4FFF N618 ebook reader packs a Sipix panel, and a browser for web surfing

Shanghai Based company 4FFF brings a 6-inch ebook reader N618 to the market. It gets a 16 gray level 800×600 Sipix panel, a 400MHz Samsung 2416 ARM9 based processor, Linux 2.6.23 kernel based OS, 128MB RAM, 2GB NAND flash storage, and Wi-Fi connectivity, with a 4000mAh battery that could support 10,000 page turns or 15 [...]

[ More ] June 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Handheld |

HTC HD2 clone hands-on video

This clone looks just the same as the original HTC hd2. It’s well bult, and the specs are not bad. It runs Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, packing a 4.2 inches display, 256MB RAM, 512 ROM, and an alleged 5 megapixels camera. The one showed in the video is just a prototype. The phone is still [...]

[ More ] June 10th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Mobile |

Video: Another Rockchip RK2808 Based Android Tablet APad

Yet Another Rockchip RK2808 powered clone comes from China.  Rockchip’s RK2808 chip now is the power behind  China’s iPad clone waves. So far most of  China iPad clone are based on this chip, which packs a 600Mhz processor and a 500Mhz DSP co-processor, promising ability to handle 720p videos. This clone is called APad or [...]

[ More ] June 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Handheld |

Shanzhai brings side slider version Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 clone

Besides stealing designs from famous brands, sometimes these Shanzhai makers also tries to create something.On this Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 clone, they add a side slide keyboard. Great idea! All the clones look the same, at least this one gets a keyboard to differentiate itself. The specs still stay unknown. But don’t even think that [...]

[ More ] June 9th, 2010 | 2 Comments | Posted in Mobile |

Lenovo Lephone clone surfaces in Shenzhen

Shanzhai phone makers have their standard, and not all the phones are qualified to being cloned. We are seldom to see they clone China’s home brand phones. So being cloned is not completely bad. It also means you have produced some  products  with good quality. Thanks to Lenovo, the company finally brought a phone that can [...]

[ More ] June 9th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Mobile |

ZTE V7 4-inch Maemo MID hands-on video

ZTE introduced its 4-inch MID V7 about three weeks ago. The device runs on Maemo OS, packing a 806 MHZ Marvell PXA310 processor, 3.2 megapixels camera, and a 1800 mAh battery. At Taipei Computex, ZTE brought with this device, giving us an opportunity to see how it looks like in reality. It looks very nice [...]

[ More ] June 9th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Handheld |

Lenovo LePhone hands-on Video

You might have seem Levovo’s Android handset quite a few times since its announcement, in pictures and in videos. But what showed to the world before was just its prototype model. Now its product model has been out in China for about three weeks already, with a price tag of 2750 Yuan(about $404 USD). For [...]

[ More ] June 8th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Mobile |

Aigo unveiled AigoPad series Android tablet

Today Aigo held a product launch event in Beijing, on which the company officially unveiled its aigoPad series tablets. All these devices are running on Android. They brought five tablets in total, and the sizes are 4 inches, 5 inches, and 7 inches. Words from aigo are that these aigoPad will arrive in July. Other [...]

[ More ] June 8th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Handheld |

BlackBerry 9800 got cloned

While the world is still excited for some leaked pictures of BlackBerry’s new slider phone BlackBerry 9800, the Shanzhai industry has brought out a clone. Now we kind of understand Apple’s reaction over the leaked iPhone 4G. The reason must be that they worried the Shanzhai makers would churn out a clone before they announced [...]

[ More ] June 7th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Mobile |

Transformer got Shanzhai-ed in China, Built from an old truck, 9.7 meters in height

A group of students from China Central Academy Of Fine Arts University built a Shanzhai version transformer as their Graduation Project. The materials are all from an old truck, and the whole project cost them around 300,000 Yuan (about $4,470 USD) in total. This Shanzhai transformer is 9.7 meters in height, 4,000 KG in weight. [...]

[ More ] June 6th, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Cool Stuff |

Newman PhonePC is a computer that looks like a telephone set

These days phones are more and more like computers, but the Beijing based Newman is going on an opposite direction. They are trying to make a computer looks like a telephone set. This computer was showed at the just ended Taipei Computex 2010 by AMD company. At the first look at it, nobody would think [...]

[ More ] June 5th, 2010 | 2 Comments | Posted in Industrial News |

MFU W72 clones Nokia E72, brings an optical touchpad

While bearing notable resemblance to Nokia E72, the MFU W72 also gets something of its own to be mentioned here. First of all, it gets an optical touch pad for your convenience instead of an old school direction direction button or trackball.The maker reminds the world loudly and proudly that MFU W72 is the first [...]

[ More ] June 4th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Mobile |

Video: HTC HD2 knockoff phone features a 4.3-inch display

This phone is also called HTC HD2, but definitely it’s not from this famous brand, just another game played by the Shanzhai phone makers. To be honest, this phone looks not bad, event kind of sexy, but the 4.3-inch are just too big for most of people. The phone gots a brief show on the [...]

[ More ] June 3rd, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Mobile |

Herokin H700 7-inch Android tablet

Chinese manufacturer Herokin introduced a 7-inch Android powered tablet H700. Just like most of Android MIDs at China maket currently, this device features a Rockchip RK2808  chip. So the specs are very familiar. It’s powered by a 600mhz processor, with ability to handle 720p videos. It measures 190.5×118.5×14.7mm and weighs 332g, Still no worlds about [...]

[ More ] June 3rd, 2010 | 1 Comment | Posted in Handheld |

Funny DIY Device With Subtle Control of Steel Balls’ tracks

Someone is making comments like ‘I don’t know what’s the use of it except wasting electric power’ below this video on youku.com, but we want to show our admirations. It’s amazing as a device made by a human’s hand just for fun. Steel balls are subtly controlled on three tracks by the device which is [...]

[ More ] June 1st, 2010 | 7 Comments | Posted in Cool Stuff |