[Detox @ Sep 23rd 2007 8:10PM]

It's kinda sad that a cheap fake like this has more features than the real thing.

[john @ Sep 23rd 2007 8:12PM]

Sad, but true.
Someone make a better ipod touch please.. Shouldn't be too difficult.

[JDizzle @ Sep 24th 2007 5:43PM]

It's because these Chinese manufacturers don't discriminate. They'll let their product play any format that's out there. You're not gonna see iPods playing WMAs anytime soon.

[jay-t @ Sep 23rd 2007 8:26PM]

What is sad are companies that steel intelectual properties without beeing called to account for by courts AND consumers as they encourages them to produce such fakes!!

[DAZA @ Sep 23rd 2007 8:41PM]

What is sad are people who don't know how to spell "steal" correctly :/

[Owen V @ Sep 23rd 2007 9:15PM]

@jay-t
in this case, I really dont think they are hurting apple's bottom line. pursuing them for an award would almost certainly cost more than it would bring in.

[Zed @ Sep 23rd 2007 9:33PM]

@john

meizu is coming out with an m7. a ipod touch rip-off.

I cant wait :D

[John @ Sep 23rd 2007 10:33PM]

@ DAZA

People like you, criticizing misspellings and off topic, are really sad! Are you a teacher? Have you never mistyped a word?

[MastaWu @ Sep 23rd 2007 11:13PM]

I could tell DAZA or anyone else defending fake (such as its features etc) are chinese. Stop changing the subject. What China needs to do = quit copying, make your own. @Detox= more features? yea maybe such as FM, or recording. But in crappy quality(FM,rec), crappy UI, crap material.

[ShamelessChinese @ Sep 24th 2007 12:20AM]

Here's what's happening in China: 1) Japanese and Korean gadget, phone
and car makers release sleek, innovative new devices or vehicles
domestically in Japan and Korea. 2) Chinese rip-off companies buy
one, and return to China where the whole thing is copied.3) The
Chinese companies sell the fake version domestically in China. 4)
when the original is finally sold in China, Chinese consumers think
the original is a counterfeit of a Chinese original, since the
Chinese phone was sold first, and are OUTRAGED at the copyright
violation. Counterfeiters cost legit companies about $600 billion per
year and growing fast, and the overwhelming majority of it happens in
China.

[ShamelessChinese @ Sep 24th 2007 12:22AM]

For information on "Chinese piracy" (and the scope of its impact on
the global economy), check the following links
out:http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200701/200701150004.htmlhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/11/24/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xxxvii-china-car-makers-strike-again/http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200611/200611240009.htmlhttp://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200701/200701160009.htmlI
have TONS more of these!

[ShamelessChinese @ Sep 24th 2007 12:31AM]

Here's a video clip on the "rampant chinese piracy" from the Japanese news: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSBMc9Z5od8Highlights
(for those who can't speak Japanese):
- A copy of a car tail light: the original says KOREA on it, while the Chinese copy says KOBEA. The other major difference between them is that the Chinese-made light is not properly sealed and can fill up with rain water.
- Korean consumers tell reporters that it is very difficult for them to tell if brand bags being sold in shops are the real thing. - A Chinese company is selling copies of a Korean beer brand. Six months after a South
Korean company started selling a new motorbike, a Chinese company suddenly began selling an copy of the vehicle. While the outside appearance is similar, the Chinese-made bike's engine apparently breaks down within its first year of use.
- A Korean employee of a major golf goods brand states that he is concerned that Chinese/Taiwanese copies are having a negative influence on the image of his brand.

Sources:
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200701/200701150004.html
http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/24/keepin-it-real-fake-part-xxxvii-china-car-makers-strike-again/
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200611/200611240009.html
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200701/200701160009.html