This was actually one of the more enjoyable things to see at CES. Everything from fake roombas to fake nanos. Let’s take a look at some of them.
I don’t know what it is about companies that makes them think that making an almost exact replica of another product is the way to make a buck, and I honestly thought most of this was limited to the blackmarkets of China, etc, but it showed up in full force at CES. I actually enjoyed spotting them quite a bit. My first example should look a bit familiar to most of you…
Nice fake nano. Overheard cost/unit to be something around 11GBP for a 2GB and 15GBP for 4GB. I’m sure the UI was wretched though.
They do love their apple knockoffs at CES. There were *many* vendors with stuff like this.
More stuff continues on the next page where we look at some audio knockoffs…
Ive purchased some of these fakes in the past. While the UI isn’t very easy to use, they shake more features than the IPod ever does.
Like, this $30 ipod ripoff from CD-R King? It does mp4, mp3, PDFs, .Doc and so much more.
Plus, the battery is a 110ma Li-Ion cell that can be replaced
Goes to show that imitations can better their originals
For those of us on this side of the “pond” what the heck is 11GBP in US$ *grins*
22 bucks
bert, have you found they last very long or use batteries you can find replacements for? one would think, even if removable, that it would be near impossible to find them 6 mo from now..
I think they are impressive copies but still think originality is more key for even little companies but they are only in the business of making money