Spyker iPhone clone spotted
In case you didn't know, Spyker lends its name to a number of consumer electronics, including mobile phones, digital audio players and pocket video devices. You can visit www.connect4spyker.com to view the entire product line, where Spyker reminds you in tongue-in-cheek fashion that a matching car is available for each one. The gadget guys over at CNET, however, were excited to find what looks like an Apple iPhone clone badged with Spyker's name at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain this week. It looks exactly like an iPhone, but has a numerical keypad squished at the bottom of its face around what would be the Home button. According to CNET, the editors of which didn't get a chance to try out the phone since it was locked inside a glass case, tell us that Spyker's clone appears to be a solid attempt at capturing the magic and pixie dust that went into the design of the original. One thing's for sure, though, we know someone at Apple reads Autoblog, so Spyker should be checking its mailbox for a letter from Steve's lawyers.
[Source: CNET via Gizmodo]
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L.Wood 11:34AM (2/15/2008)
Is Spyker lending their name to a compact AM-FM radio with a cassette recorder? I record Rush Limbaugh every day, and I need a new radio. The alternative is dropping mucho dollars on a home computer and subscribing to the the website so I can download the show into an Ipod. That is progress for you. Going from less than $40.00 to record the show to spending thousands of $ and the residual hassles that go along with computer ownership - like having it destroyed by a virus. It is this kind of progress that will lead to global warming and a fear of incandescent light bulbs.
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Jay 12:08PM (2/15/2008)
I love CNET.. but I don't see how this has anything to do with cars ?? anyone else?
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Apu 12:15PM (2/15/2008)
You mean every phone made in the last 5 years is a copy of the iPhone?
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Danimoth17 12:17PM (2/15/2008)
It is posted in auto because Spyker is a car company.
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garlinski 12:26PM (2/15/2008)
It looks "just" similar enough to get lawyers involved.
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Arjun 3:42PM (2/15/2008)
How the hell is this an iPhone clone? It's even got a god damn keypad on it. Please leave the false technology accusations to engadget at least.
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Playdrv4me 3:52PM (2/15/2008)
iphone clone = FAIL.
It isn't. If it were, then LG would be up sh*t creek right now with the Voyager too.
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MrMorix 3:32AM (2/19/2008)
many have tried, none have been successful. Leave the iPhone to Apple and think of something else.
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