{"id":22045,"date":"2014-09-11T21:01:58","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T13:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=22045"},"modified":"2021-09-08T03:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T19:37:05","slug":"amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Tech Knockoffs That Will Leave You Dumbfounded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Think of all the <strong>popular hardware brands in technology<\/strong> right now. The Apples and Sonys that have the distinct honor of being considered a luxury brand. Everyone wants one and anyone who\u2019s anyone would buy and flaunt them to their peers, creating an appeal. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford them and that\u2019s where knockoffs come to the rescue.<\/p>\n<p>These knockoffs were made as a copy of the original, sometimes using the logo and design of the original. Sometimes they get it right and many might not notice. Often at times, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/logo-design-gone-wrong\/\" rel=\"noopener\">they get it wrong<\/a>. Very wrong, in fact, to the point of hilarity. Here are <strong>20 of the most amusing knockoffs of popular tech brands<\/strong> that you may have seen.<\/p>\n<p>Spoiler alert: Apple gets ripped off a lot.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ref-block ref-block--post\" id=\"ref-post-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/logo-parodies\/\" class=\"ref-block__link\" title=\"Read More: Clever Logo Parodies of Brands\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Clever Logo Parodies of Brands<\/span><\/a>\n<div class=\"ref-block__thumbnail img-thumb img-thumb--jumbo\" data-img='{ \"src\" : \"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/logo-parodies.jpg\" }'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<noscript>\n<style>.no-js #ref-block-post-15092 .ref-block__thumbnail { background-image: url(\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/thumbs\/250x160\/logo-parodies.jpg\"); }<\/style>\n<\/noscript>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"ref-block__summary\">\n<h4 class=\"ref-title\">Clever Logo Parodies of Brands<\/h4>\n<p class=\"ref-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is a crazy world we live in; we seek fun by screwing up things we see in...\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>PolyStation<\/h3>\n<p>This Sony Playstation knockoff is actually a Famiclone, a hardware clone of the Nintendo Entertainment System. If you open the CD tray, you\u2019ll actually get a cartridge slot.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/polystation.jpg\" alt=\"PolyStation\" height=\"283\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polystation#mediaviewer\/File:Polystation.jpg\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Blueberry<\/h3>\n<p>Obviously this Blueberry is neither blue nor a berry.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/blueberry.jpg\" alt=\"Blueberry\" height=\"669\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPDXXXJj9nax0fr0Wfc048g\">College Humor<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>PX 3600<\/h3>\n<p>A mad experiment to hybridize a PS3 and XBox 360, and it came out so very wrong. The controllers won\u2019t vibrate. The disc tray won\u2019t open, which doesn\u2019t matter since there\u2019s no disc drive in the thing. And worst of all it can only play pre-installed games. And not very good ones, I might add.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/px-3600.jpg\" alt=\"PX-3600\" height=\"479\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/keenan\/25-things-that-are-totally-legit#2borzxy\">Buzzfeed<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Wiwi<\/h3>\n<p>If saying \"I like playing with my Wii\" makes you uncomfortable, how about the Wiwi for extra social awkwardness? Like many knockoff game consoles, it too still relies on cartridges.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/wiwi.jpg\" alt=\"Wiwi\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: Tom\u2019s Hardware Italy)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Action Pad<\/h3>\n<p>If your iPad isn\u2019t cutting it anymore, perhaps it\u2019s time to look into the Action Pad. Don\u2019t be fooled though as it runs on Android. And honestly, if the Taiwanese Steve Jobs with angel wings and halo can\u2019t sell you this, I don\u2019t think anyone can.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aeXXwQrQiPE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>CECT m188<\/h3>\n<p>The eventual endgame for Apple and their fetish for miniaturization is to create a phone so small it might as well be called the iPhone Invisa. The Chinese, however, are beating them to it.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/cect-m188.jpg\" alt=\"CECT m188\" height=\"697\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.syfy.com\/\">Dvice<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Teso Blackbook Air<\/h3>\n<p>As far as knockoffs go, this one is drop dead gorgeous and could even be mistaken for the real thing. If it weren\u2019t black or made of plastic, that is.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/teso-blackbook-air.jpg\" alt=\"Teso Blackbook Air\" height=\"417\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: CIO)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Fake Apple Store<\/h3>\n<p>If you think China\u2019s copycat machine weren\u2019t blatant enough, here\u2019s a fake Apple store that looks and feels exactly like the real thing. Spotted by a Westerner in Kunming, the whole store has everything down; from the layout, wood furniture to even the employee uniform. It\u2019s not licensed by Apple but for most residents, if it looks and quacks like an overpriced computer, it is an overpriced computer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HCKtdbSCadA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Blockberry<\/h3>\n<p>It took a lot to convince President Obama to give up his Blackberry. Now he\u2019s addicted to another type of berry, the Blockberry, as seen in this advertisement where his photo is used to promote the phone.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/blockberry.jpg\" alt=\"Blockberry\" height=\"732\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.phonearena.com\/news\/BlackBerry-Storm-knock-off-the-BlockBerry-9500-has-Wi-Fi-and-Windows-Mobile_id5563\">phoneArena<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>PCP Station<\/h3>\n<p>This thing barely qualifies as a game console, with the \u2018games\u2019 being swappable LCD cartridges you add to the handheld.