In Real Life

China’s First Home Console Is Expensive And Elusive. Yet, I Found One.

China’s first home-grown console hit China late last month. But the console was incredibly hard to find. This wasn’t because it was flying off shelves. It was because nobody had heard of it.


April 27, 2012
News

China To Launch A New Console. Price Tag: $600!

For years now, there have been rumblings about the eBox, or its other moniker, the iSec. Yet, the console was pushed back, and then it seemed to vanish completely. Well, it’s back and slated to come out soon. Real soon.


October 18, 2011
News

China’s First Game Console Dated And Priced

The iSec, Lenovo’s home game console, was supposed to be out soon. According to Chinese reports, it will get a limited release this December in the Mainland. Previously called the eBox, the iSec has Kinect-style controls and will cost 3000 yuan ($460).


May 7, 2011
News

China Unveils The iSec, Its First Game Console

China is closed off to Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo’s consoles, meaning the first console available for sale in that country – aside from the knockoffs, of course – will be home grown. Today the iSec, renamed from the “eBox” announced last year, was unveiled.


February 22, 2011
PC

China Getting Mysterious Motion-Controls For MMO

With the “eBox”, China already has a Kinect-like motion sensing controller. And apparently, the country is also getting a totally different motion-sensing-controlled PC game. If only there was more to go on than some lady waving her hands around.


January 19, 2011
In Real Life

A Bird? A Plane? No, Flying Animals On China’s Kinect!

This year, China is releasing a new controller-free gaming console. New for China, that is, as the world already played this when it was called Kinect.


October 29, 2010
News

It’s Like Wii Meets Xbox In China

While Leveno moves forward with its version of Kinect, China Telecom showed its version of the Nintendo Wii. And did it with Xbox 360-esque green and white.


September 20, 2010
News

Microsoft On China’s Kinect Clone

The eBox is a Chinese game machine that offers players a controller-free experience. Sound familiar?


September 18, 2010
News

China’s Ebox Console Hits Next Year With 30 Packed-In Games

Lenovo this week kicked off a second round of fundraising as it gears up work on a new game console it hopes to launch in China early next year, according to Reuters.


August 30, 2010
News

Kinect Clone Maker Understands Chinese Gamers "Better"

Microsoft is releasing a controller-free system called Kinect. So is Beijing eedoo Technology Ltd., a spin-off company created by Chinese computer giant Lenovo. It’s called the eBox. Watch out, Microsoft!