Was passing by Makati Cinema Square this afternoon and noticed a makeshift stall was doing a gadgets bazaar. Best sellers are 29″ TV sets (unknown brand) for only Php7,000.
What caught my attention was an iPod Nano imitation. I took a closer look and the device was really close to the real thing. They’re in 256MB capacity, plays mp3 and videos and has an FM player — both in black and pearl white models.
The media player is officially called an MP4 but the face plate has a lettering of iPod 650 in it. The video is aweful though — looks like 64 colors only and the boot-up screen says “Bye Bye”. Funny. (Wasn’t able to take actual shots of it using my camera phone since a lot of people are watching and wanted to take a hold of it too.)
How much? For a low, low price of Php3,500 you can own one of these babies. *heh*
Update:
First discovered last December in Engadget (which refers the price in Philippine peso.) TheMP3Players.com reports that the same has been spotted in Japan.
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IN OTHER COUNTRIES,LIKE HERE,IN SPAIN,MAS MARAMING FAKE NA IPOD BUMILI NGA KO NG ISA PERO ALMOST THE SAME,YUN NGA IPOD,MAS MAGANDA AT SIKAT.
I saw a gadget in manila it’z a nano fake iPod on more ipods and nanos but almost fake iPod Nanos hit Manila but i brought a nano iPod i discovered where i buy it and it’z more important to refuse the Nano iPods!!!Thanks ya
meron b sila ng ipod touch n clone?saang floor b sa mkt. cinima square,basement b yon ano nga name ng store gadget bazaar?interested ako kc mahal masyado yong orig buti sana kung value ng pera n yung natin katulad sA DOLLAR $129. LANG mura lang yon orig kung kano ako kaso pesos tayo kayat pde na sa akin kahit knock off,kasi knock off ang halaga ng pera ko,thanx kung ma rereply nyo itong comment ko
YAY!! ive got one of the second geeration 1z!!! so cool REAL 4GB
Hmmm… that’s interesting. Kung maganda lang sana yung quality, at kung malaki rin sana yung storage capacity. ^_^
These fake iPod Nanos are everywhere now. I came across one in the UK. See http://www.fakeipod.co.uk for details including the actions of the local Trading Standards organization in the trader’s district.
last sunday august 19 2007 i brought home a FAKE IPOD NANO it looked so real sa i had to buy one for myself so i bought one for 1gig.when i opened it there was a sand timer
after a few second it said WELCOME…..when i closed it it said BYE-BYE i thought that Ipod nano’s were suposed to do that until i checked out google today at august 22 2007.
thanks for the info PINOY.TECH.BLOG.
hey i actually bought one a fake ipod nano also? like after 3 months sira na siya!!! so disgusted with myself kasi warranty niya 3 months lang so my problem is wala naman pagawaan ng ganyan rito sa Manila??? if ever you know were i could bring my fake ipod and maayos ito pls email me at pagf4lyf@gmail.com thanks
fake ipod nanos..hmm..i actually came across these things thousands of times already..they’re actually very popular in the phils..anything that looks and acts like an ipod, i think, is accepted here…the case is..judging from the appearance of the fake nano..it looks terrible..it doesn’t match the appearance of the orig. ipod..the screen is smaller, the ‘m’ button should be ‘menu’..and lots of other things dont match as well…maybe the sound quality and video quality is a big goner in these fake ipods….
even if i lack money to buy an ipod..nano or video..i wouldn’t opt for one fake ipod..it’s shameful and it’s terrible..
might as well get an orig. one that is well worth the money and hardwork
peace y’all :))
psssh…pinoy na pinoy talaga oh..
almost everything in the phils. is a fake..cds, dvds and many other more are pirated..lhat na pedeng magaya..ginagaya na tlga ng mga pinoy..
the ipod looks terrible..smaller screen(as psycho freak said)..mali pati ung ‘m’ button..and im pretty sure malaki ung difference sa sound quality..
even in big and famous malls here in the phils..fake things show up..the filipinos naman tend to buy those fake things..not knowing that a fake ipod would cost much more than an orig. one, because fake ipods tend to malfunction easily and so there would be the hassle of buying an orig ipod, then maybe finding som1 to fix the broken ipod…
haay…bli nlng kac kau ng mga orig..sulit nman eh..
at bakit ba puro ipod nlng? meron pa namang creative zen v plus na medyo maayos pa kesa sa ipod..
mga pinoy tlga oh….
