Super AMOLED屏,分辨率达到了800×480,显示效果鲜艳细腻。
三星i9000支持WCDMA、HSPA网 络,采用了ARM Cortex A8架构的CPU,主频达到了1GHz,机身拥有8G的存储空间并且最大支持32G的MicroSD卡扩展。系统采用了Android2.1版,并且内置 了三星自家的Touch Wiz 3.0界面,可以把常用菜单和功能放在桌面菜单,方便调用。按照google之前提出的Android3.0最低配置要求,三星i9000完全可以支持在 之后用上更新的Android系统。
三星i9000功能丰富,常用的蓝牙、Wi-Fi、FM收音、3.5mm耳机接口、GPS导航、重力感应功能一个不少,更有特点的是,三星i9000引 领潮流地加入了无线AP功能,可以将手机设为无线路由,其它带Wi-Fi功能的设备可以通过i9000无线上网,由于i9000支持3G及3.5G网络, 所以在网络覆盖到的地方上网速度很快。
三星i9000前置30W摄像头可用于视频通话,后置一颗500W像素的主摄像头,具备触点对 焦、ISO调节、防抖、地理标记等功能, 可以30fps拍摄1280×720的高清视频。i9000机身内置的播放器支持多种常见音频、视频格式的拍摄,最高可以播放1280×720分辨率的视 频。
编辑点评:三星i9000是目前三星最高端的Android机器,也是市面上最高端的Android手机之一,配置和功能都是目前的主流水准,和索爱 X10相比软硬件水平略高。客观的说i9000 给人的第一印象不会太好,三星选用的塑料壳材质从骨子里透出一股廉价感。但是软件系统与应用程序的完美的结合让其大卖,成为商业表现最为成功的 Android 手机。
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大众奖——华为U8500
华为U8500作为华为全新推 出的Android旗舰机型,在外观设计上尽显时尚质感,富有未来感的配色、瓷器般细腻干净的白色以及点缀其中的 金属质感细 节,无不彰显出华为U8500的旗舰风采。在配置上,华为U8500更是为用户带来了双重的触控体验,屏幕正下方的光电触摸板,支持四向导航以及滑动敏感 度设置,搭配3.2寸支持多点触控的电容触控屏,华为U8500将为带给用户前所未有的轻松和自由感受。
华为U8500的机身三围为12×58×12.8毫米,拿在手上感觉大小正合适,外观也采用了类似 于金属的磨砂质感,屏幕周围则采用的是钢琴烤漆材质,手感出色。在功能上,华为U8500除内置如同花顺炒股、新浪微博、QQ斗地主等丰富的日常应用外, 还支持WiFi热点技术。
华为U8500的机身背部则采用了人体工学设计,稍微带有弧度,在把握的时候可以拥有更好的手感,在圆形的拍照镜头旁边,我们看到了一个联通WO 3G标志,证明了这是一款由联通定制的手机。
华为U8500的侧面设计的相当简洁,仅在右侧保留了两个音量调节键,机身侧面的在使用的时候也相 当有手感,虽然整体看来是方正的,但是在触摸的时候可以感受到还是非常圆润的。机身的顶部设计有一个microUSB数据接口,还配备了一个3.5毫米的 耳机接口,通用的接口让手机非常的人性化。当然,手机的电源键也被安排在了这里,兼做锁屏键使用。
编辑点评:随着国内3G热潮不断升温,千元3G智能手机市场上的竞争也愈演愈烈,而凭借华为多年来 与中国联通的深度合作,及对市场的敏锐把控,华为正不断推出更多、功能更丰富的千元3G智能手机产品,并以出色的用户体验和良好的3G业务融合,为广大消 费者展开了一幅未来移动互联网生活的美丽画卷。
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7 Technologies where China leads the world
Posted on December 12th, 2010 11 commentsChina’s been breaking records lately.
A Chinese high-speed train set a new world record for fastest unmodified commercial train during a trial run, hitting 302 miles an hour (486.1 kilometers per hour), on the Beijing-Shanghai line on Dec 3, 2010. The record – established by a 16-car bullet train CRH380A designed by China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corp – surpassed the previous record, set three months ago, by a train on the Shanghai-Hangzhou line, which reached a speed of 259 miles an hour.
Last month China’s Tianhe-1A, developed by Chinese defense researchers, became the world’s fastest supercomputer, with a performance level of 2.57 petaflop/s (quadrillions of calculations per second), substantially eclipsing the U.S. DOE’s Cray XT5 “Jaguar” system at Oak Ridge national labs in Tennessee, which runs at 1.75 petaflop/s. Third place is also held by a Chinese computer.
The following seven technologies — mostly in the areas of power generation and transportation — where China is leading the world:
• High-Speed Rail. In the span of six years, China has gone from importing this technology to exporting it, with the world’s fastest train and the world’s largest high-speed rail network, which will become larger than the rest of the world combined by the end of the decade. China is reportedly in the process of developing a super high-speed train that can run at 373 mph (600 kph). With nearly 5,000 high-speed rail miles in operation, China already has the world’s longest high-speed rail network. It’s aiming to have 10,000 miles by 2020. Some short distance plane routes have already been canceled, and train travel from Beijing to Shanghai (roughly equivalent to New York to Chicago) has been cut from 11 hours to 4 hours.
