China gadget market is not only filled with locally made products sold at bargain prices, but also full of pirated goods. One of the most popular of course, products with an Apple logo.
iPhone, iPad and iPad fake can be easily found in China. Even before the iPad 2 release in 2011 and then, copies have been circulated in China that has a very high level of similarity with the original iPad 2. Not only Apple products, accessories manufacturers China also has plenty of ideas for creating a variety of gadgets with an Apple logo which is not even the original version.
From MicGadget site, we give you 10 copies of Apple’s most innovative products in the market of China in 2011 yesterday.
1. Apple Speakers
A pair of USB Speakers with the Apple logo first appeared in China in 2011 and then the gadget market. The design is quite attractive with distinctive white Apple. But just so you know, these speakers are made with plastic materials instead of aluminum like the original Apple products.
2. iHub USB
iHub is a small USB hub with 4 ports. At first glance you think it definitely made accessories for the Apple MacBook or iMac. But of course not because Apple also does not have the product available in black and white. iHub first marketed by the site Micgadget but a week later the site is preaching all the technological developments in China that received warning from Apple to no longer market the iHub as judged violated Apple’s copyrights.
3. Smart Cover for the iPad
Smart Cover is a mandatory accessory for the iPad 2 even though the price is not considered to be cheap. For this reason then that’s the price of the Smart Cover circulating fake in China, which is only closed to within $5 cheaper than the original Smart Cover. With that price you will get a fake smart covers that have a strong scent, can not stick perfectly on display iPad 2 and each of its components are easily separated, so you have to assemble again. Uniquely, this false Smart Cover also has 15 magnet like the original so as to unlock the iPad screen when opened.
Smart Cover Knockoff from M.I.C. Gadget on Vimeo.
4. Apple Store
Yes, in addition to produ-imitation Apple products, China also has a fake Apple Store. Not just one, but Chinese authorities have discovered at least 22 Apple Store fake scattered throughout mainland China. Retail stores were designed and decorated like a real Apple Store by using large-sized Apple logo at the front of the store. The contents of the store also sells only Apple products like iPhone, MacBook, iPad and accessories. It is not known where it came from the products but did not rule out the Apple Store also sells fake fake goods.
Apple Store Knockoff @ Zhongshan from M.I.C. Gadget on Vimeo.
5. iPhone 5
While the public throughout the world is still waiting for the release of the iPhone 5, the Chinese smartphone market has had copies. By using a variety of leaks about the hardware the iPhone 5, the latest smartphone from Apple’s Chinese version was released with a thickness of 7mm and equipped stylus, of course without iOS.
“iPhone 5″ Clone from M.I.C. Gadget on Vimeo.