knockoffs
Random Stuff
Girl From Mac-PC Knock-Off Ads Is A Lot Hotter Than Justin Long
11:40PM Jesus Diaz | Mi gusta chica mexicana, si. Ella es muy sweet. Mi no gusta Justin Long, porque es cojones obnoxious. Si? Claaaaaro. Los Mac-PC knock-off comerciales de television de cable company Yoo, however, es malo malo. Chingada. Tortilla. Tacos. Chimichanga. [Thanks Rodrigo]
Computers
Apple MacBook Knockoff For A Netbook Price
6:20AM Joanna Stern | At first glance this MacBook knock off doesn’t look all that bad, but by picture three it looks like week-old garbage. According to the not very official picture caption, the “Macbook Mini” has the specs of a netbook. More »
Gadgets
Inevitable Kindle 2 Knock Off Spotted In China
4:00AM Jack Loftus | Finally, we have ourselves a proper Kindle 2 knockoff, courtesy of—who else?—the Chinese. More »
Phones
Barock Obauma Loves His BlockBerry
2:45AM Dan Nosowitz | You know you’ve made it when a shady Chinese company uses your image without permission to sell a crappy knockoff of a phone nobody really liked all that much in the first place. [Cloned in China via Coolest Gadgets] More »
Games
Alleged PS3 Slim Spy Shots Inspire Hope, Doubt
6:55PM John Herrman | Dredged from the Far East of the blogosphere and spreading rapidly, these photos are said to be of a new, smaller version of the PS3. They’re plentiful and clear, but could they be real? UPDATED More »
Phones
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 »
Gadgets
Wii Fit, Weight Fat: What’s the Difference?
12:40PM Gizmodo US Edition | Weight Fat—found in a Japanese crane machine—blatantly rips off Wii Fit with its green, grey and white colour scheme and similar fonts. There’s a problem with this knock-off, though: it’s not even a video game. More »
Computers
Vaino Is Like a Fat, Sad Sony Vaio P Knock-Off
2:50AM Jesus Diaz | Why get a super-thin, ultra-cool, beautiful Sony Vaio P when you can get a super-fatso, ultra-blah, furrible Vaino? After all, the Vaino has a bigger 10.2-inch screen and a faster Atom chip, right? More »
Phones
Hyundai MB400 Phone Looks Like a Bad Apple Fan Concept from 2006
9:25PM John Herrman | Still bitter that Apple didn’t use your totally rad theoretical iPhone concept all those years ago? You know, the iPod with Photoshopped phone icons on it? Well, have I got a phone for you!
Phones