Compare that to Western Europe. In the lead is Spain, but it has just over 1,250 miles of rail track dedicated for trains running at speeds of up to 186 mph. Spain started service on its first high-speed train in April 1992. Today, it has a network of efficient trains crossing the nation. The Alta Velocidad Espanola or AVE has its own dedicated track system and is capable of traveling 186 mph. Delays are almost unheard of on the train line. For instance, on the Madrid to Seville line, arrival is guaranteed within five minutes of the scheduled time or passengers get a full refund.
The French TGV (Train Grande Vitesse) is the world’s fastest conventional train. In April 2007, the TGV broke its own 1990 record with a speed of 357 mph during a test. It also holds the record for the fastest scheduled service, averaging 173 mph during the entire station-to-station journey.
Germany prides itself on having a fast, efficient rail system that goes as far as Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. The Inter City Express (ICE) trains of Deutsche Bahn travel at 205 mph and can reach speeds of 226 mph. At many stations, cross-platform connections are available, so there are no stairs or long walks to make your trip.
The opening of the Channel Tunnel, or Chunnel, in 1994 finally connected Great Britain with mainland Europe. High-speed Eurostar trains made the journey from London to Paris or Brussels fast and competitive with air travel.
Japan led the world with bullet trains or the “shinkansen“, introducing the first in 1964 connecting Tokyo and Osaka in four hours. The future of high-speed rails may rest with Maglev trains. Central Japan Railway Co.’s Maglev, which is levitated and propelled by magnetic force, currently holds the world speed record for a train at 361 mph. Central Japan Railway is pushing for a commercial line between Tokyo and the western city of Osaka, a distance that is about the same as Washington, D.C., to New York City. However, there are no current plans for building a Maglev line, despite nearly four decades of research, 15 years of testing and more than $2 billion invested, including government subsidies.
South Korea’s express train, known at the KTX, started service in 2004. Its technology is largely based on France’s TGV. To reduce air resistance, the front and back of the train has the streamlined shape of a shark.
Taiwan’s high-speed train started service in January 2007. Taiwan uses Japan’s Shinkansen trains, the first time that Japan had exported its rail technology. The 700T travels at 187 mph and connects the northern and southern regions of Taiwan that are separated by the island’s rugged central mountainous terrain.
And then there’s the U.S., which has virtually no high-speed rail expertise despite being a world leader in freight railway technology. American trains don’t come close to the speed of those in Asia or Europe. Amtrak introduced high-speed service in 2000 with the Acela Express, which runs between Washington, D.C., and Boston. The train can reach 150 mph but only during a short part of its trip. The rest of the journey occurs at slower speeds. Acela is America’s only high-speed rail service.
• High Voltage Transmission. The State Grid Corp. of China (SGCC) has deployed the world’s first Ultra High Voltage direct current (UHVDC) lines — including one capable of delivering 6.4 gigawatts to Shanghai from the Xiangjiaba hydroelectric plant nearly 1300 miles away in southwestern China. An HVDC line can without any loss of efficiency be buried in the ground, or even run under water, rather than having to be slung in mid air. That would greatly reduce construction costs and make an HVDC line practical from maintenance and environmental perspectives in remote areas. The 800 kV Xiangjiaba-Shanghai UHVDC link is the world’s longest and most powerful transmission link, surpassing the 600 kV Itaipu transmission line in Brazil. ABB was the main technology supplier to State Grid Corp. of China. These lines are more efficient and carry much more power over longer distances than those in the United States.
• Advanced Clean Coal Technologies. China is rapidly deploying supercritical and ultra-supercritical coal combustion plants, which have fewer emissions and are more efficient than conventional coal plants because they burn coal at much higher temperatures and pressures.
In 2009, five 1,000-MW ultrasupercritical plants were commissioned in the first three quarters, and in 2010 supercritical and ultrasupercritical units are expected to account for over 40% of the total newly built thermal power generating units. From 2010 to 2020, new power plants with unit capacities of 600 MW and greater will all be required to be supercritical, and about half of the newly built power generating units are expected to be ultrasupercritical.
Examples of plants that have pioneered ultrasupercritical technologies include the ¥9.6 billion Yuhuan plant, which came online in 2007 on the coast of East China’s Zhejiang Province. The 4,000-MW plant’s units—China’s first 1,000-MW ultrasupercritical boilers—run at an efficiency of 45%. A more recent example, the Siemens Energy–built Waigaoqiao III Power Plant in Shanghai, is said to have saved some 900,000 metric tons of raw coal and reduced CO2 output by 1.9 million tons since start-up in 2008. The plant reaches an efficiency of up to 48%, making it “the most efficient coal plant in the world,” Siemens claims. The most efficient U.S. plants are about 40 percent efficient.
