Chinese cloners are doing their best to grab some media attention and sometime they actually succeed. Take the phone pictured above for instance – from what we know, it’s a replica of the still unannounced, yet caught in the wild Nokia N9. In that sense, this isn’t technically a fake device, cause the “real thing”…
Rope Cut is the Cut the Rope clone for Android
While Android smartphone users are waiting for ZeptoLab and Chillingo to finally bring their super-popular Cut the Rope title to the Android Market, a company called Feelingtouch decided to capitalize on the modern users’ lack of patience. They’ve launched Rope Cut which is a blatant copy of the iOS hit game. In addition to the…
This knock-off phone is Poop – literally
If there is a market that thrives just as well as the legitimate side of the wireless industry, it’s the knock-off business. While many knock-offs and copycats are pretty decent, most of them are crap. Turd. Doo-doo. Poop. And that’s what you’re seeing above–the Poop phone. It’s a rip-off of a phone you’ve probably not…
The DroiPad looks like the iPhone 4 and iPad had a retarded baby
The knock-off market never ceases to amaze me, and of course the iPhone, iPad and other Apple products seem to be the most copied. I find it interesting to see what manufacturers looking to swipe someone else’s design will do with it. Sometimes I find myself thinking, “OK, that’s not so bad, actually,” while other…
Apple iPhone 5 could use NFC for remote computing
We had heard rumbling before that Apple would use Near-Field Communication technology with its iPhone for things like mobile payments and remotes but a new rumor suggests the iPhone 5 will use this tech for strong remote computing. If you don’t know, NFC is a short-range wireless technology which enables quick and secure transfers of…
‘BleckBarry’: A BlackBerry for Those Who Don’t Mind Buying Generic Brands and Fakes
When you go grocery shopping, do you like to save a few extra bucks by buying generic “O’s” cereal and acetaminophen? Do you like roaming around New York City finding the best Luis Vuitton or Coatch bags and Rowlex watches from street dealers? Then perhaps the BleckBarry is for you. Either someone thought it would…
Motorola Droid Cursed with Windows Mobile 6.5 in This Knockoff
Perhaps the best thing that could have ever happened to Windows Mobile 6.5 was to land on a device as cool as the Motorola Droid. On that same token, the worst thing that could happen to a Motorola Droid is to be graced with the hideousness of WinMo 6.5. Well, a Chinese manufacturer did just…
This Week in Fake Devices: The BlueBerry 9500
Borrowing the headline from my pal Dusan, I thought I should publish what I’ve found to be the most notable clone of the week. Remember the ‘BlueBerry‘? You know, the BlackBerry knock-off that first hit our pages gosh, it must be over a year ago now. The first BlueBerry was a clear copy of the…
The Michael Jackson phone, because bad taste is never in short supply
With all the counterfeit mobile phones coming out of China, you’d think we’d be desensitized to tasteless cellphones by now. We wish that were true. Unfortunately, atrocities like this here Michael Jackson phone are hard to ignore. It’s decked out in fake gold, fake diamonds, and enough decorative homages to “The King of Pop” to…
This week in fake devices: 5 different models
Again we bring you the story about fake devices. Five models this time – all different, all 100% fake. Here they are: Lenovo O1 clone – I’m not sure this is a clone at all. It looks quite legit, but you should be warned that this is the China only device at this stage and…