Steve Jobs Look-alike With Angel Wings and Halo Promotes 7-inch Android Tablet (video)

By Chris Chang, posted February 1, 2012 at 9:47 PM, 777 views

It’s not the first time we see a Chinese clone of Steve Jobs, but watching this Taiwanese Steve Jobs impersonator with angel wings and a halo emitting a “reality distortion field” from the stage has pretty much made my day! Video after the break.

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WTF: iPhone 6 Is Available In China Now ?

By Maggie Hui, posted January 30, 2012 at 2:04 PM, 3,524 views

While the whole world is waiting for the iPhone 5, iPnoho6 has released in China. Yes, it called ‘iPnoho6′ but not iPhone 6. This is the latest Shanzhai iPhone made-in-China. Actually the device cannot be called the iPhone 6 rip-off because iPhone 5 is not even exist yet. The ‘iPnoho6′ is made of cheap plastic casing in white color, and it is label as “IPDA”. It has some large speakers on the back, and it’s creative enough that the home screen button is designed in a “full apple” logo. The specification and price unknown, properly it’s a cheapo feature phone. We are curious to know how it actually works.

China’s Most Expensive Android Tablet Could Be James Bond’s New Gadget

By Herman Lai, posted January 17, 2012 at 8:13 PM, 1,225 views

An unknown Chinese manufacturer launched a 9.7-inch Android tablet “Hongpaiyihao (Red Group Number One)” with a shocking 9,999 RMB (US$1,580) price tag, which is about twice the price of an iPad. The machine comes with a fancy leather case that’s embossed with in gold with the product’s name. The maker of this tablet emphasized this is “tailor-made for government officials”, this is insane…

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China’s Knockoff Disneyland Is A Deadman Wonderland (video)

By Chris Chang, posted January 12, 2012 at 6:01 PM, 1,868 views

The official Shanghai Disneyland is scheduled to open in 2016, but there is already a Disneyland knockoff in China today. Called the Wonderland, it is situated on the outskirts of Beijing (45 minutes drive), and it was supposed ‘the largest amusement park in Asia’. Yup, it was supposed to be… however, the construction stopped more than a decade ago, due to land disputes and insufficient funds. Now, it’s a deadman wonderland that is waiting for Walt Disney to destroy. Feel free to take a video tour of the dilapidated fantasy park after the break.

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Knockoff Phone Invades Las Vegas CES!

By Herman Lai, posted January 12, 2012 at 1:54 PM, 810 views

Can anyone explain why the hell is there a N9 knockoff appearing at CES? Hey Nokia! Where did all your lawyers go?

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Most Phenomenal Made in China Gadgets of 2011

By Herman Lai, posted January 4, 2012 at 10:42 PM, 3,436 views

A year ago we were perfectly content with tech toys that are made in China, and designed by China. Now look how far we’ve come. A lot has changed in China’s gadget world in 2011, and being the tech fanatics that we are, we’d like to take a moment and look back at the standout made-in-China products of 2011, from the most affordable Ice Cream Sandwich tablet produced to some of the cool gadgets you shouldn’t have missed. Sit back and enjoy!

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The Most Incredible Apple Counterfeits of 2011

By Chris Chang, posted December 30, 2011 at 7:55 PM, 7,337 views

If you are a reader of M.I.C. Gadget, you probably love to see the counterfeit iPods, iPhones, and iPads we have introduced to you. Throughout the year, Chinese counterfeiting reaches a new low with the cloning of fake Apple stores selling real Apple products. The Chinese counterfeiters even have cheap “iPhone 5″ knockoffs for sale before Apple introduces the next iPhone. What’s more impressive is that there’s a MacBook Air knockoff from Shenzhen called the AirBook that looks near identical to Apple’s unibody MacBook Air upon first glance. So, the Apple counterfeits are very attractive, and we would like to show you all the best ones in this super round-up post, just read on to catch up with us!

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A Chinese Chef Builds A Vehicle That Looks Like “Jeep” (Video)

By Herman Lai, posted December 15, 2011 at 1:30 PM, 869 views

The internet is a very efficient tool that gets anonymous become celebrity, and we had already reported lots of these incredible people before. Well, here is another one that catches our eyes. He is a chef, also a military fan, who designed and handcrafted an armored command vehicle in three years time and $4000 Yuans of budget. So let’s get to see his achievement after the break…

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Another PS Vita Rip-off, Looks Aesthetically Close (Videos)

By Herman Lai, posted December 13, 2011 at 2:24 PM, 783 views

This is already the 2nd knockoff PS Vita that we have known before Sony officially launch the device worldwide. The machine is called Yinlips YDPG18, the internals are pretty much the same as iReadyGo (previous PS Vita clone), but we think this one is looking better. Specs after the break.

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Unibody MacBook Air Knockoff Review (with video!)

By Chris Chang, posted December 6, 2011 at 2:30 PM, 39,598 views

Chinese knockoff makers gets into the super-thin notebook game in a big way with the $499 AirBook. We’ve played around with it for a while now and can say that it looks very similar to Apple’s MacBook Air, and it’s very cheap. Unfortunately being cheap comes at a price.

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