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Chinese Computer Whiz Shows How To Create Home Made iPad In Video Tutorial Posted: 18 Jul 2011 05:00 AM PDT Apple iPads are not exactly ‘cheap’ and people are willing to do anything to get their hands on an Apple tablet. We have the story of a Chinese engineer who decided to build his own tablet rather than buying an iPad. Chinese computer whiz Liu Xinying assembled his very own iPad using a touchscreen and various other parts that he collected from the computer store he works in. The home-made tablet is of course not an iPad, as it runs on Windows XP and is a tad heavier but its is still worth raising eyebrows. This tablet was crafted using a set of laptop parts, a touch screen and a leather case complete with a keypad. If you wish you could assemble an Apple iPad tablet at your own home, here is good news — the man filmed himself making the device on YouKu, the Chinese YouTube, which could allow others to follow his slightly eccentric lead, in getting a tablet computer without getting bankrupt. iPad 3 Part 1 – How To Assemble an iPad look-a-like From Scratch iPad 3 Part 2 – How To Assemble an iPad look-a-like From Scratch Liu is a 21-year-old youth from Shandong Province, he originally worked in a computer shop in Jinan City. He said that this video was uploaded a month ago, so far more than a dozen people asked him create an iPad for them, but he refused. "I just do it for fun, this machine costs 2000 Yuan." Compared to the cheapest genuine16GB iPad 2, which is sold in China at 3688 yuan, the most expensive 64GB version is even up to 5288 Yuan. Check these Top 5 Best Tablet PCs Available In Market Today Its worth mentioning that iPads and iPhones are hugely popular in China — the world's largest Internet market with 457 million online users — and the launch of new models has been known to trigger fights and even crimes.

Top Five Most Annoying Facebook Status Updates Ever Posted: 18 Jul 2011 03:27 AM PDT The status function on Facebook is an interesting way to purvey information to the rest of your friends. If you want to share big news with your entire network, if you want to share an interesting news story, silly video, or a recent accomplishment of yours, the status update feature on Facebook makes it easy for you to do so. At the same time, however, this function is every day abused. You know exactly what I’m talking about. These updates clog up your newsfeed, waste your time, and sometimes they even may make you rethink why you joined this Facebook circus to begin with. Here are some of the top 5 worst offenders that have every trait to be included in the ‘Most Irritating Facebook Status Updates’ list. Top 5 Facebook Faux Pas That You Should Avoid 1. Cry for attention. This is one of the most irritating of all Facebook status updates, because they are usually vague and, more often than not, they’re overblown. For example, one day you will see on your news feed Ms. Drama Queen’s update: “Could life get any worse…“. A few hours later, concerned friends post comments, asking if everything is alright, but she would never reveal precisely what happened (if anything happened at all) because she craves the comments and attention. 2. My kid just accomplished X. It’s wonderful to be a proud parent. But it’s just plain annoying when a parent uses Facebook as some sort of promotional tool for their kid. While, yes, I’m very happy when your little bundle of joy learns how to control its bowel movements, or when he gets an A in gym class, I honestly don’t want to find out on Facebook, if I wanted to know at all. 3. Complaining about Facebook on Facebook. This may be my all-time least favorite status update, simply because whenever anyone complains about a new Facebook policy that upsets them, they do so without understanding the extreme irony embedded in this. If you don’t like Facebook, don’t use it. 4. Posting a news story everyone has read. Now there are some Facebook users out there who somehow think that no one else in the world reads the news. Of course, it’s different when you link to an interesting, obscure story that you found in an alternative newspaper or magazine. Or, if you have some insightful commentary to add to what has become stale debate on any given current event. But don’t link a New York Times headlining story about the death of Michael Jackson. We know already. 5. My life revolves around my significant other. When love is in the air, that’s all well and good. But writing you and your sweetie’s love story using Facebook status updates does not make for good entertainment or even informative news. If you want to send her private messages, go ahead, be my guest. Very few people want to know the details of your love life. Check Out These 12 Facebook Facts You Probably Didn't Know There you have it, some of the most annoying status update offenders out there. If you’ve done one of these things before, it’s not that big a deal. But think twice before posting something that may make you cross those implied lines etched in the social fabric of Facebook. Are there any other status updates that have become pet peeves in your book? Guest Author: This is a guest article by Patricia Garza, who writes about gadget, technology, design, social media, e-learning related articles at online university rankings.

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