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more about #counterfeit TheHeartless: The insistence on the part of the Chinese (and elsewhere, to be sure) of stealing other peoples' ideas, and then repackaging them into inferior produc... more » strider_mt2k: It's an outmoded idea anyway. Just go buy a (whatever) and put (whatever) on it. Look, it's the FUTURE, here! Get with the times. more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Looks like it should have been called the Stargate phone... more » Kaiser-Machead: Yeesh, that thing looks like it's a bit insect-themed. It looks like the abdomen of a hissing cockroach. more » Purple Dave: Stuff like this is for people who are making a statement about how they can afford to have a complete and utter lack of taste. I helped out on an epis... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Nice! Not only is the DVD pirated but the review is too... more » jakebathman: I have never watched the show, but terminator is a girl? more » ScottRose: I use Googare for all of my security needs. They make their people change arm-patches every time there's a holiday though, so no one knows that they'r... more » Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Yaroo--ooh-ooh! more » -
#fakes
With No Real Apple Netbook on the Horizon, Chinese Create Fake One
Sure, you could always wait for Apple to release its first netbook (if they actually do). But over here in China, when we want something bad enough, we go and make it ourselves. More » -
#fakes
Fake Aura Slaps On Fake Louis Vuitton For Ultimate Tackiness
In case the Aura, Motorola's 2008 luxury phone, didn't scream nouveau-riche enough, some Chinese counterfeiters have decked their version out in a Louis Vuitton skin. More » -
#twothumbsup
Sarah Connor Chronicles Fake DVD's Back Cover is Refreshingly Honest
I was never interested in the Sarah Connor Chronicles series, but after I saw the back cover for this fake DVD at my local pirated movie shop, I felt like I had to buy it. More » -
#copycats
Japanese Security Firm Yaroo's Logo Looks Suspiciously Familiar
Apparently China isn't the only place where popular logos seem to be mysteriously borrowed by other businesses. You don't have to search too far to find Tokyo security firm Yaroo's inspiration. More » -
#uberwatch
$60,000 Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile Watch Can't Be Counterfeited
Hell, we can barely say the name (or tell time), but we understand the reason for all the security features this puppy boasts as part of a multi-faceted effort to deter counterfeiters. For anywhere between $12,000 to the aforementioned $60k, owners can customize their Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile with 400 styles and deterrents, like the embedded invisible ink plastic slips that are placed beneath the watch face (see: the little sun between the 1 and 2 above). If that sounds familiar, it's because some of the same techniques are used in paper currency. More » -
#waronpiracy
Numbers Behind the War on Piracy Could Be Completely Bogus
Ars Technica did an in-depth investigation into the numbers behind the war against piracy and found that Congress might as well be telling people counterfeit goods cost the economy eleventy billion zillion, for all the truth behind its figures. The oft invoked $250 billion and 750,000 jobs lost because of intellectual property theft have been repeated for over a decade, with virtually no research to back it up. More » -
