http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
Re the QT player: At least they built in a media player from the same company they are knocking off, as opposed to some other one (e.g. Win Media Player?). I've seen some fake 'Sony Ericsson' phones with Nokia innards, etc!]]>Mar 18th 2007 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
@Samo: I don't really think the media player is from Apple... how could they do that? They just made it look like that. And btw. QuickTime is rubbish, the worst thing Apple ever made.]]>Mar 18th 2007 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 19th 2007 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/They never give up do they? Who are these companies making fake products? Must be some companies with resources to develop and produce products. It's muse be some way to trace this trash back to the source? Who is selling these? Where they they get them from? Maybe it's one of the Electronic giants that have a little dirty side business?]]>Mar 18th 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
Still, some are really good, though, if er, not real.

@kadajawi: I just meant they got the internal / software logos right ;)]]>Mar 18th 2007 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 19th 2007 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/I want one of these things just to give it a good look over. I figure that some small time asian electronics company is making these things from cheap plastic and recycled parts]]>Mar 18th 2007 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
Most of the sellers are pretty dodgy though: here is one guy trying to sell a Samsung SCH-S250, but with Window Mobile Pocket PC installed!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/5-Mega-Pixel-Cam-Pocket-PC-PDA-Windows-2005-Bluetooth_W0QQitemZ300090064488QQcategoryZ3312QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item300090064488

His 'positive' feedback comments are particularly enlightening, judging by what he has been selling in the past. Truly a case of caveat emptor!

]]>Mar 18th 2007 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q1.07/8AA115DC-2398-456E-9319-FE5842A41BD1.html

little history lesson for ya ]]>Mar 18th 2007 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/I'm a fan of the site you mention but as a long time Windows/OS X/*n?x user I can understand how Windows users can find QT to be of poor quality, even without MS' attempts to clip QT's functionality.

On a Mac, QT is great. For the past two years I have used in lieu of VLC Player now that there are codecs that will play WMA/WMV/DivX/XviD/3viD/OGG. For Windows, I still use VLC as QT codecs for WIndows are more difficult to find and the fact that QT turns on that annoying little taskbar icon after every upgrade. I see that Apple is looking for more Windows recognition, but they really shouldn't do it in such a poor way.

]]>Mar 18th 2007 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 11:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
I guarantee that your scenario will be played out at least once. And I must admit, that extra leaf on the logo is quite impressive...]]>Mar 18th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
]]>Mar 18th 2007 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Apple-Ipod-style-Mobile-Phone-iPhone-1-3M-Touch-Screen_W0QQitemZ280094932376QQcategoryZ3312QQssPageNameZWD2VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280094932376

Funnily enough the watermarks are whited out there as well!]]>Mar 18th 2007 5:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/I had a look at the feature list, and *apparently* it has a "TFT touch screen, 260K colors" on it... Now, I'm not saying it does (The seller is saying that, of course), BUT if it DID, for GBP£75, that's one heck of a great phone, even if it is a fake!!!

Brands aren't all that important to me, except as a (kinda) guarantee of (somewhat) decent quality. If I knew for a fact that this fake has good quality, I wouldn't care if people laughed at my fake 'iPhone' if it was this one with these (supposed) specs.

...But, I'm guessing the quality sucks, though.

BTW: Location listed as "North York, Ontario, Canada"... Is there such a place in Canada? Genuine question, as I'm from across the pond.]]>Mar 18th 2007 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 18th 2007 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/:)

Come on haven't you been to the local Big-Box-Mart and seen a that DVD that's been put out to look suspiciously like the movie thats currently only playing in theaters to fool grandmothers and small children.]]>Mar 19th 2007 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
Oh wait, to engadget bloggers, Apple created everything including the word 'pod' and the color white.]]>Mar 18th 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/
Oh wait, to engadget bloggers, Apple created everything including the word 'pod' and the color white.

Don't be a moron. ]]>Mar 19th 2007 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/I don't hate the software that builds on QuickTime (the player). I just hate the player itself. The codec is ok, though I prefer the open source alternatives such as x264.]]>Mar 19th 2007 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 20th 2007 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 20th 2007 4:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/18/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xlx-the-ipod-style-mobile-phone-iph/Mar 20th 2007 10:43PM