http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/ 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/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/Cortex A8 or no sale]]>May 6th 2010 12:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/Just shows how much it actually costs to make a phone. ]]>May 6th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/+1 for you Sir]]>May 6th 2010 1:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
So many KIRF smartphones, notebooks etc.. are made in Taiwan just like the real products. I think that if these KIRF manufacturers actually put their hardware in an original design these things would sell much better.

In a way this is what HTC did, instead of continuing as ODM or making KIRF phones they started selling original design phones under their own brand and now they are market leaders.]]>May 6th 2010 4:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 6:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/+1
Yeah HTC were KIRF Kings, now they're Market Kings :D]]>May 6th 2010 6:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/As a Taiwanese, I always feel sad that people get confused between Taiwan and China. Simply by seeing the simplified characters, you should know that's something from China, not Taiwan (we use traditional characters instead). In fact, most of KIRFs, if not all, are made in China and selling KIRFs in Taiwan is totally illegal. We do have lots of OEMs/ODMs which manufacture for big brands like HP, Dell, Sony, Apple...etc. The other ODMs like Asus, Acer, MSI... etc are trying to establish their own brand recognition like that hTC has done. Anyhow, we are working hard to be not-KIRFy and it's a long way to go. ]]>May 6th 2010 7:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
How do they get away with this in China? I mean i thought comunist countries were more strict than ours... If you did this here you'd be sued, arrested, after Apple kicks in your door and takes all your computers.

Looks like the Chinese Gov't doesn't give a damn what their people do.]]>May 6th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
I'd not be so sure about the "slowly reaching the real stuff" line.

The guy in the video revealed the specs:
Processor: Huawei (model unclear) 533Mhz
ROM: 256MB
RAM: 256MB

This is pretty much ancient. Even my old iPaq 210 is better than this. I won't bother even at one quarter price. Besides, this bugger seems to be actually THICKER than HD2. OK, not "seems", I'm pretty sure about that. Been comparing the video with my HD2 for quite a while.

And the battery compartment cover, the one in the video is rather pathetic.

What's the key charm of HD2?
A) 4.3 inch glorious screen, CAPACITIVE (30/100 points)
B) Sense UI (30/100 pionts)
C) Snapdragon 1Ghz processor (30/100 points)
D) Good old business-friendly WinMo (10/100 points)

And this thing?
A) 3.6 inch RESISTIVE screen (comes with a stylus)
B) Looks like a mod of SPB Shell
C) Ground-breaking 533Mhz processor
D) Same WinMo (yeah, little boy you get 10 point here)

10 on a 100 points scale in terms of capturing the essence of HD2. This isn't even a knock off, it's rather a jack off. I wonder if anyone here will care to grab one of this even if it's sold $20.]]>May 7th 2010 5:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 7th 2010 7:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
nope... iHTC is the short for their firm's philosphy which is - ' I Hate To Copy']]>May 6th 2010 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/533MHZ processor 256MB+256MB memory]]>May 6th 2010 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/With a subsidy. This is unsubsidized.]]>May 6th 2010 12:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
that's no excuse...you used all caps.

I'm coming for you, you have few hours to live]]>May 6th 2010 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
Upset over this?
Chill out.]]>May 6th 2010 5:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/I can see how that one specific thing could be worth having a stylus for, but overall, no way. I've used both and I'll never look back. ]]>May 6th 2010 1:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/Just wondering, any relation to ShaggyBalls? I just noticed both of your "quaintly named" usernames...coincidence?
]]>May 6th 2010 2:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
I have an image editing and drawing app in the HD2. It's fugging clumsy and I stopped using it due to fat-finger control. Stylus would have been nice.

Looked around for capacitive stylus and it's essentially still a fat nub at the end of a stick. Or the more accurate one looks like medical equipment.

Still looking for a "proper" stylus.]]>May 6th 2010 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
1. powerful processors are getting cheaper

2. android is getting more and more mature. (android is open source)]]>May 6th 2010 12:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
Have it sense whats on the screen. if the capacitive function of the screen senses something like a finger that works in capacitive mode, then operate in that mode. But if it senses pressure on the screen without capacitive interaction like what a plastic styli would create then operate in resistive mode to allow the use of just about anything as a stylus at much greater accuracy than a capacitive stylus]]>May 6th 2010 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
You can get it here:

http://www.hdwallpapers.net/abstract-wallpapers-3

you might have to correct the orientation (portrait for the phone) and downsize for proper fit. ]]>May 6th 2010 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
Better to link to the actual original author:

http://-kol.deviantart.com/art/Bokeh-116165739]]>May 6th 2010 5:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
I hope they block your IP. ]]>May 6th 2010 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/
Wait a sec....I'm lost :(]]>May 6th 2010 2:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/keepin-it-real-fake-htc-hd-too/May 6th 2010 1:54AM