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Example: I invented contact list on mobile device
I'm going to patent it, so that no1 else can add contact list to their mobile phones.

Noooo Ideas always comes from bases of other ideas
its called evolution.

Use the Idea improve it and make it better, so there for, thats another idea!]]>Feb 26th 2008 1:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/]]>Feb 13th 2007 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/MS has released Windows Moblie 6,you can see some pics on the Internet]]>Feb 14th 2007 7:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
http://www.chinagrabber.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1403

only thing is the D69i is a dual band phone... ]]>Dec 24th 2007 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/This is the natural evolution of the phone. what other design could there that takes full advantage of the size and has not keyboard?
Anybody with 2 cents worth of brains could come up with an "apple iphone" design.
what will make the iphone different is the software.
trouble with apple is they are tooooooo slooooooow to bring out new product.]]>Feb 13th 2007 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 14th 2007 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
It became Iphone. I will wait for next gen. Iphone cause 3G suppport.]]>Feb 15th 2007 5:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
Not knocking Aples innovation though, the real innovation is what's INSIDE the machine, not outside of it.]]>Sep 17th 2007 7:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 4:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Samsung Armani?
LG Prada?

Both were out before Apple launched iPhone.]]>Jul 25th 2008 3:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 4:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Dec 7th 2007 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/


kudos to meizu]]>Feb 13th 2007 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/ Do you people actually believe Apple was the first to put a rectangle screen on a rectangle object?

Hmmm... on a mobile device that invented the PDA space and in fact looks a lot like the iPhone, probably, yes. It is called the Apple Newton and it was designed more than 15 years ago...

http://www.blakespot.com/list/images/mp2100.jpg]]>Feb 13th 2007 6:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
These are the same people who think the Apple v PC ads are spot on. According to Apple, as a PC user, I've never listened to music, watched movies, or looked at pictures on my computer. All I've done is create spreadsheets.


Apple has the lowest common denominator locked up. The other 90% of the market uses Windows.]]>Feb 13th 2007 11:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Dec 3rd 2007 12:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Dec 3rd 2007 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
Too bad it took a Computer company to do it.

Oh well.. 200 patents.. cha ching, cupertino.. this is what happened with Windows, and they learned their lesson didn't they.

Don't bitch when Apple patents everything.. cuz look what happens. All the PC industry can do is copy Apple..]]>Feb 14th 2007 12:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 14th 2007 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
You may say that this is all natural progression too but that's just demonstrating a lack of imagination. If it's so obvious then why has it taken so long for a device like this to appear - there have been 100s of PDA designs - none of them resembling the iPhone this much. It's the skill of Apple's designers to create products that people say ¨well it's obvious that was the way things were going¨ - yet before Apple produced them, no one else had the vision.

Give Apple credit where it's due and don't let this cheap imitation take advantage of Apple's established brand identity.]]>Feb 13th 2007 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
Yes, this particular phone is clearly a quick copy of the iPhone, probably built around another phone they already had in development. But by the same token it is also pretty obvious that Apple had no problem ripping off the award-winning design of the LG/Prada phone, and just giving it a couple of touches to make it look more Apple.]]>Feb 13th 2007 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
Why is Apple loving this? Because when all is said and done, and the iPhone is released, as well as all of these other iPhone clones, it will be painfully apparent which product is superior. And Apple will once again show that they know how to build a solid product, while the rest of them know how to make something quick and cheap.

I laugh at the short term memory that plagues the internet. Does anyone ever think what Apple has done in the past? Does anyone remember that little device called the iPod? And how many copycats have come along to try to outdo the iPod? And how many of them succeeded? And whats so damn special about the iPod? Its just a square piece of plastic with rounded corners and a screen on it, right? Yeah, right.

Apple products might be shiny and sexy looking, but thats not what makes Apple products better than the rest. Its the whole end user experience. And if you don't get that by now you never will, and you should just go buy a Zune right now and call it a day.]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 9:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
http://www.myiphone.com/new-images-of-the-iphone-look-a-like-meizu-minione-aka-m8-13394.php]]>Feb 13th 2007 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
I don't see people complaining about LCD monitors or Laptops. They are look the same.

