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You Name It, China Can Fake It

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3:00PM January 20, 2012 | Danny Allen

The Chinese city of Shenzhen used to be a river town, now it’s home to 13 million people and responsible for much of the electronic knock-offs you see around town. Here are some of the most obvious examples I spotted at CES. More »

Gadgets

This Knockoff Watch Is So Good, It Won An Award

5:20PM December 14, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, this falsified Fortis watch is pure adulation. Bet you can’t spot the fake. More »

Mobile

iPad 2 Launches In China

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10:00AM September 21, 2011 | Alex Kidman

MacRumors notes that Apple’s iPad 2 3G has finally officially gone on sale in China. It’s an interesting step (especially for those who insist we’ll see an iPad 3 before the end of the year), but how will they tell the difference from the millions of fakes? More »

News

China’s Fake Apple Stores Are Officially Under Investigation

3:00PM July 25, 2011 | Jack Loftus

With an official investigation now underway, the party may soon be over for those expertly crafted fake Apple Stores over in China. More »

News

Real Chinese Customers Pissed At Fake Apple Store

10:31PM July 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

While the staff of the Kunming make believe Apple Store have no problem at all with their illegitimacy, their customers aren’t taking it in stride. In fact, they’re pretty angry, Reuters reports. More »

News

Fake Chinese Apple Store Clerk: We’re Fake And Proud

9:30PM July 22, 2011 | Sam Biddle

So that hoax of an Apple Store in Kunming, China is under no illusions as to its legitimacy – it’s unauthorised and lovin’ it. Have a problem with the counterfeit operation? They couldn’t care less, the WSJ reports. More »

Cameras

$60 Knockoff Watch Spies In The Dark At 1080p

7:00AM June 18, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

The fact that this looks like a Diesel is only a red herring. In truth, it’s a submersible, Infrared spy watch from your Ethan Hunt fantasies. More »

Mobile

Why Is Sears Selling A Fake iPhone 4 Running Android 2.2?

3:42AM June 17, 2011 | Casey Chan

We’ve see these clone iPhones running Android from China before. We don’t expect to see those kinds of phone at Sears though. $US264! Get in while you can. More »

Mobile

Knockoff Phone Electrocutes And Kills A Man

2:32AM June 17, 2011 | Casey Chan

In a horrifically sad story, Dhanji Damor, a 25-year-old man in India, was electrocuted when he used a “shanzai cell phone” while it was charging. Shanzai means it’s a knockoff, an imitation, a fake made in China. More »