Apple Finally Gets Its Patent For That “iPhone” Thing

A design patent, to be exact, meaning: You can’t make a brazen copy of the iPhone and iPod Touch’s “ornamental design”, or else you’ll get sued to death. Of course, this isn’t just about crude knockoffs.


March 1, 2010
Computing

Sony Vaio P Clone Can’t Compete With The Original

So, the Sony Vaio P has a clone. Congrats, Sony! Too bad the mimicry ends with the aesthetics:


February 2, 2010

Chinese iPad Knockoff Maker Charges Apple With Plagiarism

Well, this is a fun reversal. Shenzhen Great Loong Brother has been manufacturing the P88 – which looks just like, hey, a giant iPhone – for about six months. And they’re pretty ticked that Apple has so blatantly stolen their idea.


January 11, 2010

Impressive RCX-4 Helicopter Will Share The Sad Same Fate As Dak

For many X-Wings in the Star Wars universe, the end came as a spectacular explosion on the field of battle. Not so much for this RCX-4 helicopter. For it, the end will no doubt arrive as a boring ol’ lawsuit.


December 18, 2009
Mobile

Meet Your New Phone, The KINGK Autobot Nokia

This KINGK N99 phone has all the makings of a proper knock-off. It looks just like the Motorola AURA! It has a Nokia logo! It has a Transformers Autobot logo! It even has a 1.3 “magapixel” camera.


August 26, 2009
Geek Out

Girl From Mac-PC Knock-Off Ads Is A Lot Hotter Than Justin Long

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]


August 25, 2009
Computing

Apple MacBook Knockoff For A Netbook Price

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.


July 13, 2009
Gadgets

Inevitable Kindle 2 Knock Off Spotted In China

Finally, we have ourselves a proper Kindle 2 knockoff, courtesy of—who else?—the Chinese.


June 21, 2009
Mobile

Barock Obauma Loves His BlockBerry

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]


May 14, 2009
Gaming

Alleged PS3 Slim Spy Shots Inspire Hope, Doubt

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