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Intel’s copy protection cracked

Adam Westlake — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:18:49 +0000

HDCP, Intel’s heavily used copy protection system for audio and video, has been cracked by a professor in Germany, not in an attempt to get a bootleg of the latest Transformers on Blu-ray, but to point out the flaws in the encryption. HDCP is the protection is used in almost every HDMI or DVI compatible

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Russian Tank Constructed in China for Theme Park in Mongolia

Chris Burns — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 20:51:47 +0000

While some call it a copy of the Russian T62, others note that it appears more likely that the maker of this monster saw a Panzer II tank and copied it complete with an M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun on a completely new looking turret. Regardless, this is a gigantic war tank created by

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Private Copying of CDs and DVDs to be Legalized in the UK

Chris Burns — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:43:54 +0000

This Wednesday, Britain will signal its intent to legalize copying of CDs or DVDs onto computers and/or digital music players for personal use. This word comes from a government source speaking with Rueters this Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011. This move will be on a recommendation made to review Britian’s intellectual property framework as carried out

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TEGW3000 borrows Nexus One style & iPhone UI

Chris Davies — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:45:18 +0000

Gasp at the unrelenting beauty of a knock-off Nexus One cellphone with a carefully cloned iPhone UI: yes, friends, as though Apple and Google had got up close and personal on Spring Break, it’s the TEGW3000. The Nexus One inspired casing is actually a little more pocketable than the original, thanks to it using a

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iPad clone wraps Android in Apple UI

Chris Davies — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:16:10 +0000

We’ve seen iPad-esque tablets coming out of China before now, but this one doesn’t stop at form-factor or touchscreen: it even dresses up Android in an iPad skin. Shanzhai don’t know the specific manufacturer who made this particular homage, but apparently it runs a 600MHz ARM SoC chipset with a 10-inch touchscreen. That’s dressed up

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Teclast K9 dual-screen ereader borrows from Kindle, nook & Alex

Chris Davies — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:43:29 +0000

While Barnes & Noble and Spring Design hold their dual-screen ereader legal battle in the US courts, over in China they’re simply getting on with “borrowing” the design concept themselves. Spotted at the Shenzhen EREXPO (“E-Reader Expo”) this week was the Teclast K9, an ereader with the buttons and controls of a Kindle but the

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Chinese Nokia N93 fake borrows liberally from the design pool

Chris Davies — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:14:10 +0000

Join me in checking off the “inspiration” behind the various points of design in this latest Chinese clone-phone: most obvious, of course, is the Nokia branding and hints of the Finnish company’s styling language. Next up comes the iPhone UI, a popular theme for knock-offs, but did you spot the cheeky Android logo built into

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Shenzhen MacBook Air clone packs 3G, removable battery, $249 price tag

Chris Davies — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:32:41 +0000

MacBook Air clones coming out of China aren’t in short supply, but the constant refreshing has at least pushed them beyond Apple’s official model in some respects. Shanzai have been taking a look at the Shenzhen Tong Men Tech Company’s latest offering, and while it lacks some of the official Air’s style, its removable battery,

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PXP-2000 PSP Go knockoff still forgets the 2nd joystick

Chris Davies — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:05:40 +0000

Knock-off consoles are always good for a cheap, moderately cheerful laugh, and so we’re surprised its taken the Chinese cloners this long to come up with a decent PSP Go copy. The PXP-2000 “borrows” the distinctive stylings of Sony’s latest handheld, but throws in a camera good for stills and 3GP video capture, an FM

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Brother HL-3000 and MFC-9000 Series Printers Get New Models

Evan Selleck — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:55:51 +0000

We burn the midnight oil here. And why do we do it? So we can bring you late-breaking news, regarding the latest and greatest releases from companies like Brother. We’ve got several new printers lined up, most of which are slotted for some small business use. Perfect for those who need to get a quick

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