Engadget Chinese Beta

Weblogs, Inc. is launching their popular gadget site, Engadget, in Chinese! What's more, founder Jason Calacanis says that they'll also be opening Engadget sites for Japan and Korea. The Chinese site is not just a translation of the Engadget english site. Rather, it's unique content that still manages to give a global perspective. What's with the ads, though? They're all in English! So are the categories and other Weblogs, Inc. sites...

This definitely should be applauded... I've been raving about China for a while now, and it's good to see a company really thinking globally, as they should. So what Weblogs, Inc. properties are next for a global makeover? I'd like to see the Autoblog or Cinematical from another country...

Update: If companies don't start following the Weblogs Inc. example, users will take matters into their own hands. A post on Boing Boing today confirms this, as one of their users is translating Boing Boing posts into Chinese and posting them.