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Joshua Bateman

Joshua Bateman

Former Digital Trends Contributor

Joshua Bateman is based in Greater China. He has covered a variety of topics related to Asia including investing, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, agriculture, gaming, sports, art, and Chinese consumption trends.

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In China, lowly vending machines are transforming into smart storefronts

China is revitalizing the vending machine to offer a variety of things, from food to household goods. In the future, you may also buy a car from one. See how they are also changing from dumb terminals to smart kiosks.
Business Features
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Inside the creative maker spaces proving China can do more than manufacture

We tagged along with the founder of a Shenzhen-based makerspace to get a taste of what it’s like to bring an idea to life in the Mecca of electronics manufacturing
Emerging Tech Features
E-Cigarette hispters

Puff, Puff, recharge. E-cigarettes are booming, and China is ground zero

At China’s e-cigarette expo, vendors show off new wares, do business, and discuss the opportunity to sell the world a new way to smoke.
Emerging Tech Features
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We flew to Shenzhen to experience China’s insane electronics bazaar firsthand

We’ve all bought gadgets for too-good-to-be-true prices from Chinese online retailers, but what do these places even look like behind the screen? We flew to Shenzhen to find out.
Business Features