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The Worst Gadget Ripoff I’ve Seen Today
5:40AM Rosa Golijan | 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 »
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3:30PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
I Want An HP Obama And A Bleck Berry
3:30PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
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Nokla E81 (With An L) Nokia Knockoff Packs Plenty Of Swivel
1:40AM Jack Loftus | If Nokia had ever followed through on that rumoured swiveling “E71-type handset” we heard about last April, it would probably have looked a lot like Nokla’s E81 phone here. In fact, Nokla’s betting a few people don’t know the difference. More »
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3:38PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
Australia Finally Getting iClones
3:38PM Nick Broughall | 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 »
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The True Cost of a Chinese iPhone Knockoff
9:53PM John Herrman | 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! More »
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iPhone Nano Wannabe Actually Looks Like It Came From Cupertino
3:20AM Jesus Diaz | This is the HiPhone Nano N3+, a 2.8-inch touchscreen based with swivel screen mobile phone. It’s a Chinese clone of an Apple product that never happened, but which actually looks like it could have happened. More »
Science
Panayiotis Zavos Has Cloned Dead Humans, Implanted Other Cloned Embryos
11:40PM Mark Wilson | This is Cady, who died at age 10 in a car accident. More recently, Dr. Panayiotis Zavos infused her DNA into a cow’s egg to study human cloning. More »
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If You Ignore Mr Luddite, He Will Mock You With a Wooden iPhone Clone
10:30AM Brian Lam | This wooden phone tablet is a prop for mocking those who play with their smartphones instead of listening to meatbag blather. Nyah Nyah Nyah! More »
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The HiPhone Nano: iPhone Clone or Nano Phone?
12:30PM Andi Wang | It’s been a while since we’ve heard more about the iPhone Nano, and even though it’s hasn’t shown its face yet it already has its own clone: The HiPhone Nano. More »
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