China is also moving quickly to design and deploy technologies for Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) plants as well as Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
China’s largest coal producer, the Shenhua Group, has a joint U.S.-China project that aims to collect high-purity CO2 from a direct coal liquefaction facility in the Ordos Basin of Inner Mongolia that is slated to reach operational status in 2010/11, with a goal of eventually sequestering 2.9 metric tons of pure CO2 per year, most likely in a nearby saline aquifer.
Meanwhile, led by China’s largest power producer, the Huaneng Group, the 250-MW GreenGen project—China’s first commercial-scale integrated gasification combined-cycle facility that includes carbon capture technology—is under construction in the Bohai Basin in Tianjin. That project will seek to capture and sequester 25,000 to 30,000 metric tons of CO2 per year (about 2% of its CO2 emissions—much smaller than the pilot tests under way elsewhere) starting in 2012–2013, with a higher target set for 2017.
• Nuclear Power. The demand for emission-free nuclear electricity in China is growing as quickly as its megacities and middle-class.China has more than 30 nuclear power plants under construction, more than any other country in the world, and is actively researching fourth generation nuclear power technologies.
The world’s fastest-growing major economy is developing nuclear energy to cut reliance on more polluting coal and oil and meet domestic consumption. China’s self-sufficiency in reactor design and construction and its emergence as an exporter of nuclear technology would increase competition for General Electric Co., Areva SA and Electricite de France SA, Europe’s biggest power producers.
China’s existing 11 nuclear power generating units all use second generation of nuclear power generation technology. The country started the construction of its first third-generation pressurized water reactors in Sanmen in Zhejiang province using AP1000 technologies developed by U.S.-based Westinghouse in 2009. It has a designed power capacity of 1,250 megawatts. China, which gets less than 2% of its power-generating capacity from its 11 nuclear reactors, plans to build dozens more reactors by 2020, bringing the sector’s share to 5% of its generating capacity, or about 70,000 megawatts.
The successful start up of the China Experimental Fast Reactor (CEFR) in July 2010 marked a breakthrough in China’s home-developed fourth generation nuclear technology. Fast reactors that run on the fourth-generation technology differ from others in that they are able to utilize the fuel in a more optimal way so as to reduce the overall energy costs significantly. The technology will also lift the uranium usage ratio to as high as 70 percent from existing one percent. State-owned China National Nuclear may start building two 800-megawatt experimental fast reactors around 2013 and operations may start before 2020.The nation aims to be able to build fast reactors with a capacity between 1,000 megawatts and 1,500 megawatts each and promote the technology by 2030.
• Alternative Energy Vehicles. China, determined to become a world leader in green technology in what is already the world’s biggest and fastest growing auto market., has developed a draft plan to invest $17 billion in central government funds in fuel economy, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, electric and fuel cell vehicles , with the goal of producing 5 million new energy vehicles and 15 million fuel-efficient conventional vehicles by 2020.

Chinese automaker BYD's F3DM hybrid vehicle. BYD has only sold 290 F3DM hybrids between January and October of this year despite incentives
Changan Motors has not sold a single hybrid electric vehicle, despite having had its hybrid Jiexun on sale for most of 2010. BYD, a Chinese battery and car maker with hopes to sell EV’s in the U.S., has sold just 54 E6 electric vehicles in ten months, and just 290 F3DM (The “DM” stands for dual-mode, meaning the sedan is a plug-in hybrid, similar to the Chevy Volt) plug-in hybrids between January and October of this year despite backing by Warren Buffet.

Chinese auto maker BYD plans to supply as many as 50 e6 electric cars to fleet customers in Southern California by the end of 2011.
• Renewable Energy. China is installing wind power at a faster rate than any nation in the world, and manufactures 40 percent of the world’s solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. It is home to three of the world’s top ten wind turbine manufacturers ( Sinovel Wind Co Ltd; Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co. and Dongfang Turbine Co.) and four of the top ten silicon-based PV manufacturers in the world (Suntech Power Holdings Co.; Yingli Green Energy; JA Solar Holdings and Trina Solar Limited).
The country became the world’s largest wind turbine market in 2009 in terms of new installations totaling 12 GW, up 92 percent year-on-year. The Chinese turbine market has grown in terms of global market share from only 1 percent in 2001 to 36 percent in 2009.
• Supercomputing. Last month, the Tianhe-1A, developed by China’s National University of Defense Technology, became the world’s fastest supercomputer. Tianhe-1A has a peak speed of 2.57 petaflops, far higher than the US XT5 Jaguar that can manage 1.76 petaflops. Located at China’s National Supercomputer Centre in Tianjin, much of the machine’s processing power comes from chips more typically found in graphics cards. It is expected to be doing simulations to help Chinese weather forecasts and to help with work to locate undersea oil fields. Supercomputers are now largely built around graphics processors. By contrast the US Jaguar supercomputer that Tianhe-1A has pushed into second place is built around more traditional CPUs typically used in desktop computers.