Any new technology that's coming out are all going to be eating up by every company that can get their hand on it and they are all going to saturate us with it sooner or later so live with it.

Take a long look at history. CD/DVD rom, remote control, USB flash drive, HD, and the list go on and on. THe only difference are the brand name and the facelift. Everything on the inside are gonna be the same shit.]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Phones have been moving this way for a while.

What Apple did was add iTunes, a nice 8 GB flash drive, a hot looking mobile browser and make it thin.

It's the software that matters.
Apple knows that.

The hardware tends to end up being the same with most tech.

Relax people.]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
As for the Iphone, this is the natural progression of the market, company a releases a product, company b - z wants a piece of that market. If the quality is the same as the Iphone, and not all chinese knockoffs are of cheap build quality, then more power to them, although the UI definately looks iPhoneish.... Traditionally the companies that like to copy other products, will take those features, and add or improve upon them, and this is what drives the market. Pitty those knockoffs won't ever make it to US shores since the FCC refuses to certify many of the copy products from the Asian market due to pressure from large corps here. Welcome to America, which company would you like to obey today... :)]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/Feb 13th 2007 5:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
No way Meizu jumped into Multi-touch technology and produced a consumer device this quickly. There's a reason why it took Apple over 2 years, the same reason why they stand alone.

If it's a single input touchscreen like the Prada phone (not to imply the LG Prada is a copy), then emulating the iPhone this quickly is no great technological feat as some claim. Any manufacturer can whip up a WM smartphone like this. The question is what happens when I press two fingers against the screen at the same time.]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
search google or try this

http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/22/some-iphone-touchscreen-roots-splained-by-fingerworks-inventors/

but like the previous posts say...if someone rips off apple, look out...

so in this case...apple paid for the tech...not created it but we know the drill...lets go on believing they think of everything.]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
Multitouch hasn't proven that it's actually useful for getting work done in ANY application, much less for anything on a 3.5" screen. It is only for useless bragging rights for Apple.

The only real differentiating feature of the iPhone is the iPod dock connector and iTunes integration. Everything else is old news and the form factor is attractive but lacking in function.]]>Feb 13th 2007 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
After all of that, the industrial designer has to track down materials and manufacturing processes. In all, it probably takes 3-4 months just to do a first run of a case.

Simultaneously, there will be a team already designing a motherboard. That takes many, many months--if they're lucky, 3. The operating system will need to be integrated as well. It takes about a month to do an untested board support package for Windows CE--if you're lucky.

Can you yet see how long it takes to do these things? Do you feel stupid yet?]]>Feb 13th 2007 5:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/13/meizu-m8-minione-closer-to-production-litigation/
Q: Which mobile operator outside of China carries/supports Meizu devices?
A: Exactly, None! (at least not here).

Q: Which mobile operator is planning on supporting Meizu devices in the US?
A: Exactly, None! (As of today).

Q: What technology is this device using?
A: China’s own TD-SCDMA and GSM.

Q: So which US operator can (or will) use this?
A: Exactly, None! (Cingy has iPhone, T-mobile won’t piss apple off because they want iPhone 2.0, Tech not compatible with Verizon or Sprint CDMA & they want iPhone 3.0).

Q: So why not just order it grey market through, say expansys?
A: You can do that, but why? You wont have any data service (voice & SMS yes, Data No) and what’s the point of that? (all that capability and no email, web surfing or video on your US service).

This is really just another China clone, but unlike other electronic devices it wont play well here unless a mobile operator says yes. HEY CHINA, WE AINT HATING. ENJOY YOUR PHONE, era CLONE!
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http://www.walgreens.com/search/search_results.jsp?_dyncharset=ASCII&term=meizu

I welcome this Windows Mobile 6 powered device!
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