Hasta La Gadget!

This business card trumps all others. Just give up. You can’t win. This is the ultimate business card. It is designed to look like a Nintendo Game Boy and it even includes a working version of Tetris.

Not only will you get the job, but your new boss will be very busy playing Tetris all day long, so you can slack off once you’re hired. Kevin Bates created this awesome business card, which is just 1.6 millimeter thick and based on a stripped down Arduino board. A coin cell battery powers the whole thing for nine hours of life.

Well done sir. May I have your card? I’m not hiring or buying anything, I just want to play a quick game or two.

[via Boing Boing]

Despite improvements, working conditions are still a sore point in China — and China Labor Watch wants to emphasize that no company is exempt from scrutiny. The rights advocacy group claims that, on top of pushing mandatory overtime and poor overall conditions, Samsung contractor HEG Electronics has allegedly been employing at least seven underage workers at a Huizhou plant making phones and DVD players. Not surprisingly, Samsung has been quick to defend itself, asserting that it found “no irregularities” in two separate inspections this year and that it plans a third as a response to the new accusations. Who’s telling the truth is still up in the air, although China Labor Watch is taking aim only after going undercover; it’s long been suspected that contractors whitewash their labor practices when they see corporate inspectors coming from a mile away. If there’s any substance to the allegations, Samsung may be the next tech giant taking action to mend a bruised public image.

Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment

Samsung accused of, denies employing child labor through Chinese contractor originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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