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When Companies Copy Gadgets, Is It Inspiration or Stealing? The Experts Speak
When a company comes out with an innovative, landmark product, many other companies will end up incorporating those design features into their own products over time. But at what point does drawing inspiration from a rival's innovations become simple bootlegging? We asked three experts. More »
4:00 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Elaine Chow
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Latest by stupidjerk: @rubicon_65: are you kidding me? [madvertisingblog.files.wordpress.com] more »
holy ripoff
With this limited edition Justice League of America bat-signal prop replica you can summon the caped crusader from the comfort of your desk. According to the product page, this 12-inch tall "metal-encased device projects a light-up Bat-Signal an impressive 16 feet." Whoa—16 feet you say? For $309.99 this dammed thing should project into space. Plus, it should have interchangeable filters with signals to summon secretaries and interns. With its limited functionality, I don't know if these things will be flying off the shelves—but you can pre-order one now for a November release. [BigBadToyStore]
Desktop Bat-Signal For Cubicle Crime Fighters
With this limited edition Justice League of America bat-signal prop replica you can summon the caped crusader from the comfort of your desk. According to the product page, this 12-inch tall "metal-encased device projects a light-up Bat-Signal an impressive 16 feet." Whoa—16 feet you say? For $309.99 this dammed thing should project into space. Plus, it should have interchangeable filters with signals to summon secretaries and interns. With its limited functionality, I don't know if these things will be flying off the shelves—but you can pre-order one now for a November release. [BigBadToyStore]
ipod clone
iPod Nano With a 2MP Camera...Well, Sort Of
Leave it to Chinese manufacturer BTL International to
xmas ripoff
Recycled Xmas Decorations — May All Your Christmases Be Geek
Are these the perfect tree decorations for green geeks? Possibly. Made from recycled CDs and circuit boards, they are heinously expensive (around $6 for a circuit-board dangler, $9 for the CD version. Or you can get a set of three for $16 or $21 respectively. Or you can not bother. More »
6:50 AM on Fri Nov 30 2007
By AddyDugdale
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Latest by rayblasdel: I like the idea. Sadly I lack a jigsaw... or the ability to cut a straight line. Anywho, they are horribly more »
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Rumor Smashed: Meizu Didn't Rip Off Artist For Phone Renders
Despite making a Meizu phone that looks way too close to the iPhone to be a coincidence, the latest news about Meizu ripping off an artist to pimp their work is off-base. It's true that someone placed Deviant Art artist Lithium Picnic's photo onto a Meizu M8, but it turns out that the image was actually rendered by a fan on Meizu's forums. Not that it makes things any more legit, but Meizu themselves aren't to blame for this round of appropriating someone else's work and calling it their own. [Meizu]
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Judging by the fact that the new Nano looks a bit like an iPod knockoff itself, we thought it would only be fitting to show off the iPhoneys, a contest for those who create the most blatant iPod/iPhone ripoffs of all. Current front runners include the Meizu m8, Microsoft Zune and Teclast t59. They always say good artists copy, great artists steal. [oobject]
The iPhoney Award
Judging by the fact that the new Nano looks a bit like an iPod knockoff itself, we thought it would only be fitting to show off the iPhoneys, a contest for those who create the most blatant iPod/iPhone ripoffs of all. Current front runners include the Meizu m8, Microsoft Zune and Teclast t59. They always say good artists copy, great artists steal. [oobject]
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Send in the iPhone clones, and this one is the most blatant ripoff we've seen yet, even more so than the Meizu MiniOne. Seen on a Chinese auction site, this one touts itself as being "more formidable than the iPhone," calling itself the "Love Feng Mobile Phone." It's just the kind of cheap knockoff we love to hate. Take the jump for a gallery and more specs.
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Blatant iPhone Clone Sucks Hard
Send in the iPhone clones, and this one is the most blatant ripoff we've seen yet, even more so than the Meizu MiniOne. Seen on a Chinese auction site, this one touts itself as being "more formidable than the iPhone," calling itself the "Love Feng Mobile Phone." It's just the kind of cheap knockoff we love to hate. Take the jump for a gallery and more specs.
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Followup: AT&T Offering Refunds For Forced iPhone Accessory Bundles
AT&T saw our story about several stores forcing customers to purchase accessories with the iPhone last Friday, and let us know that they're aware of the problem and they're taking steps to remedy it. First, they claim that this is not a company-wide policy and "no one is required to buy accessories in order to get an iPhone". That's definitely not what customers were told on Friday, when several stores took it upon themselves to tell customers that they could only get an iPhone if they purchased accessories. More »
5:41 PM on Mon Jul 2 2007
By Jason Chen
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29 comments
Latest by Sandman619: All the accounts are from Southern CA & WA. Could possibly have been a senior level stores manager encouraging more »
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Breaking: Several AT&T Stores Forced Customers to Buy Accessories With iPhone
Following up on the launch difference between AT&T and Apple stores, we've got three separate accounts of people reporting that AT&T is forcing them to buy accessories along with their iPhone at three different AT&T stores. This was definitely not the case at Apple stores, and for AT&T to decide this on their own to cash in on the launch is pretty damn shady.
The first comes from the University Village AT&T store at
4626 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA (Phone 206-729-7184). When buying the iPhone yesterday, the store said all customers must by two accessories with an iPhone, but the accessories could be returned, opened, without a restocking fee. Add to that the fact that the salesman didn't even know a charger was included and tried to upsell a different charger to the reader.
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