Top ten supercomputers
Tianhe-1A – 2.57 petaflops
XT5 Jaguar – 1.76 petaflops
Nebulae – 1.27 petaflops
Tsubame 2.0 – 1.19 petaflops
XE6 Hopper – 1.05 petaflops
Tera 100 – 1.05 petaflops
Roadrunner – 1.04 petaflops
Kraken XT5 – 0.83 petaflops
Jugene – 0.82 petaflops
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Apple iPhone 4 demand outpaces supply in China
Posted on September 26th, 2010 No commentsThe launch of Apple’s iPhone 4 in China was apparently very successful. More than 1,000 individuals reportedly lined up outside of the Xidan Joy City Apple Store in Beijing, China, some of which began lining up a couple of days ago.
The iPhone 4 apparently saw more demand than its iPad counterpart, which launched last weekend in China with little fanfare. While Apple itself has not provided any official figures, China’s official iPhone 4 carrier China Unicom has indicated that more than 50,000 orders were placed in the first day alone of the pre-sale. In comparison, only 5,000 iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS units were pre-ordered last year when the devices were launched in the country. Overall, China Unicom received over 200,000 iPhone 4 pre-orders. The Chinese carrier is already having a difficult time keeping up with demand. The new iPhone version 4 has 16 GB of capacity and costs about $ 739 in China, the cost of the 32 GB equipment is $ 887. Prices in China are far from the U.S., where one sells for $ 199 (16 GB) and the other for $ 299 (32 GB).
Thus far, iPhone 4 units have been made available in China through the gray market. However, these devices include many disadvantages. For instance, they’re more expensive, no warranty of any kind is offered, and more importantly, they’re not specifically customized for the Chinese market.
Apple Stores in Beijing
The Village at Sanlitun
Building 6, No. 19, Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
(8610) 6419-8900Joy City Xidan
131 North Xidan Avenue,Xicheng District, BeijingApple stores in Shanghai
Apple Store, Pudong
No.8 Century Avenue IFC Mall, Shop LG2-27, Lujiazui, Pudong District, Shanghai
(8621) 6084 6800Hong Kong Plaza
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Chinese clone of Apple 4G iPhone is Here! (w/photos)
Posted on June 5th, 2010 2 commentsChinese version of iPhone has been released before the real version is available. The device was sent to pconline.com.cn for test review. It is named as GPS-PHONE, and features TV antenna, mini USB interface, camera flash, and a front facing camera.
Even the interface of GPS-PHONE looks pretty similar to the leaked iPhone prototypes. The device also supports JAVA apps. So you can at least use Opera Mini or eBuddy on it.
Unfortunately, there are no words about the prices and release date of GPS-PHONE.
If you’re interested in the real deal, the iPhone 4G is expected to be unveiled on the 7th of June at Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2010 which is only two days away.
via Macrumors and PConline
En china se adelantan y presentan un clon “decente” del iPhone 4G
GPS-PHONE
La copia barata del iPhone 4G tiene por nombre GPS-PHONE. Una vez que se enciende el móvil podemos comprobar que el sistema operativo también ha sido objeto de copia. Por supuesto no tiene nada que ver con el original, ya que éste está desarrollado en Java y solo se asemeja en el estilo de los iconos grandes y alineados en filas y columnas de los que hace gala iPhone OS. Respecto a su hardware, han transcendido unos cuantos detalles como la cámara con flash, conector miniUSB o la integración de un sintonizador DVB-T para ver la televisión. Para su correcto funcionamiento cuenta con una antena que se retrae y se guarda en el cuero del teléfono. También incluye conexión inalámbrica WiFi, GPS e incluso una cámara frontal. Por el momento no sabemos precio de esta pieza, pero es de suponer que muy por debajo que el verdadero iPhone de Apple.IPhone 4G/HD : pas encore sorti, déjà copié !
L’iPhone 4G/HD n’est pas encore sorti qu’il a déjà été contrefait. Le GPS-Phone, c’est le nom de cette copie, a lui aussi sa caméra en façade et son capteur numérique avec flash ainsi qu’une batterie amovible (toutes choses que l’iPhone 4G/HD doit gagner), mais il dispose d’un port mini-USB, d’un slot micro-SD, et d’une jolie antenne pour la TV.
Клонофон GPS-PHONE – iPhone 4G еще не анонсирован, но уже скопирован
Китайский клон получил название GPS-PHONE, у него имеется фронтальная камера, выдвижная телескопическая ТВ-антенна, mini USB порт и 3,5 мм аудиоразъем. Судя по фотографиям, на задней стороне корпуса GPS-PHONE имеется камера со вспышкой, а его название говорит о поддержке GPS навигации. Также у этой модели имеется аккумулятор емкостью 1200 мАч и слот для карт памяти формата microSD. Интерфейс GPS-PHONE тоже напоминает iPhone OS, только он выполнен на основе Java приложений.
