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Knock-off Apple Watches on sale just one day after timepiece is unveil

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Copycat China: Knock-off Apple Watches on sale just one day after timepiece is unveiled

PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 10:14am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 4:48pm

Adrian Wan [email protected] @adrianwan

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The Zeaplus Watch strongly resembles the Apple Watch. Photo: SCMP Pictures

If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Shenzhen is devoutly paying homage to Apple with several companies launching clones of the Apple Watch ahead of its release next month.

The fact that such devices are on the market so early – some companies launched their Apple Watch imitator months ago – underscores the speed at which Chinese shanzhai (knock-off) manufacturers are able to bring copies to the market.

Many lookalikes can be found in Shenzhen's Huaqiangbei commercial area – the mainland's best place to shop for electronics, digital products and hi-tech knock-offs – as well as popular e-commerce websites.

Even though many knock-off smartwatches make no attempt to look different from Apple’s latest offering, and their range of functions can’t begin to compete with it, some have unexpected features not found on the official device.

Mainland-based company Zeaplus' aluminium-bodied Zeaplus Watch could easily be mistaken for an Apple product if you don’t get past its appearance and try out its functions.

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The Zeaplus Watch has a detachable camera for covert photo-taking. Photo: SCMP Pictures

It has a 2 megapixel camera at the bottom of the watch that can be taken off when you want to take a photograph, according to the company's website, which markets the watch as a covert spying device.

It also has a slot for a micro SIM card, enabling users to make and receive calls from their wrist, unlike the Apple Watch, which needs to be connected to an iPhone.

The Zeaplus Watch also comes with a pedometer for counting steps and a heart rate sensor. The company has not released a price, but said it would be available for online pre-order later this month.

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The D Watch wholesales for 298 yuan for less than 100 units. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Another company, Shenzhen-based wearable maker Zhimeide has brought out its D Watch, which mimics the design and style of Apple’s new offering, right down to its digital crown and the position and size of the side button.

As well as the expected functions, the D Watch also lets you control your smartphone camera’s auto-focus with the watch’s button, which may come in handy for selfie junkies. It also boasts a feature that will help you find your lost smartphone by setting off the handset’s ringtone and vibration.

Its interface comes in eight languages but is only compatible with Android smartphones. The watch has a 160 mAh battery, which the company says has a standby time of 180 hours or 7.5 days, though it admits this drops to only three hours with heavy use. The Apple Watch has also been criticised for its battery shortcomings, requiring charging at least once per day.

The product is currently on sale on 1688.com, Alibaba’s wholesale e-commerce website, with prices starting at 298 yuan for less than 100 units, 190 yuan for between 100 and 1,000 units, and 170 yuan for over 1,000 units.

Photos posted online show other devices, some practically identical to the Apple Watch, already on sale in Huaqiangbei.

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Image posted online showing fake Apple Watches for sale in Shenzhen. Photo: SCMP Pictures

"[The watches] come in many different colours and sell only for 99 yuan. I think it won’t be long before the shanzhai New Macbook comes into being," said one Weibo poster, referring to the gold 12-inch Macbook, which was announced on Monday.

Since the early 2000s, companies in Shenzhen have been the centre of the mainland's shanzhai industry, which churns out electronic goods that imitate well-known brands very quickly – concept to delivery is often achieved within weeks – and very cheaply, often at less than half the price of the genuine product.

Some unexpected products have come out of this process, such as phones that can carry multiple SIM cards, now a common feature of many handsets produced by big name manufacturers.


 

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Not for one fucking sake think opium-traders rotten angmoh Apple can produced the technology. The technology is there already and only waiting to be use. Rotten angmoh Apple only come up with their rotten marketing.

These days Chinese people know if you have good IT technology go to angmoh first to make it famous like go for "Oscar Academy award" in movies to go famous and up prices.

Let the devil and evil angmoh sell for $100 even though the product cost only $1 to make and can sell for $2 at most.

Apple iPhones was sold on games popularity but not on how good their phones are. Go read about Apple story on their iPhone.

This is not about Asian mentality but more on how angmoh perceived on Chinese products to be dodgy, Even though their own angmoh products are lousy angmohs keep quite to themselves like what they are doing to their university education today.

Angmoh have bad histories in the 1800s with Asian and they are trying to cover up as muchas they could and only way to do so is to gang up (like PAP) to say they are better than Asians.

Angmohs are on constant subliminal wars with the Chinese people in particular and don't want Chinese to raise above them becos they feared their bad history will be exposed and shamed when they become weak and shithead people.

