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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLVII: iPad meets Windows 7, sparks fly
It would seem like we’ve recalled our editor from Shenzhen a little prematurely. The land of Yao has gone and answered all the iPad’s critics in resounding style: TESO’s 10-inch clone tablet features a full-blown Windows 7 install (check), 1024×600 capacitive touchscreen display (check), HDMI output (check), a 1.66GHz Atom N450 (vroom vroom!), 1GB of DDR2 RAM, GPS, 3G, and a 3,000mAh battery. Yep, it’s a netbook sans the keyboard, and it might weigh 1.2kg while stretching to a portly 2cm thickness, but are you really gonna let a few well-rounded edges get in the way of experiencing a grown-up desktop OS on that tablet you so desperately need? Couple more pics await after the break.
Update: 9to5Mac has alerted us to the fact that this clone seems to be sporting the same front plate as the one purported to belong to the iPad in the days before its release. Good to know all the engineering that went into inflating the iPhone’s bezel up to 10 inches didn’t go to waste.
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLVII: iPad meets Windows 7, sparks fly originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLV: ME600 rips Motorola Backflip down to its shivering Blur skin
There are many of us simple humans who “just don’t get” the Motorola Backflip. Their poor minds can’t fathom this oddest of twists on the QWERTY flip, and now here comes the “MOTOROIA” ME600 from Shenzhen to wrap their brain into ever more elaborate pretzel knots. The phone is a pretty faithful reproduction, but it’s a bit thicker, has a mere VGA camera, and doesn’t run Android — despite that hint of Blur on the home screen.
[Thanks, xleung]
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLV: ME600 rips Motorola Backflip down to its shivering Blur skin originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLLL: Amazon.com gets copied with its Kindle in tow
Guys, seriously: you’re going to love this one. Indian site Infibeam — which looks at least somewhat “legit” — has completely ripped off Amazon.com… as in pretty much copied it exactly. Now, we’re no strangers ourselves to a bit of ‘fan fictionizing‘ of our name and likeness (for retail locations), but this is possibly the most blatant (and blatantly hilarious) thing we’ve ever seen. Oh, and while you’re visiting Infibeam.com, don’t forget to pick up an Infibeam Pi — AKA Kindle ripoff. Infibeam’s CEO, Geoff Pezos will thank you.
[Thanks, Vinod P.]
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCLLL: Amazon.com gets copied with its Kindle in tow originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Boeye’s OEM E900 reader is the Kindle DX’s cheaper twin
Ever wondered what an exact replica of the Kindle DX would look like? Well, if you were thinking that it would look like an exact replica of the Kindle DX, you’re a winner. You’re currently checking out the Boeye E900, a 9.7-inch reader hailing from Guangdong, China. Besides the obvious lack of branding here, we’re hard-pressed to spot another difference — though we do only have the one photo. Both sport WiFi, Bluetooth, and text-to-speech, plus apparently the exact same internals as the DX, including an 825 x 1200 resolution, 3G, 128MB built-in flash memory, and a microSD card slot. We’ll tell you this — the price, at around $311, is way cheaper than Amazon’s actual reader. That is however, seemingly a wholesale price as the minimum order accepted is apparently 100 pieces. Anybody need 99 fake Kindles?
Boeye’s OEM E900 reader is the Kindle DX’s cheaper twin originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXLV: the Nokia iPhone
Alright, so iPhone and N97 knock-offs probably aren’t the rarest of gems around these days, but how many handsets do you know that can lay claim to being both? The Cooli902 takes the iPhone’s 3.5-inch touchscreen, spit-shines a pretty realistic iPhone OS clone-job, and then adds the Nokia flavor with a fully fledged QWERTY keypad ripped straight from the heart of the N97. Not only does it open to that familiar angle, it also sports the same layout and what we can only imagine to be the same violent opening mechanism as found on the original Nokia handset. And to think that poor Philippe Starck had to pick between these two phones, when for only $143 we could have had both. More pics after the break, or hit the read link to get your own.
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXLV: the Nokia iPhone originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:53:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXLII: Aphone A6 is all about Android, aping Apple (video)
An Android and iPhone hybrid isn’t exactly new (hello, OPhone), but at least we can say this has a trackball. In fact, you might even mistaken this for iPhone OS at first glance, it’s just that kind of doppelganger. The fine details, you say? The GSM (EDGE only, no 3G) device sports a 3.5-inch LCD display with capacitive multitouch, 2 megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, and the part that really bests it over Apple’s offering, a trackball! Huzzah! Video after the break.
[Via technabob]
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXLII: Aphone A6 is all about Android, aping Apple (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXXXVIII: Palm Pre knockoff doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows up
Yes, this was only a matter of time, and we’re a little surprised we didn’t see one earlier. Regardless, this is the Palm Pre knockoff we’ve been waiting for. Seemingly called just iPhone +QWERTY — this KIRF is being marketed as just that — a real business phone with a hybrid identity blending the BlackBerry and the iPhone. And really, that’s not too bad of a description for this little dude, we guess. Boasting analog TV, Bluetooth, and an FM radio, it runs the much-loved OPhone operating system, and can be had for 600 RMP (about $88). There are two more shots after the break. Hit the read link for a full peek.
[Via PMP Today]
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXXXVIII: Palm Pre knockoff doesn’t know what it wants to be when it grows up originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXXXII: Nokla strikes again with E81 rehash
Due to Nokia’s continued dismissal of the ripe-for-the-picking E81 model number, the diligent folks at “Nokla” (fresh off their E97 design win) have seen it fit to issue a second handset under that fake moniker. Surprisingly, this one actually boasts a rather unique swivel design — even beating Nokia’s own effort in this regard — a QWERTY keyboard and some decent specs. There’s even a mirror on the swivel-up back (we hear that women love mirrors), along with a hole at the swivel hinge for working a lanyard through. We’d venture to say it’s the best E81 Nokia never made.
[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CCXXXII: Nokla strikes again with E81 rehash originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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