I Kina sælger de 4G-iPhone
Du behøver ikke hænge ud i barer, hvor berusede Apple-ansatte taber deres mobiler, for at få fat i en ny 4G-iPhone. Nu kan du købe den i Kina. Den kinesiske 4G iPhone-klon kaldes “GPS-Phone” og virker absolut ikke på det kommende 4G-net. Ifølge pconline.com.cn har den kamera med blitz, tv-antenne (!), mini-USB-stik og en iPhone-lignende brugerflade.
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苹果再爆遗失门?山寨iPhone 4G手机评测
Posted on June 5th, 2010 1 comment距离6月7日苹果正式发布4G的日期越来越近了,估计现在全世界的“果粉”都在期盼着能够早点看到这款手机的真容。在不久前苹果因遗失了两部工 程机而成为媒体报道的中心,虽然不知真假,但也足以吊起全球爱好者的胃口。报道中称苹果一共遗失了三部iPhone 四代工程机,前两款已经有了下落,而第三款则一直不见踪影……
今天我们评测室来了一位不速之客,它拥有和遗失的iPhone 4G一样的外观造型,但是可以肯定的是,它是来自山寨之乡深圳的高仿手机,它真正的名字叫做GPS-PHONE。尽管参考意义不大,但是惊叹于深圳速度我 们还是来一睹它的风采吧。
主要卖点
1、销魂的外形
将GPS-PHONE的外形作为主要的卖点绝对是毋庸置疑的,其实这也是这部手机能够吸引人们如此围观的重要原因。如果你从远处看的话,你或许 还真的会以为我们手机频道也拿到了苹果遗失的第三部iPhone 4G。
2、拉风的天线
或许乔布斯没有想到在iPhone 4G上面加一个可以自由收缩的天线,可是深圳的寨主门就想到了,方块状的机身加上这么一根拉风的天线,完全是画蛇添足,不过不可否认,iPhone 4G如果真有这么一根天线,那即便是寨,也是非常拉风的寨。
3、匠心独具的可拆卸式背盖
可更换后背电池是苹果的工程师想都不敢想的事情,而这样的奇迹竟然发生在GPS-PHONE上面。对于那些经常出差的人来说,就特别适合买这款 GPS-PHONE,因为其可以很方便的更换电池,或许,这是GPS-PHONE唯一可以“秒杀i”Phone 4G的地方。
外观造型
现在映入我们眼帘的正是传说中的大号GPS-PHONE,跟所泄露出的两款iPhone 4G手机相比真的是非常相似,这足以看出这款手机的厂家真的是下了很多的功夫。GPS-PHONE的机身正面跟所泄露的那两部iPhone 4G基本一样,在触摸屏上方有一个前置摄像头,前置摄像头旁边的扬声器出口也是用金属网膜覆盖的。
当然,要打造形似iPhone 4G的手机当然不能少了那颗凹陷下去的圆形物理按键,而正是这颗经典的物理按键为这部GPS-PHONE增色了不少。此外,GPS-PHONE还在 iPhone 4G的基础上进行了一定的创新,它在圆形物理按键的右下方专门打了一个小孔,这既增强了语音通话效果,又保持了GPS-PHONE整体的美观,可谓是独具 匠心。
再来看看GPS-PHONE的侧面,它秉承了iPhone 4G采用金属边框的传统,只不过它的金属边框更显靓丽。在机身的底部,我们居然发现了挂绳孔和CMMB数字电视的天线,这绝对又是一个革命性的突破,要知 道这在iPhone手机上是绝对见不到的。其恰到好处的天线完全迎合了当前移动电视的潮流,GPS-PHONE设计者的超前思维令人折服。而在挂绳孔和天 线之间的一个圆形小孔就是GPS-PHONE的充电接口,这也是跟iPhone 4G不一样的地方。
机身的顶部继承了iPhone简洁的风格,它在上面只设计了一颗开关机键,只是比iPhone 4G少了一个3.5mm的耳机接口。
不知道是不是设计者的失误还是其它什么原因,GPS-PHONE将分离式的圆形音量调节键及静音键设计在了机身的右侧下方,而iPhone 4G则是在机身的左侧上方,难道这是为了符合我们中国人的使用习惯还是这就是中国特色?而在GPS-PHONE的机身左侧也只有一个Mini USB接口,在这里看不到Mini SIM卡的卡槽。难道这部手机就不用插卡吗?不是的,谜底将在下面揭晓。
再看看GPS-PHONE的机身背部,除了在左上角有跟iPhone 4G一样的主摄像头和闪光灯外,我们居然还发现了四个小孔,这其实就是扬声器的出口,也是为了增大外放音量而设计的。而正是接下来出现的经过特殊设计的 “GPS-PHONE”字眼出卖了这部手机,它真的不是iPhone 4G,它就是它:GPS-PHONE。此外,在其名字下方罗列的是它的部分功能,我们可以看到它支持GPS、WiFi、数字电视、Java程序、Mp3和 Mp4功能。
