A talk I was supposed to give at Hackware v1.9 about Bunnie Huang's book on the guide to electronics in Shenzhen. Didn't give it in the end but slides uploaded anyway.

1. The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen
authored by Andrew ‘bunnie’ Huang
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By: Yeo Kheng Meng (yeokm1@gmail.com)Hackware v1.9 (29 June 2016)

2. Who is Andrew ‘bunnie’ Huang?
• Famous hardware hacker
• PhD in Electrical Engineering from MIT
• Lives in Singapore
• Famous projects:
• Book on “Hacking the Xbox” (2003)
• Reverse-engineering blog
• http://www.bunniestudios.com/
• Novena (open-source) laptop
• Wired Future Cities Documentary on Shenzhen
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3. Purpose?
• “To help (English) non-Mandarin
speakers navigate the sprawling
electronics market of Shenzhen”
• Personal opinion:
• Useful even for Mandarin speakers
• Reference Handbook when
conversing with Chinese suppliers
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4. (Resistor) Component terms translation
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5. Technical conversation
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• No Hanyu Pinyin at the top!!!

6. Not so relevant for Singaporeans…
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7. Maps and name card holders
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8. Where to get the book?
• 12 Geeks?
• Adafruit at US$35
• https://www.adafruit.com/products/3189
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