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After each iPhone KIRF we swear to ourselves, never again. But damn if China’s iorgane doesn’t ratchet up the absurdity and IP thievery to levels so ballsy, they’ve sprouted a leaf. As they shamelessly boast at the end of the video posted after the break, “Apple no, this is Orange.” Or organe, but that’s for Apple’s lawyers to sort out.

P.S. The video is a bit slow to load, but it’s so worth the wait.

[Thanks, EL]Continue reading Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXIV: Apple’s and iorgane’s

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Source: Thomas Ricker

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Well it seems OQO is lowering raising the bar from the handset it appears to be aping by packing more goodies into its decidedly Centro-inspired set. The G900 features a 624MHz CPU, 128MB memory, quad-band GSM / GPRS / EDGE, a 2 megapixel camera, Windows Mobile 6.1, Bluetooth, and raises the bar with a dash of WiFi. Of course, this set may not find its way to a provider’s shelves near you, but it’s refreshing to see KIRF done right, and perhaps even done better for a change. Come on, sing it with us, Go OQO Go!

Update: As some readers have pointed out, this handset actually appears to be an OQO clone knocking off a Palm Centro, so yeah, it’s just gotten better.

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Source: Sean Cooper

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Not that we’d view the actual Touch Diamond as IF or anything, but the Diamond J6 is more along the lines of I3. In all seriousness, this thing isn’t too far from being spot-on identical (maybe it’s an HTC thing?), with a 2.8-inch display, built-in camera, multimedia player, Bluetooth and a microSD card slot. And for $160, we’re almost inclined to fall in love here… almost.

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Source: Darren Murph

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Like peanut butter and jelly, oil and vinegar, and Benny and Joon, some things just go together. If you thought the words “Blade Runner” and the industrial design of the RAZR were always “meant to be,” your day has finally come. Enter the Blade Runner MP4 player — the PMP that looks like a phone, but acts like far, far, far less. The device has lots of familiar media player features, but let’s be honest: all the information you need about this baby is up in that photo above. Own the magic today for $49.99.

[Via Crave]

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Source: Joshua Topolsky

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iPhone cloners: meet your new king. We’re not kidding when we say we even tried fake names and disguises at CES to score an early picture of the DaXian X999 you see here, only to be shot down by the eagle-eyed vendors in the International Pavilion — but it’s out now, baby, and never has KIRFdom been so thoroughly rocked. Not only does the hardware ape the iPhone — 3.2-inch single-touch QVGA screen, dual 2MP cameras, motion and proximity sensors — the UI is actually a TouchFLO clone running on what is surely an unlicensed copy of Windows Mobile 6.0. That’s a hat trick, people — and to top it all off, the list price is a staggering $369. It’s like we don’t even have to make the jokes — except to say that if your love / hate relationship with Apple compels you to buy this thing, you should probably seek therapy. Random dramatic video of the UI in action after the break.

[Via thegadgetsite]Continue reading Keeping it real fake, part CXII: Is the DaXian X999 the ultimate fake iPhone?

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Source: Nilay Patel

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We spotted this Guitar Hero clone while strolling the floors of Toy Fair 2008. It’s hard to really get up in arms about “Guitar Fever” swiping intellectual property with Rock Band all copping Guitar Hero’s style, and it’s great that you can pick up one of these for $50 and plug it straight into your TV with no console required. In fact, all could be forgiven if it weren’t for the fact that we’ve heard scads of user-composed Commodore 64 tunes that sounded higher-fidelity than what this was pumping out.

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Source: Paul Miller

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We’ve seen a couple fake Game Boy micros in the past, but none of them have been as faithful reproductions as this one here. Sadly, we’ve got little to go on as far as games or other functions in this “Game Joy micro,” but it looks like at least Tetris is a shoo-in, which is really all that matters. Check after the break for a few other gems of fakery.

[Thanks, Johnny]Continue reading Keepin’ it real fake, part CX: Game Joy micro

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Source: Paul Miller

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All you other iPhone knockoff manufacturers out there better take note: the C-002 HiPhone isn’t messing around. Not only is this phone built to mimic the iPhone hardware, but the interface is one of the most faithful reproductions we’ve seen, and even the unboxing experience has been made to scream Apple. In fact, some of the largest differences between this phone and its inspiration are improvements: a removable battery, dual SIM cards and a microSD slot. There’s a video after the break — it’s just like falling in love all over again.

[Via TRFJ]Continue reading Keepin’ it real fake, part CIX: C-002 HiPhone ups the ante

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Source: Paul Miller

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