其实,真正能够显示这部手机强大工业设计水平的就是接下来的这个步骤——GPS-PHONE的电池后盖居然是可以拆开的,这在iPhone上是 连想都不敢想的事情。其实这也是GPS-PHONE不用在侧边设计Mini SIM卡插槽的原因,因为可以将卡槽设计在电池仓内,而且完全不需要特殊的Mini SIM卡。
除此之外,我们还可以看到一块1200mAh的电池及Micro SD卡卡槽,虽然只有区区的1200mAh,但是只要电池是可更换的,那么就不用担心手机的续航时间了。在这方面,GPS-PHONE完全超越了 iPhone 4G,甚至说秒杀iPhone 4G一点也不为过。
操作体验
强悍的工业设计水平不仅仅体现在硬件设计上,系统上的仿真设计也是体现水平的一个重要方面。GPS-PHONE OS采用了跟iPhone OS 同样风格的界面设计,只是在此基础上还进行了一些改进,这也是为了让那些改投了GPS-PHONE的iPhone用户更快适应的这部手机,这也是厂商用心 良苦的地方。
语言选项中有十几个国际语种
在操作这部GPS-PHONE的过程中,能够明显感受到设计者的国际视野。不仅是因为手机的初始语言是英语,更令人震惊的是,它在系统设置 “Laguage”(语言)那个选项中,居然还有西班牙语、意大利语等十多个国际语种,这足以看出GPS-PHONE想为全世界人民服务的决心。
搜索区域中的选项比较有意思
同时,为了进一步了解GPS-PHONE这部传奇手机,我以膜拜者的心态体验了这独具特色的CMMB数字电视,这也算是不辜负那个高高翘起小尾 巴。而在体验的过程中,我再一次震惊了,它在“Search Area”(搜索区域)那个选项中居然还有中国深圳、中国香港、中国台湾、美国等国家和地区。看来GPS-PHONE不仅仅有国际视野,更重要的是它还具 备了一个火红的中国心,是一部纯正的爱国手机。
除了能够接受数字电视外,收发短信、通话、拍摄、导航、娱乐等功能也是一应俱全。对于想更深入了解这部GPS-PHONE神机的人来说,这个时 候就可以下手了。
评测总结
GPS-PHONE优缺点总结
1、销魂的外形
2、拉风的天线
3、匠心独具的可拆卸式背盖
1、在屏幕显示效果上仍有待改进
2、缺少对3.5mm耳机接口的支持
经过上述对GPS-PHONE的评测之后,不知道大家对那些厂商的专业山寨精神是否有了更深的领悟?看来这还需要大家进行反复的琢磨,本人在这 里就不再明说了,你们懂的。
来源:pconline
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年末大盘点:2009年最火爆中国十大网络流行语
Posted on December 29th, 2009 No comments1 不差钱
由赵本山、毕福剑主演,外加赵本山的两个徒弟小沈阳与毛毛共同演绎的春晚经典小品《不差钱》。虽然一个是中国当之无愧的小品王赵本山,另外一个是以幽 默见长的平民大众娱乐主持人老毕。然而,觉得《不差钱》真正火了的人是穿着苏格兰裙的小沈阳。更值得一提的是,“不差钱”更是附带着“这个可以有”当之无 愧地成了2009年的第一个网络流行语。
2 贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭

“贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭”之所以在网络中流行,起源于一个名为“贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭”的帖子在短短五六个小时被数万网浏览并跟帖回复。而且 这是一个只有标题的帖子,其内容只有“rt”二个字母,意思为“如题”,对“为什么发帖?”、“贾君鹏是何许人物?”等问题并没有作出解释。觉得,“贾君 鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭”典型的生活形态语言,道出了沉迷游戏中少年的被呼喊之人生常态。极具生活典型意义和隐性煽情力。事实上,“贾君鹏”到底是谁?这样 一个问题在今天这样一个网络时代似乎并不重要。因为觉得,我们每个人都是生活中的“贾君鹏”,因为我们每个人的中都一个喊你回家吃饭的妈妈。同时,我们每 一个人的生活中也都拥有几个像发贴者那样的挚友。3 躲猫猫

与2008年的网络流行语“俯卧撑”的一样。2009的“躲猫猫”同样又是一个案件引发的流行语。注意到相关报道:24岁的玉溪北城镇男子李乔明因盗 伐林木被刑拘,1月30日进入看守所,2月8日下午受伤住院,4天后在医院死亡,死因是“重度颅脑损伤”。警方给出的答案是,当天李乔明受伤,是由于其与 同监室的狱友在看守所天井里玩“躲猫猫”游戏时,遭到狱友踢打并不小心撞到墙壁而导致。当地另一家媒体报道称,警方调查结果显示李乔明“躲猫猫”时眼部被 蒙,所以“不慎撞到墙壁受伤”。因此,该新闻在网上引发热议,其中很大一部分都在谈论“躲猫猫”这个游戏的危险性。
事实上,2009年除了“躲猫猫”之外,还有“洗澡澡”、“做梦梦”、 “睡觉觉”等三个词语的背后似乎有着如出一辙的故事。都是在看守所内发生,同样都是与在押犯的死亡有关。4 你是哪个单位的?

