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aphone a6: iphone clone runs android, world implodes

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We’ve featured several iPhone clones here on Technabob before, but this one is unique in that it not only is a doppelgänger for Apple’s wonder-phone, it runs Android apps.

The Aphone A6 phone does its best to look like an iPhone, featuring a 3.5-inch capacitive multi-touch display, and a “dual-core” CPU of some sort. The…

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November 14th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech technology

wphone: iphone clone tries to one-up apple’s original

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The WPhone is a new mock phone from China that’s loaded up with all sorts of stuff that you don’t find even in a real iPhone.

Sure, it’s a touchscreen phone and media player. And yeah, it’s got Bluetooth and WiFi support. But it’s also got a couple of tricks up its sleeve that even…

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September 14th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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macbook air pc runs windows without parallels

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Of course, that’s because this cheap Chinese knock-off isn’t a MacBook at all. It’s a Windows PC in sheep’s clothing.

Doing its best impression of the MacBook Air, this clone is designed to run Windows, not MacOS (check out the Windows key on the keyboard!) The machine features a “full metal jacket” case, and an…

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August 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing

rambo tv game: the video game console that time forgot

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I was digging around the deep recesses of Flickr earlier today, when I came across a picture of what could be one of the greatest video game console oddities of all time.

Apparently, this Rambo TV Game console came out at some point back in the 1990s. It’s a serious doppelganger for the Atari 2600,…

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July 20th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro strange + wonderful video games

wefound kindle 2 knock-off: calling amazon’s lawyers…

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It was only a matter of time before some cheap Chinese clone of Amazon’s Kindle digital book reader would find its way to market.

This knock-off – from a company called “Wefound” – is a dead ringer for the Kindle 2. From the slim white case to the 6-inch screen, to its nubby little keyboard,…

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July 12th, 2009 comments (5) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech technology

conny q3 sports game console: if wii was round

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No, this oddly-shaped pink gadget isn’t some sort of sex toy. Unless you think that playing with your Wii is a stimulating experience.

What you’re looking at here is the Conny Q3 Sports, a video game console out of China that’s designed to play like the Nintendo Wii, but for a whole lot less money.…

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June 23rd, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun video games

cect m188 puts an iphone clone through shrinker ray

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While rumors continue to abound of Apple releasing an iPhone Nano someday, you can get your hands on a miniature iPhone right now – just as long as you don’t mind that it’s a cheap Chinese knock-off that’s clearly violating just about every intellectual property law you can think of.

The CECT m188 borrows its…

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April 6th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets media players mobile tech technology

pacboy and space intruder: retro 8-bit games from a (bad) alternative dimension

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When you think classic video games, two names come to mind PacBoy and Space Intruder, right? No? Well even if those aren’t the games you remember from your childhood, it’s the best you’re gonna do if you pick up these cheap-o handhelds on sale over in the UK.

Judging from the crappy-looking black-and-white LCD screens below,…

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February 8th, 2009 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech retro video games

xbox 360 and ps3 get 8-bit doppelgängers

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Why the heck would you drop $200 to $400 on a brand new console when you could get the same thing for a fraction of the price? Oh yeah, I neglected to mention that these alternate universe clones of the Xbox 360 and PS3 are crappy knock-offs from China – and that they only play…

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December 24th, 2008 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video games

yobo fc3 plus: nes, snes and genesis games in one console

Yobo FC3 Plus NES SNES Genesis Clone

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned that console clone maker Yobo was working on a new system that could play games not only from the Nintendo NES and SNES, but also from the rival SEGA Genesis system.

The new Yobo FC3 Plus has arrived. The system has not 1 or 2, but 3 individual…

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November 21st, 2008 comments (22) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: retro video

psp clone plays retro nes games

2PG TC8281 PSP Clone 8-bit

Sure, this portable gaming system might LOOK just a little bit like the Sony PSP, but don’t expect it to play any games made in the last 15 years.

Another in a long line of cheap Chinese knock-off systems, the 2PG TC8281 handheld plays a mish-mash of questionable 8-bit and 16-bit retro games that come…

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November 15th, 2008 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: mobile tech retro video games

clone trooper voice changing helmet: send in the clones

With the new Clone Wars animated film hitting theaters next week, why not show up to the premiere in style? This new helmet not only makes you look like a Clone Trooper, it lets you sound like one too.

Just slip the helmet over your head, switch it on, and it makes your voice sound…

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August 8th, 2008 comments (4) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: just plain fun

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