North Korean Company Ignores Apple Trademarks and Launches Tablet Called 'Ryonghung iPad'

[ibookg409]

May be a good alternative for all those on MR that love to constantly complain about the real iPad!

I love my iPad Pro 12.9. My only complaint about it is that it is too large to fit on my DJI Phantom 3 Controller.

 

[testcard]

Pyongyang needs an Apple Store.

 

[lunarworks]

What's Apple going to do? Send them a C&D letter?

 

[itsmilo]

I am strangely fascinated by that country. I would like to be literally invisible and roam their streets unsupervised to get a real impression of whats going on there ^^

 

[keysofanxiety]

May be a good alternative for all those on MR that love to constantly complain about the real iPad!

Yep, and if they do complain about lack of updates, they'll get a knock on the door and never be heard from again.

Now that's how you moderate a forum.

 

[jerwin]

It's probably designed to allow the government spy on the people and track who is a potential counter revolutionary.

Probably?

You have no idea.

https://media.ccc.de/v/32c3-7174-lifting_the_fog_on_red_star_os

http://38north.org/2017/03/mwilliams030317/

“There is an even more advanced and even more restrictive way of controlling the media distribution within North Korea in the devices and it’s based on digital signatures,” said Niklaus Schiess, the third member of the research team.

It revolves around two security signatures: one called NATISIGN that comes from the North Korean government; and one called SELFSIGN that is generated by the tablet itself. When a user tries to open a file, the tablet checks to see if it has been correctly signed. If neither of those is present, the file cannot be opened. That means Android apps, images, movies, text files, audio files and just about anything else you can think of needs to have either been created on the tablet or come from the government to work on the Ullim.

 

[VulchR]

The start-up screen says 'Would you like to play thermonuclear war?'.

 

[ibookg409]

Yep, and if they do complain about lack of updates, they'll get a knock on the door and never be heard from again.

Now that's how you moderate a forum.

LOL. That still seems less stringent than some forums I frequent, not mentioning any specific ones.

 

[Jacquesvw]

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[PlainviewX]

It's not an iPad. It's an IPad

 

[pat500000]

Nice vintage collection.

 

[Mrjoedot]

Not sure why this is on Macrumors though

 

[macTW]

If North Koreans don't have internet access... how do they know that iPad is a popular term for tablet...?

 

[macduke]

I know, I was making a joke.

Same, lol.

 

[Glassed Silver]

I suspect you’re right. Except the article says “...the Ryonghung iPad appears to be the first device launched out of North Korea that directly uses Apple branding."

Interesting, didn't catch that one.

Glassed Silver:ios

 

[Kabeyun]

Everyone's all about how North Korea's insane so that's why they're doing this and that's why Apple really has no recourse. But is this really so different from China?

 

[cerote]

"News" app. Nice.

 

[NT1440]

It's probably designed to allow the government spy on the people and track who is a potential counter revolutionary.

Probably?

Understatement of the year for $400 Alex....

 

[CarlJ]

"I'm shocked - SHOCKED - to learn that gambling is taking place in this establishment"- er, I mean, that North Korea is behaving badly.

Here's the odd part: the flyer, for a device that has no hope of meaningful sales outside of North Korea, is written in English. I wasn't aware that most people in North Korea spoke English as their primary language.

 

[Mainyehc]

Pyongyang needs an Apple Store.

They could install it in the lobby of the Ryugyong Hotel… Heck, while they were at it, they might as well convert the whole thing into an Apple Store or an east asian HQ, it's huge and covered in aluminium and glass already.

The start-up screen says 'Would you like to play thermonuclear war?'.

Nice reference! I wonder if Tim will follow in Steve's footsteps and go “thermonuclear” over this copyright infringement… I mean, they didn't just target Android and Google directly, but also by proxy through DPRK's southern brethren, so there's some precedent there as well.

 

[vmistery]

I'm guessing Apple won't be too afraid...

 

[opeter]

Why is the headline in the add written as IPad and the text iPad?

 

[ibookg409]

Probably?

Understatement of the year for $400 Alex....

Do you need to get snarky with virtually every comment that I post? If that's the nature of our relationship then that's fine, I just want to know.

 

[emm386]

Oh just let them have some tablet experience already - no hard feelings here! Just enjoy sharing or consuming some whatever media you can get there - tablets can be fun, regardless of whatever it is they run on...

And I doubt that even Apple has the balls to send a lawyer to Pyongyang Peoples' Court... because - let's be honest here - chances are he might get lost in transit...

 

[dysamoria]

"This new version is thinner and lighter!"

Talking about the iPad, of course. The new version of their Dear Leader is fatter and angrier.

Apparently he's modeling himself after his grandfather (?).
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May be a good alternative for all those on MR that love to constantly complain about the real iPad!

I like my iPad Pro 12.9"
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I am strangely fascinated by that country. I would like to be literally invisible and roam their streets unsupervised to get a real impression of whats going on there ^^

Look up "Asian Boss" videos on YouTube. There are a few video interviews with North Korean defectors.