有人说:2009年的金秋十月,最“红”的不是香山红叶,而是网上流行的那句“你是哪个单位的?”。看到:全运会正在如火如荼的进行中,因全运会而爆 出的“雷人雷事”也不断刷新。国家游泳运动管理中心副主任、全运会跳水竞赛委员会副主任周继红在面对记者关于马鸣的全景预测和“金牌内定”的问题时,两次 条件反射般地反问记者:“你哪个单位的?”这句话不仅迅速走红网络,还不断被网友“演绎”而持续飘红。5 心神不宁

2009年6月18日,看到央视《新闻联播》、 《焦点访谈》两大王牌栏目先后播出了曝光谷歌中国存在大量淫秽色情和低俗信息的新闻。其中,《焦点访谈》节目在播出到约7分46秒时,出现了一段对一位名 叫“高也”的大学生的采访。他接受采访时说了一个“心神不宁”。但随后却有细心网友发现高也目前正在央视《焦点访谈》栏目实习。于是,“焦点访谈也造 假”,从19日开始,指责央视《焦点访谈》用“内部人员”作为谷歌中国色情链接事件采访对象的帖子开始在网络上流传。“现身说法”的大学生高也同样受到关 注,并引发网友的质疑。更为严重的是,注意到这名出镜的实习生遭遇凶猛人肉搜索,甚至有网友曝光他的博客、他的QQ号、他的手机号码、甚至他女友的身份和 照片。因此,大学生高也还是在网上火了起来,他的“心神不宁”成了网络流行语的同时,《焦点访谈》也被质疑有造假这嫌,这也是这一事件的升级。6 寂寞党:哥吃的不是面,是寂寞

这是注意在某天夜里迅速在网络上窜红的,起因是一非主流发了张吃面的图,上书“哥吃的不是面,是寂寞。”极具讽刺意义。于是大家纷纷效仿以兹讽刺,例 如,哥唱的不是歌,是寂寞;哥答得不是案,是寂寞;我发的不是帖子,是寂寞;……寂寞党由此形成。从2009年7月份开始,这样的句式开始攻占国内各大论 坛,掌握了论坛的主流话语权,而钟爱以此句式回帖的人也被网友称为“寂寞党”。这种看似无厘头的话语方式,正是目前网络恶搞的新流行——句式模仿。任何一 句平淡的句式,只要被网友们瞄上并进行模仿,立即可以显示出极大的爆发力,如“不要迷恋哥,哥只是个传说”、“贾君鹏你妈妈喊你回家吃饭”。其像病毒一样 强大的传染性和传播速度为网友所青.7 被XX

被自杀是一种疑似于自杀的他杀。这种死法之所以以自杀而不是他杀命名,是因为这种死法表面看来都是自杀,之所以要在前面加上“被”,是因为这种自杀鉴 定结果很经不起推敲。“被自杀”,表示对一些非正常死亡案件的质疑。随后“被就业”、“被平均”等多种“被XX”词语在网络上流行起来。 于是,有人用“被时代”总结了:被代表、被捐款、被失踪、被自愿、被就业、被自杀、被开心、被小康等“被××”的荒谬现象。
当然,还有娱乐圈的很多男明星“被当爸”,女明星“被当妈“,再到后来国安的“被夺冠”。最让人觉得搞笑的是,看到,前不久,央视名嘴白岩松也被“被”了一回,只不过,他的这一“被”听起来却并不轻松,他在网络之中“被自杀”。8 杯具

“杯具”的具体出处不可考,但看到网络上流传较广的说法是源自“人生是个杯具”。网友用“人生就是一碗内牛满面(泪流满面),用杯具盛则太小,盛不 下,用餐具盛又太大,没有必要”来表达内心的无奈,但字里行间却显示出一种自嘲的态度。于是,以“悲剧”的谐音词“杯具”为核心词汇,形容各种事物和感受 的句子在各大论坛流行开来。钟爱此类句式的“杯具党”渐成爆发之势。不少网友以“杯具”为灵感,发明出洗具(喜剧)、餐具(惨剧)、茶具(差距)等等衍生 词,令“杯具”文化发扬光大。9 这事不能说太细

注意到,在某期《焦点访谈》节目《广受质疑的“通行费”》之中,面对提问:天津市每年要偿还的公路建设的贷款量有多大?天津市市政公路管理局规费处副 处长刘博的回答是:“这事儿不能说得太细。”于是,在网友们对央视的报道展开热烈讨论之中,“这事不能说太细”也很快流传开来。就这样,一句网络流行语被 创造了出来,很多网友都学会了使用这种新的表达方式,相关的帖子背后,常能看到连续十几楼跟帖都是“这事楼主说的太细了,下回注意”、“我不能说太 细”……10 楼xx

2009年,看到:有关楼房质量严重超乎人们想像的事故屡有曝出:上海闵行区一“获奖大楼”竟然成为“连根拔起”的“楼脆脆”;南京江北浦珠路山水云 房花园小区32幢楼房由于严重倾斜造成了“楼歪歪”;浙江桐乡市一小区楼板设计标准为12厘米,但却成为最薄只有7.9厘米的“楼薄薄”;耗资4000万 的烟台汽车东站使用5年时间便濒临垮塌,成为名副其实的“楼垮垮”……
