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Too much readers -> M.I.C gadget offline for hours

posted March 9, 2010 at 1:53 AM, 32 views, View Comments

Dear readers. Many of you noticed that our website were offline. I was told by the technicians that there is a massive increase of visitors on our site and we used up the memory provided by our web hosting company. Glad to know that the problem is fixed so please keep on enjoy reading!

UPDATE: Our site is undergoing an upgrade to fulfill the massive amount of readers visiting M.I.C gadget daily. Please stay tuned.

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MacBook Air Knockoff Full Review: Unboxing and Hands-On

posted February 3, 2010 at 10:50 PM, 13,315 views, View Comments

Hands-On
The ultimate MacBook Air knockoff has landed, and folks all over are excited about it. This is the best MacBook Air wannabe ever, featuring a real glowing Apple logo and it’s almost as thin as the real one. Here we have a wholesome unboxing and hands-on shots for you to enjoy. And a video!

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UPDATE: Our homemade MacBook Air knock-off ad.

UPDATE 2: Unboxing & Hands-on Video!

UPDATE 3: Check out the performance of this MacBook Air knockoff!

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HTC Diamond 2 Knockoff Dual Boots Android and Windows Mobile

posted March 12, 2010 at 4:43 PM, 3 views, View Comments

HTC Diamond2 Knockoff
Dual booting Android and Windows Mobile on a smartphone is somewhat impossible but the knockoff makers did it today. The HTC Diamond 2 is a fine phone powered with WinMo OS and this knockoff lets you get the best of both worlds. Hands-on videos after the jump.

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China Put a Smile on your Toast

posted March 12, 2010 at 4:04 PM, 0 views, View Comments

Toaster
Chinese designer Xu Yan Xiang had a pretty crazy idea of putting smiley faces on bread by using a toaster with breakthrough features and design. Oh man, this is cool.

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Dell Mini3i Knockoff is just a Phone with Dell Logo

posted March 12, 2010 at 1:11 PM, 8 views, View Comments

Dell Mini3i Knockoff
Well, hope you knew about the Dell’s made-for China Mobile Mini3i. It’s basically an Android phone with a Dell logo, nothing special about it except for the 3.5-inch touchscreen and Micro SD card slot it features. Here’s a knockoff which looks similar as the Dell Mini 3i, but it has a Verizon logo and powered with Symbian OS.

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Cloning the iPad is a Disgrace

posted March 12, 2010 at 12:33 AM, 23 views, View Comments

HTC Hero KnockoffApple’s iPad is coming soon and we are all excited about it. However, Meizu’s CEO Jack Wong is not interested with the iPad and he had made some interesting comments about iPad knockoffs.

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HTC Hero Knockoff Looks like the Real Thing

posted March 11, 2010 at 12:12 AM, 17 views, View Comments

HTC Hero Knockoff
The HTC Hero was a great Android smartphone previously. Almost everyone love it, including the knockoff makers. So, they coped it and it looks and feels as good as the real one. However, there’s something missing in it.

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Shanghai Lantern Festival

posted March 10, 2010 at 11:11 PM, 10 views, View Comments

Shanghai Lantern Festival
Just in case you miss this. Shanghai had a special event during the Chinese New Year, the Lantern Festival. It’s held annually and the locals would not miss the chance to take photos of the beautiful decorations in it. Here we have some pics for you.

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HP Mini 5101 Knockoff for Product Red

posted March 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM, 5,207 views, View Comments

HP Mini 5101 Clone
The HP Mini 5101 knockoff has landed a couple of months ago but the knockoff makers have put a new color on it, red. Moreover, the knockoff is engraved with the HP logo and it looks genuine now.

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Man Got Fooled of Buying Laptop Through Chinese TV Shopping Commercial

posted March 5, 2010 at 1:32 AM, 345 views, View Comments

Fake Laptop
This is interesting. A Chinese Man purchased a laptop through a Chinese TV shopping commercial which is doing an attractive promotion, buy a $1680 RMB laptop built-in with Wi-Fi and get three things in return, free internet access, an Apple iPhone, and a digital camera. Later? He became a dupe.

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HTC Magic Clone Runs Android and Supports Multi-touch

posted March 4, 2010 at 9:12 PM, 347 views, View Comments

HTC Magic Clone

If you are a fan of Android, you would know the HTC Magic (Android G2) and the pic above is the clone of it. It runs Android and comprises a multi-touch display. It has the exact appearance as the Android G2. The clones in China are just becoming more perfect. What can you say about this?

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