This fake ipod nano’s hitting manila is just disappointing. its enough that they pirate the cds and dvds, but going to ipods? man this is gadget blasphemy. ipods are just the best stuff out there. for the music lover like me, its the ultimate gadget man. people should save up cash to buy them, not making cheap-ass look-alikes. You’re damn right im pissed
Well think about it for a sec right…
The only reason that people buy this stuff is because the real thing costs thousands….
That may look a meer below 100 bucks in the usa. We r humans hu r tempted really….
I mean it’s not bad… for a cheap knockoff… but sumtimes… most things cost loads…. and the philippines is a 3rd worlfd country… Do u think poor people there can afford it?
If you were poor and a 60 $ ipod was in a store and a 120$ in the other store… Wat wud u pick…. Some people will compare these things… Maybe not u…. but them…. Give it a chance….
Ps. I hate knockoffs but i have tis 1gb ipod (fake) and i don’t want the original one cos i find this one wayyyyyy… better!
I’ve seen a lot of these fake iPods, from the Greenhills stalls to the appliance stores in malls. It’s funny how certain people think of making knockoffs of a gadget that sold mainly as a status symbol. Look at the iPod. People don’t buy it because they want to listen to music. If that’s the reason, then people would certainly opt for cheaper (but not counterfeit) music players. But what makes the iPod sell is its status-symbol image. And because everyone wants to be cool, they’re drooling over the device. But some of these people don’t have much money, and that’s where the fakes come in. I don’t actually hate the iPod, but what bothers me is the idea that it’s becoming more like a status symbol than a functional music player. I won’t buy an original iPod, but I won’t buy a fake one, either. I’d just settle for a good, decent MP3 player.
I bought a fake nano on the street for 75 dollars and i love it. It was 4GB and it works great! It hold plenty of songs and also has a built-in FM radio, i can also record songs onto the unit from the FM Radio.
LOVE IT!
My sister just got scammed into buying a *new* style fake iPod nano off ebay – it broke after a day! Check out the pics here, it’s pretty damn close!
http://www.bomb.org.uk/index.php/2008/03/03/when-is-an-ipod-not-an-ipod/
My sister bought a fake iPod off ebay last week, only it’s one of the new style iPod nano’s. It broke after a day and now she can’t get it fixed – she’s gutted!
My sister bought a fake iPod off ebay last week, only it’s one of the new style iPod nano’s. It broke after a day and now she can’t get it fixed – she’s gutted!
http://www.bomb.org.uk/index.php/2008/03/03/when-is-an-ipod-not-an-ipod/
apologies… didn’t mean to spam you, my browser got stuck!
alam nyo kahit bumili kayo ng ipod na original sulit naman eh… ang laki ng difference…
kumusta naman ang warranty?
kahit basagin ko pa ipod ko ngayon papalit ko sa apple authorized center libre eh… sa fake ba meron nun?
e sa videos naman? kumusta ang pagkahirahirap mong paglalagay jan at paghahahanp?
kumusta ang sandamakmak na virus na pumpasok?
kumusta ang user unfriendly?
kmusta ang manual na wrong gramming? hehe
i have my ipod touch now at sobrang sulit…
kahit 15k pa aus lang,
Alam mo ba? Last 2006. bumili ako ng isang fake iPod nano na 2gb. Last Christmas yun. Pinagsisihan ko yun! Dapat nga hinintay ko muna yung iPod classic. Kaya…nagiipon ako ng pera para makabili ako uli ng iPod classic 80gb. Hindi ko siguro pagsisisihan yun kasi pwede ko naman gawing disk drive yun pag may camera ako o kung anu ano. WAAHH! 5k pa lang ipon ko. 5k pa. 10k un eh…….
plan to sell or upgrade your ipod? join http://ipodvendo.com. classified ads na puro ipod at iphone lang.
meron b sila ng ipod touch n clone?saang floor b sa mkt. cinima square,basement b yon ano nga name ng store gadget bazaar?interested ako kc mahal masyado yong orig buti sana kung value ng pera ng natin katulad sA DOLLAR $129. LANG mura lang yon orig kung kano ako kaso pesos tayo kayat pde na sa akin kahit knock off,kasi knock off ang halaga ng pera ko,thanx kung ma rereply nyo itong comment ko