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Stun Fone was a viral marketing campaign

, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

I missed the viral part of this video last week, but it's funny nonetheless. The video on YouTube was of an actor that was supposed to be a student from MIT that had developed a hardware device for the iPhone hat turned the thing into a stun gun. The Stun Fone product was apparently picked up by all sorts of major outlets like CBS News, the Wall Street Journal and more. Read The Full Story

iPhone HD Prototype Showing iPhone OS 4 Went Through Photoshop First

, May 13th 2010 Discuss [0]

At least, that's what some people have noticed over at the Vietnamese forum. And, as unfortunate as it may be, from the image that goes along with the Photoshop reports, they may be on to something. The torrid affair of the iPhone HD's life in the public sector, well before launch, is obviously not going to slow down, and even though we brought these latest images to you earlier today (with an update that they could, indeed, be fake), it seems that it may be laid to rest. Read The Full Story

ThinkGeek iCade arcade cabinet for iPad is fake with real promise

, Apr 1st 2010 Discuss [1]

April Fool jokes online are generally tired, unfunny and just plain annoying, but there's usually one decent idea that slips through the net of mediocrity.  ThinkGeek's iCade iPad arcade cabinet is obviously a joke - the "Availability: 80's" pretty much gives it away - but we can see plenty of people loving the concept of a proper arcade controller for some serious retro gaming with their shiny new Apple tablet. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Guns N’ Roses feud reportedly turns nasty

, Jan 24th 2010 Discuss [2]

Here at SlashGear we try to keep our celebrity feuds to a bare minimum, and certainly not expose readers to the mayhem going on behind the scenes, but sometimes news slips through the net.  It came as some surprise, though, to see TMZ reporting that we'd been banned from a Guns N' Roses concert in Canada this week, thanks to an ongoing feud with Axl Rose. Read The Full Story

Apple Tablet makes second video showing: still fake, still impressive

, Dec 18th 2009 Discuss [4]

It's Friday and perilously close to the holidays, so we reckon we're allowed to kick back and watch a little more Apple Tablet concept footage.  Just like last week's clip we're calling fake on its authenticity, but we're still mighty impressed by the rendering skills of whoever created it. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Apple Tablet video leak is obviously fake, but we still want it

, Dec 11th 2009 Discuss [4]

Now, we'll prefix this with a huge disclaimer that it's 99.9-percent fake, and we're only pointing to it because - as concept videos go - it's a pretty slick one.  Purported to be a leaked video demo of the much-rumored Apple Tablet, it shows a thin slate with a touchscreen and Cover Flow style interface. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3 unboxing? Looks fake to us

, Sep 21st 2009 Discuss [0]

Do you love Sony Ericsson enough to fake an unboxing of their upcoming Android smartphone?  Now there's no official confirmation that mobile-nova's unboxing set of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3 - aka "Rachel" - isn't legitimate, but having peered through our handy loupe at the pictures we're not convinced that this is the real deal. Read The Full Story

UK could become key counterfeit route after trademark ruling

, Aug 14th 2009 Discuss [0]

While endearingly janky devices like the Nokla E97 aren't usually to be found on Western shelves, that could change thanks to a key High Court ruling in the UK.  The case had been brought by Nokia, who alleged that Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) in the UK had acted unfairly when allowing a shipment of counterfeit goods bearing Nokia's trademarks free passage through the country after discovering they were not intended for sale there. Read The Full Story

Nokla E97 blends LG Versa and concept phone for awesome knockoff

, Aug 14th 2009 Discuss [0]

Resembling the offspring of a Samsung Omnia, the Nokia E97 concept from back in April and Verizon's LG Versa, this glorious Chinese knock-off is the Nokla E97.  A touchscreen handset section with a 2.2-inch display, camera and Bluetooth can be hooked up to a folding QWERTY keyboard section for messaging. Read The Full Story

Kindle copy to launch in China by end of year

, Jul 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

You have to admire Peking University's Founder Group: when asked about any connection between their ebook device, shown here, and Amazon's Kindle 2, they bravely told those at the Digital Publishing Fair in Tokyo that "it has nothing to do with the Kindle."  Unfortunately they also seem a little confused about their own hardware specifications; asked about the E Ink panel size, and they said it was "unclear".  Happily Tech-On!'s Takuya Otani had brought a ruler, and found it to be a Kindle-like 6-inches. Read The Full Story

Crunchpad “prototype” up for sale? We say fake

, Jul 9th 2009 Discuss [0]

We're not entirely sure what's going on here, but it looks as though a Chinese firm is attempting to sell what are claimed to be prototypes of the Crunchpad internet tablet.  Reminiscent of the "Prototype B" design, rather than the newer renders TechCrunch have been displaying, the confusing product page and Windows OS leads us to suspect that this is more about borrowing Crunchpad hype than it is selling off prototype designs. Read The Full Story

Sony PS3 Slim leaked photos look pretty fake

, May 14th 2009 Discuss [1]

Is this the Sony PS3 Slim, narrowed-down follow up to the PlayStation 3?  That's what workers in a Chinese manufacturing plant would like us to believe, but the jury as to the images' authenticity is still out.  On offer is the PS3 Slim box art and several shots of the supposed casing. Read The Full Story
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