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Apple Watch Knock-Offs Already On Sale in China
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The 'clever' people will - everyone knows it's about looking functional - Maybe they could just make the screen light up when the crown wheel is pressed?
Imagine the battery life - spend the saving on wristbands!
The first smartwatch was the one with the calculator that came out of the quarter machine at the supermarket 20 years ago.
For all the work they put into making a knockoff, couldn't they hire one English-speaking guy to fix the advertisement's wording? There are so many mass-produced knockoff or otherwise cheap products from China that are actually good but have unintelligible advertising and documentation.
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Surprise: the Chinese make Samsung smartwatch knock offs, too!
Samsung's been making smartwatches since the late 1990s, progressing as new tech allows:
However, once iWatch rumors starting getting more attention in early 2013, you're probably right that ithe interest allowed Samsung managers to put more models into production.
Of course, so did the success of Pebble, and devices from Sony. And the technology getting ripe. Along with Google working on Android Wear all along.
Basically, some of the same things that no doubt got Apple moving forward, too.
The word you were probably seeking here is "imitations." An imitator is a person who imitates, so the statement here says that the people who made the copy are for sale. Well, it is China, so who knows?
I am sure many of us are pleased if not relieved to hear this.
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OMG, it truly amazes me how native people can be
Like.....we don't know how reliable this knock off trash can be.
That's because they have had it out for awhile now lol.
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OMG, it truly amazes me how native people can be
Like.....we don't know how reliable this knock off trash can be.
Yeah those "natives" are full of naïveté I guess.
Wow, you don't even need a phone tethered to it.
A true wristwatch phone, with an all day battery life.*
*all day = 7 hours.
A true wristwatch phone, with an all day battery life.*
*all day = 7 hours.
Since Apple isn't copying any Samsung watch, technically, Apple isn't copying anything.
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This is too funny
The problem is that you want a strap that makes your (at least) $349 watch look even better than the strap that it comes with. That's not easy.
News reports 'cheap' Apple Watch copies for sale on Alibaba
Just found this article from the BBC which reports that 'cheap' Apple Watch lookalikes have now been found online at Alibaba > http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31832108
I think this is seriously going to dent consumer and shareholder confidence in Apple if you ask me...
Just found this article from the BBC which reports that 'cheap' Apple Watch lookalikes have now been found online at Alibaba > http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31832108
I think this is seriously going to dent consumer and shareholder confidence in Apple if you ask me...
iWatch is on sale NOW......
...better get in there before they sell out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31832108
...better get in there before they sell out:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31832108
Obviously the Chinese are selling the Watch blueprints just like they do for iPhone and everything else. Unfortunately too many people don't care simply because Apple does very well. Bigger issue is US companies doing business in China and they don't respect IP and take everything they can.
This is why China went from making toys to high-end mobile devices literally overnight by stealing IP and manufacturing techniques from companies using China to make products.
Watch blueprints just like they do for iPhone and everything else. Unfortunately too many people don't care simply because Apple does very well. Bigger issue is US companies doing business in China and they don't respect IP and take everything they can. This is why China went from making toys to high-end mobile devices literally overnight by stealing IP and manufacturing techniques from companies using China to make products.
Someone needs to reset their humor fuse!
In all seriousness though, yes, actually - because Chrome and other translators would likely grammatically improve it.
Perhaps Apple should take this as a compliment. Cheap Chinese copies of the Apple watch puts Apple in the same class as Rolex, whose watches are probably copied more than any. Fortunately, few people are fooled, and most buyers of these knockoffs just buy them for the novelty.
