Keepin' it real fake, Computex edition: Arc Mouse gets aped

Hey, Microsoft -- you're pretty proud of that Arc Mouse, yeah? If so, you should probably alert your legal team to the image shown above, as it seems one BOL-LINK has decided it best to just copy the arching input peripheral you helped pioneer and showcase it to onlookers in Taiwan. Then again, these guys did use a slightly different color scheme...

[Triblade101 Posted Jun 5th 2009 8:42PM]

Slight changes make all the difference. After all, look at all the ipod/iphone/whatever clones.

[stacky Posted Jun 5th 2009 8:50PM]

It's pretty much a blatant copy. If you overlay images, they're identical.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 8:52PM]

This is just plain wrong.

[Richard Posted Jun 5th 2009 8:56PM]

This is nothing. You should see the KIRF MacBook Air / X-Slim: http://chinese.engadget.com/2009/06/05/computex-2009-fake-x-slim-of-fake-mba/

[jon Posted Jun 5th 2009 9:00PM]

I kinda think they used MS's own photos.

[jon Posted Jun 5th 2009 9:05PM]

In fact they did. If you look at the product photos in the read link, the actual mice look different than the ones on the poster, which are identical to MS product photos.

[shinratdr Posted Jun 5th 2009 9:23PM]

Nice knockoff. To quote Engadget Chinese, "It looks like somebody is really dare to game.". Oh they dare to game alright. You have to dare to game if you're ripping off Microsoft. Hopefully they improved the scroll wheel.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 9:32PM]

Key difference: the Microsoft mouse has the bottom fold up where this one has the top part fold down

[Meekermoloko Posted Jun 5th 2009 9:47PM]

You know what I was thinking?

Those people who do knock-offs of other people's ideas.

They're a buncha jerks.

Yeah.

Take that, society!

[KR Posted Jun 5th 2009 11:00PM]

You:1
Society:0

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 5th 2009 10:46PM]

You're gonna get aped

[hahajose Posted Jun 5th 2009 11:38PM]

Here is the original post from Engadget Chinese (Taiwan)


The first impression we received from this mouse is its close resemblance to one certain mouse product from Microsoft.... Yes, we are talking about the Microsoft Arc mouse, almost 90% similar in appearance. It looks like somebody is really dare to game.

The manufacturer, "B-Link", is here for the show from PRC. Apart from the mouse clone mentioned above, there are some other interesting looking products on display too. Please proceed to photo gallery for more.

SHAME ON MAINDLAND CHINESE!!

[crescentdavid Posted Jun 5th 2009 11:43PM]

what the hell is maindland chinese?

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2009 1:40AM]

the fake from China, NOT Taiwan.

shame on CHINA !!

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2009 6:35AM]

sorry for my carelessness and let my dogs out bit people around... please kindly ignore them~ my apology!

[edward Posted Jun 6th 2009 3:25AM]

Holy crap I seriously made one of these on my Art and Design course last year! Wish I still had it to show you all :(

[Kelvinyam Posted Jun 6th 2009 11:43AM]

Nice try. But you ain't get a cent.