Time will come they are extinct in 30 years with their 0.8:1 population growth today 人在做 天在看。



 
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Not for one fucking sake think opium-traders rotten angmoh Apple can produced the technology. The technology is there already and only waiting to be use. Rotten angmoh Apple only come up with their rotten marketing.




Why the fuck do you have to quote the whole damned post just to add your lousy two cents worth of absolute drivel.

If you can't use the forum in a considerate manner, please emigrate to some other forum.

I have edited your post to remove the quoted text.
 

tanwahtiu

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why the fuck I would do that where all I did was click the button. Hey! go do something about it on your side. You need IT help to fix this?

Got fixing problem see your fixer PAP can do a nice job for you.

Pot calling kettle black?

Your forum are less popular and should thanks people like us to fix it for you?


Why the fuck do you have to quote the whole damned post just to add your lousy two cents worth of absolute drivel.

If you can't use the forum in a considerate manner, please emigrate to some other forum.

I have edited your post to remove the quoted text.
 

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Years ago when I was visiting KL I bought a knockoff of an Omega Speedmaster. A replica of the watch that went to the moon.
It didn't keep good time & you had to wind it up often. However It was nice to look at & it was like owning a cheaper piece of history:biggrin:

In the future when they get a better battery I'll probably get an Apple watch. Until then I might be interested in getting an Apple watch clone IF it keeps good time.
 

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why the fuck I would do that where all I did was click the button. Hey! go do something about it on your side. You need IT help to fix this?

There are two options... "reply" and "reply with quote". Use your brain, if you have one, to figure out which one to use you moron.
 

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In the future when they get a better battery I'll probably get an Apple watch. Until then I might be interested in getting an Apple watch clone IF it keeps good time.

I like smartwatches and will probably get the next Sony one...

The smartwatch battery life problem can be solved if there's a charging dock (sony has already introduced this for xperia phones and tablets). Charging watches via the micro-usb everynight is indeed a hassle.
 

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I like smartwatches and will probably get the next Sony one...

The smartwatch battery life problem can be solved if there's a charging dock (sony has already introduced this for xperia phones and tablets). Charging watches via the micro-usb everynight is indeed a hassle.

Problem with Sony is that you never know if they will be in the watch business for the long term. Recently I read that they might be going out of the phone busness http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-sony-strategy-idUSKBN0LM05X20150218

If you want to invest in any future smart device you will want the after sales support for such things as. software & updates. Software companies are likely to do it for Apple products because they can recoup their investment & not for other products which might not be around.

That is why I think the Apple watch will succeed even if the sale of the watches fail to impress. They are in it for the long term.
 

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Problem with Sony is that you never know if they will be in the watch business for the long term. Recently I read that they might be going out of the phone busness http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/18/us-sony-strategy-idUSKBN0LM05X20150218
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Yeah... I read about this too. Very sayang.... the new xperia phones and tablets are really awesome.

But to me the smartphone/tablet/watch is hardly an investment. at most use for 2 years before it becomes obsolete. I've started wearing a smartband 3 months ago and I'm starting to find it's an essential accessory. I can track my sleep, answer calls, read messages, monitor exercise etc..

I have problem with Apple because of how selfishly proprietary its business model is - non-Mfi accessories aren't supported (even 3rd party charging cables are sabotaged by ios 7)... sorry. I never want to be a part of the apple universe.

But Apple is good because whenever they introduce a new product, it shakes up the whole market. Just look at what iPad did for the tablet market! I look forward to good things for smartwatches too!
 

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..But to me the smartphone/tablet/watch is hardly an investment. at most use for 2 years before it becomes obsolete. I've started wearing a smartband 3 months ago and I'm starting to find it's an essential accessory. I can track my sleep, answer calls, read messages, monitor exercise etc..


I got an iPad Air. I use it as a travel computer & it has been great. I'm surprised that I now use it every day & not just when I travel. I use it to watch the international version of the BBC TV news. The same as what you get on Starhub. On my PC I can only watch the UK version of the news using BBC iPlayer.

I expect the thing to last 4 to 5 years, if not longer. My 1.0 iPod is still working, the only problem is that 5GB is too small & my 64GB iPad Air can store more songs as well as do more things.
 

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Reply has no reference and quote has reference like below, even you also used it, dickhead. Go get it fix, need help the fixer LHL can help.


There are two options... "reply" and "reply with quote". Use your brain, if you have one, to figure out which one to use you moron.
 

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Reply has no reference and quote has reference like below, even you also used it, dickhead. Go get it fix, need help the fixer LHL can help.

If you're commenting on the thread topic, you don't need to quote the whole post you fuckwit. Just reply to the thread.

You only need to quote A PORTION of the message you are referring to if you need a reference. Remove the stuff that is not relevant.

I give you a week to learn how to do it right.
 
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