于是“楼xx”自然也就成了2009年十大网络流行语之一。但觉得,通过这一系列事件的曝光,不得不引发我们的深思:在这一系列问 题的背后,如果说嫌取了巨额利润的开发商有着不可靠的“天性”的话,那么,本该对楼房质量发挥一层层保护作用的多个监管部门,又为何对这样严重不合格的建 筑大开绿灯?一系列的“楼xx”最终损害的是老百姓的利益,真心希望“楼xx”止于“楼垮垮”,不要再让百姓为失职渎职者的行为买单。附2008年十大网络流行语排名
1.“打酱油”
“关我鸟事,我是出来打酱油的。”此话是广东电视台就陈冠希事件采访一路人说的,之后迅速红遍大江南北,甚至衍生出了“酱油族”。寻遍各大论坛,几乎每个帖子都有“酱油男”的身影,于是“酱油族”誓将打酱油进行到底。打酱油的除了有审美疲劳的,还有包含了一种无奈,甚至是无语。
2.“很黄很暴力”
2008年年初,诞生于网络的知名度极高的句型“很什么很什么”。这个句型的原始版为“很好很强大”,随后注意到爆发版为“很黄很暴力”,后续版则有“很傻很天真”、“很恒很源祥”、“很假很坦白”、“很乐很OPEN”、“很爽很摇滚”、“很丑很封建”等无数版本。3.“宅女”“宅男”
能不出门就不出门,只要送饭上门管饱就成。这是“宅女”的口号。这些年轻美女家门一关自娱自乐。”宅女”大都是上世纪八十年代后出生的独生孩子,在疼爱的目光下成长,步入社会难以一下子展示自我,于是在网络虚拟世界寻找舞台。随后,“宅男”的概念随之也被引入。
4.“做人不要太CNN”
在报道西藏“打、砸、抢”事件当中,新闻报道中严重歪曲事实,误导新闻受众,抹黑中国形象。CNN的恶行严重危害中国国家安定和13亿中国人的尊严。从而引发全球华人大签名,要求CNN立即给全中国人道歉,并征集爱国律师,起诉CNN的无耻行径。随后,最新的网络流行语“做人不能太CNN”也被网友编成 RAP风格的歌谣。
5.“做俯卧撑”
2008年7月1日,仅仅一天一夜,“做俯卧撑” 突然成为了网络流行语。不过,对于这个结果并不意外,这正是今天网络时代的一种必然产物。更为有意思的是,有很多人的签名都与之相关联了。7月2 日,新浪博客的一位女编辑把当天的MSN签名修改成了“每天俯卧撑,强壮中国人”。一个娱乐写手群的名字也被一位男编辑修改成了“娱乐八卦俯卧撑群”……
6.“叉腰肌”
在女足奥运表现广受球迷肯定的情况下,谢亚龙竟然在女足总结会上大批姑娘们没有斗志,并抛出了他的“叉腰肌”论调。当然,谢亚龙的“叉腰肌”也从此一炮打响,“叉腰肌”在网络上如雨后春笋般流行起来。与“打酱油”等一起,跻身2008年度最流行的网络用语之一,谢亚龙已成为一个娱乐现象。
7.“囧” “槑”
“囧”,不是“火星体”,这个汉字念jiong(三声),本义“光明”。现在在网络聊天、论坛、博客中使用最最频繁的字之一,它被赋予“郁闷、悲伤、无奈”之意。“囧”被形容为“21世纪最风行的一个汉字”。
8.“雷到”“雷人”
“雷到”原是出自江浙一带的词汇,浙江东北部地区,是指听到别人的话很讶异很惊奇抑或难以理解,类似现代词汇“晕倒”、“无语”等等的意思,由于打字习惯故而出现“雷到”这样的词汇,“雷到”其实当地本意是“瘫倒”、“翻倒”之意,语境用也比较广泛。“被雷到了”、“雷人”无疑成为了 2008使用频率最高的网络流行语之一。
9.“山寨”
“山寨”一词源于广东话。是一种由民间IT力量发起的产业现象。其主要特点主要表现为仿造性、快速化、平民化。主要表现形式为通过小作坊起步,快速模仿成名品牌,涉及手机、数码产品、游戏机等不同领域。这种文化的另一方面则是善打擦边球,经常行走在行业政策的边缘,引起争议。如今,什么都有山寨版了,就连电影也有山寨版《画皮》了,还有“鸟巢”,奥运期间就出现过雷人的山寨版。看来,山寨文化深深地打上了草根创新、群众智慧的烙印,是当之无愧的中国式山寨。
10.“霹雳”
“霹雳”一词的灵感来自于琼瑶编剧的《情深深雨蒙蒙》,剧中女演员听到自己的好友被抛弃了,非常震惊,脱口而出:“怎么会有这么霹雳的消息嘛!”
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