Keepin' it real fake, part CCXIII: Magic trick goes awry on eBay
By Darren Murph 
posted May 20th 2009 9:59PM
posted May 20th 2009 9:59PM
[Thanks, Jeremy]
posted May 20th 2009 9:59PM
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My favourite part is where they rip off open source software
I really can't see why these don't have full blown android on it, when its completly free and open source, LOL.
From read link: "This is not intelligence handset , it is can not use 3G."
*giggles*
"GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZ.can be work worldwide."
*chuckles*
Really impressive.... Looks like t real....
I think an upper hand with 3g connection will be more attractive for this price...
The only reason for making a knock-off of a free, open-source OS is if
a.) You can do it better
b.) Your hardware can't run it
It's as simple as that.
I would say that in the case of most of these KIRFs its a case of "the hardware cant handle Android"
Is it just me or is there a terrible overuse of the word "awry" on this website?
That word bothers me.
Keepin' it real fake: 52,802 - Another manufacturer makes another knockoff product.
Wow! Thanks for the awesome reporting, engadget.
Who gives a fuck?
Vote #1 to kill off this stupid tradition..
Anybody else?
Vote #1 to downrank you to oblivion...
I give a fuck. Now go away! Shoo!
I guess not...
okay who ever cannot tell the differance between a legit magic and this magic deserves to get ripped off. Sure they are both white, but from that dont look that much alike. The form is different and so are the buttons.
As far as i am concerned, you boot the device and it says Windows XP mobile!
Are you kidding, they can't pay people little enough to develop drivers for the hardware. So why not skin it with a generic OS to make it look like a popular OS, and use the same hardware that has been used in KIRF phones since they came into existence.
Here is why you buy that device, to pass off to idiots that think its real for a profit
If you could put android on it, I'd buy it in a second.
Worst part is that it's most likely a resistive touchscreen.
On the plus side it looks like it's a dual SIM device...
So according to engadget, you buy the phone to fool some people. actually, you'd be fooled if you had actually bought this phone.
There was an article on a news site (I couldn't remember, maybe BBC?), they reported that one of these phones cost about $50 to make.
LOL there are a lot of typos in that listing.
Camera: 13.0 lacpixel (exactly, it lacks 13.0 megapixels)
Operating Frequency ;GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHZ.can be work worldwide. (lol)
This is not intelligence handset , it is can not use 3G. (why would I want to buy this?)
This is a very nice piece of information. Thank you for sharing.