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First it was the iPod. Then the iPhone. And now those Chinese cloners are pirating Steve Jobs himself! Oh, you Chinese scoundrels, you! More »
There are situations in life that call for a clone. But unless you’re a mad scientist with a secret lab in your basement, a 3D paper-clone like this is the closest you’ll ever get to pulling off that insurance scam. More »
So, the Sony Vaio P has a clone. Congrats, Sony! Too bad the mimicry ends with the aesthetics: More »
Allow me to introduce the Hi-Pod phone. It comes with a one-inch LCD display, FM radio support and an imitation iPod click-wheel stuck onto a hideously clunky chunk of plastic. It’s $US85 and doesn’t work in the US or Canada. More »
I always knew Bali was a great tourist destination for its stunning beauty and nightlife, but I had no idea that they had such a thriving mobile-phone manufacturing industry. They’ve got phones I’ve never seen before, like the HP Obama and the Bleck Berry! More »
No longer will cheapskate Australians have to wander through the back alleys of Hong Kong or China to pick up quality counterfeit gadgets, with word that a Victorian market raid ended up seizing some high-quality iClones that were (almost) indistinguishable from the original. More »
Coverage of Chinese “shanzhai” knockoff phones tends to be dismissive at best, but the NYT, in a fit of earnestness, has done a full-on, iSuppli-style cost analysis of your typical iFauxne. Spoiler: They’re extremely profitable!
