Lenovo side project to launch Xbox 360 / Kinect knockoff in China: hello, eBox
By Darren Murph 
posted August 12th 2010 2:50PM
posted August 12th 2010 2:50PM
posted August 12th 2010 2:50PM
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Uhm, wtf? Really Lenevo, really?
I guess imitation is the ultimate complement but this sounds almost into the infringement territory.
@angelusp
Yeah, youain't seen nothing yet until you go to Shenzhen's malls. The whole place is full of illegal counterfeit goods not just in electronics, but designer brands and clothing.
@chanceusc
i like the little facepalm hand print on the front.. lol
@chanceusc
And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why you don't send your precious IP off to China - it's gonna get stolen faster than you can say "infringement".
@Darren Smurph
Considering you know next to nothing, don't you think it's a bit early to calling it a "knockoff"? It would seem like the Kinect is nothing more than a knockoff itself, yet you make it seem as if Kinect invented the segment.
I guess it's okay to jump to biased conclusions so long as the target is of Chinese origin, hey it is engadget after all.
@chanceusc How on earth can anyone call this a knockoff with the limited info available? Is it just because it's going to incorporate motion sensing? Is every new minivan a knockoff of the original one? What about the first touch-based phones and the knockoffs that followed it? I get the feeling Engadget just labels everything the Chinese make as KIRFs just for the hell of it.
@chanceusc I wasn't aware that making a video game console that comes in a box shape automatically makes it an Xbox 360 knockoff.
And seeing as how every console on the market now has some kind of motion tracking available for it it's a little silly to make it sound like it's a knockoff of the 360 just because Kinect exists (for that matter Kinect isn't even out).
The Chinese are allowed to make their own gaming console if they feel like, just because it can be stood on it's side doesn't make it an Xbox 360 or PS3 knockoff, wtf. Are Lenovo computers knockoffs because they come in rectangular cases?
I do wonder what kinda hardware this runs though.
First class ticket to Lameville.
Does this recognize sign language?
@Cainhunpi
I just wanna know if it will blend!?!
I'm starting to wonder if Kirf-ness is part of the Chinese corporate culture? In all seriousness, what other countries are known for making Kirfs?
@Rick James
India/Russia/Nigeria/Malaysia?
China is clone capital of the world.
@Rick James
All they know how to do is steal. Original ideas are a threat to the CPC.
This is what would it look like if xbox 360, PS3, and Wii had a child.......wait, somehow that doesn't sound right.
@hmmwv Well the first one would have to have a baby with the second. And then that new child would have to have one with the third one. Then that baby would be this :/
Xbox 360 is not on sale in china,they have to import or smuggle the consoles in, so Lenovo is obviously just filling a gap in the market. Whether they can get away with doing so without feeling the wrath of MS should be interesting.
@Hooch is crazy!
Wii on roids
Does this knockoff run xbox 360 software? If not, what good is it?
Note they are not attempting to copy the PS3 Move...
A copy of a copy? That will damage the space-time continuum, Lenovo aren't THAT stupid.
That thing looks like its going to have really poor ventilation.
What are they trying to hide by the thumb placement over the serial number when shooting the back and bottom?
Um what is it?
Fail
why immediately brand this a knockoff of the Xbox 360 / Kinect?
Why not just call it a new controller-free console?
Not even a poor kid would want this... Seriously, uber fail.
@Lem7 LOL, epic win
I don't see why it's classified as a knockoff, when all 3 main consoles of this generation have some sort of motion-sensing technology incorporated.
Looks more like a large nettop to me.
What's with the VGA out on that?
I hate to say: why Lenovo can not even come up with a name other than *Box or *phone??? This is a company with a huge pool of talent and money but disappointingly lacking any real innovation...
How did you decide that is an Xbox 360 knockoff?
It doesn't look like a 360 and it uses slot loading like a Wii or PS3.
Honestly, just looking at the design, I'd wouldn't call it a knockoff of anything. It is its own thing.
Will it be a media center extender?
another engadget biased news articles...
as if all Chinese products are kirf...
just simply ignorant
how is this a knockoff? it looks just like another "me too" console. maybe it has nothing to do with gaming at all..
@wagawaga There's a demo video of people playing in a living room, looks like the product is pretty much ready for retail since it doesn't look like test hardware or anything. Plus the gallery picture seems to show a label with serial #'s and regulatory symbols on it.
It seems to be somewhat Wii-esque in terms of graphics power based on the not so high rez video, but I could be mistaken since they might have gone with a cartoony look on purpose. Hopefully it outputs in full HD though. I don't know why people keep saying that it's gonna be controllerless...just because they have a camera attachment for the console doesn't mean that regular controllers for it don't exist, I think I see controllers in the video sitting by the HDTV.
Lenovo, faithful to their roots... piracy and knock offs
What about PS3 move as a KIRF of Wii motion controller? Do Engadget call it KIRF.
Of course if it is from China, it must be KIRF.