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/pcp-station.jpg\" alt=\"PCP Station\" height=\"281\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: Arcade Sushi)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Red Star OS<\/h3>\n<p>A software knockoff this time around. This North Korean Linux distro was made to look almost exactly like the Mac GUI. Kim Jong Un is obviously a Mac fan. You can even find pictures of him using a Mac online. Because Best Korea only copies from the best.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/red-star-os.jpg\" alt=\"Red Star OS\" height=\"377\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Star_OS#mediaviewer\/File:Redstar3.0.png\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Sciphone A5<\/h3>\n<p>Looking like a hybrid of Apple\u2019s Mighty Mouse and iPhone, it is neither mighty nor a mouse. It\u2019s probably not even a very good phone, running some no-named OS.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/sciphone-a5.jpg\" alt=\"Sciphone A5\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/pop-culture\/2013\/01\/the-10-worst-fake-apple-products\/iphone-5\">Complex<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>CoolK07<\/h3>\n<p>Remember the Palm Pre? I still haven\u2019t forgiven HP for what they did to them but there\u2019s no denying that they were never very popular compared to iOS and Android. That doesn\u2019t mean that it didn\u2019t get any love from the Chinese copy machine, as evident by the CoolK07, which copies the design of the Pre.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/coolk07.jpg\" alt=\"CoolK07\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.channelpartner.de\/a\/die-top-12-der-dreistesten-billig-imitate,2340800,9\">ChannelPartner<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>MiniPolyStation3<\/h3>\n<p>Want to have a handheld console with the power of a PS3? Sorry to break it to you but that\u2019s not going to happen. But you can settle for the next best thing with the MiniPolyStation3, a small, portable knockoff console that looks like a PS3, complete with LCD screen. And it only requires 3 AA batteries to operate.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/minipolystation3.jpg\" alt=\"MiniPolyStation3\" height=\"411\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.destructoid.com\/the-wonderful-world-of-knock-off-gaming-257922.phtml\">Destructoid<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>i-dong<\/h3>\n<p>The less we talk about the i-dong, the better. All joking aside, it\u2019s actually a competent game console similar to the Wii, using infrared lights to detect the controller. You can even connect it to your PC. It does, however, look eerily similar to the Microsoft Kinect.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/i-dong.jpg\" alt=\"i-dong\" height=\"340\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: Nikkei Technology)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>iPhoho6<\/h3>\n<p>Can\u2019t wait for the latest iPhone to come out? Why not get the iPhoho6? It even has an Apple logo shaped home button for twice the Apple logo goodness.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/iphoho6.jpg\" alt=\"iPhoho6\" height=\"363\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/\/2012\/01\/31\/introducing-the-ipnoho-6\/\">TechCrunch<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>HP Spectre One<\/h3>\n<p>Proving that the Americans are just as good at copying stuff, the HP Spectre One looks incredibly similar to the design language of a certain fruit company.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/hp-spectre-one.jpg\" alt=\"HP Spectre One\" height=\"375\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/12\/09\/10\/hp_taken_to_task_for_releasing_imac_clone\">Apple Insider<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Chuwi PadMini<\/h3>\n<p>Like the look of the iPad Mini but detest Apple and iOS to the point that you won\u2019t even look at an actual Apple product? Then the PadMini is for you! Except for a few differences, mainly a missing home button and extra ports, the PadMini looks incredibly similar to an iPad Mini, except for the fact it runs Android. And if you think this isn\u2019t amusing enough, check out their website, which is a mishmash of Apple\u2019s website design and hilariously broken English.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/chuwi-padmini.jpg\" alt=\"Chuwi PadMini\" height=\"386\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: Chuwi)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Samsung<\/h3>\n<p>Samsung creates knockoff Apple products. Regardless of what the Android fanboys may lead you to believe, this is very obvious, with Samsung copying the user interface, advertising designs and hardware of Apple\u2019s products. I can already hear the Samsung fanboys screaming at the top of their lungs at me, so here\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nicklazilla.tumblr.com\/post\/29202801252\/samsung-is-apples-biggest-fan\">some proof<\/a> to the claim.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/amusing-knockoffs-popular-tech-brands\/iphone-samsung-copy.jpg\" alt=\"iPhone Samsung Copy\" height=\"287\" width=\"500\"><\/figure>\n<p><small>(Image Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nicklazilla.tumblr.com\/post\/29202801252\/samsung-is-apples-biggest-fan\">Nicklazilla<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n<h3>Xiaomi<\/h3>\n<p>They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and that\u2019s no more true than with Xiaomi. In fact, they\u2019re more blatant than Samsung when copying Apple, even copying the presentation style, down to the black turtleneck and \u2018one more thing\u2019. Take a look at this <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/\/2014\/07\/30\/xiaomis-one-more-thing\/\">TechCrunch<\/a> article to see how hilariously similar the products are. And this Mi Pad commercial that looks like something Apple would make.<\/p>\n<p class=\"video-19by6\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lVp34KQbAqk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think of all the popular hardware brands in technology right now. The Apples and Sonys that have the distinct honor of being considered a luxury brand. Everyone wants one and anyone who\u2019s anyone would buy and flaunt them to their peers, creating an appeal. 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