Kai 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2006 If there's one thing that never gets old around here, it's fly-by-night tech companies trying to pass themselves off as some of our old favorites. Usually you can spot faux iPods a mile away, but this one takes fakery to a new level, right down to the plastic case that it comes in and the "Designed by Apple in California" on the back. Harry, a reader of the French Mac site MacBidouille, apparently found this psuedo-iPod nano in Thailand -- we're sure that Cupertino's cease-and-desist letters have already been drafted and are on their way across the Pacific as we speak. Taken from Engadget.com and http://www.macbidouille.com/news/2006-12-01/#13686 So, there is really fake Ipod name Ipod, but it still look fake anyway. Lol... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest joi-ful Report post Posted December 5, 2006 Nice job on the iPod back. But looks pretty much the same as any other iPod imitations on the market Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sHaRkKaE 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2006 looks very similiar to the 2gen nano..just that the click wheel somewhat gives it away.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tassardar_ 0 Report post Posted December 8, 2006 Looks too fake. From the screen to the finish. The only thing that looks similar is the text lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slivester 0 Report post Posted December 10, 2006 Font used were wrong. Thats too apparent. Apple is too picky when it comes to typography, so thats a guaranteed give away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bakavic 0 Report post Posted December 11, 2006 The on/off switch gives it away It should be a hold switch. But casing-wise, it is a very good job. No spelling errors on the back area! Actually, all these fakes are just a variety of the "mp4" players that are selling well in the low-end market. All these mp4 players are using a variation of the same firmware, so they have some basic hardware functions which are fixed, like the on/off switch. There is a site dedicated to reverse-engineering these players (both mp3/mp4 players) and possibly developing an alternative firmware for them, ala rockbox - http://www.s1mp3.org/ . This is because the original firmware sucks. (Must stop music to change song, buggy ogg support, lousy file navigation, etc) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vader69 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2006 Lol.. fake ipods too? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
