Copycats

Entertainment

Bill Gates Gets The Last Laugh

6:00AM April 3, 2011 | Jack Loftus

In this edition of the Joy of Tech, everyone’s an innovator and an unusually snarky Bill Gates gets the final word. Start your photocopiers, indeed! [Joy of Tech]


Gadgets

Forget iClones, Everybody’s Copying the Iriver Spinn These Days

12:00PM February 22, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

Looks like the iriver Spinn is the hippest template for shameless plagiarism these days. Not one but two devices, a camera and a PMP, have popped up with obvious “inspiration” from iriver’s ’70s-influenced baby.

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Japanese Security Firm Yaroo’s Logo Looks Suspiciously Familiar

6:00PM January 20, 2009 | Elaine Chow

Apparently China isn’t the only place where popular logos seem to be mysteriously borrowed by other businesses. You don’t have to search too far to find Tokyo security firm Yaroo’s inspiration.

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