iPed Launches For $105 in China, Runs On Android
Sounding more like a banned iPhone app than a tablet, the iPed is exactly what you’re probably thinking: a Chinese knockoff. Now available (!!!) in Shenzhen, China, the iPed is an Intel-driven, Android-based copycat packaged like an Apple product, and, to be honest… it doesn’t look half bad. An Android device for ¥9,600 ($105)? Yes, please.
However, this device isn’t without its shortcomings. From the looks of this video, it’s mighty, mighty slow. Though allegedly powered by an Intel chip, the device apparently only sports up to 16gigs of space and runs on 128MB of RAM – in this technological climate, barely enough to power a calculator.
Whatever the case, this is by and large the most impressive ripoff from China I’ve ever seen – much better than, say, the KenSingTon ‘Chintendo Vii’ (which I swear is also a real product) – and proves one thing, if nothing else: they’re getting better (and faster) at this. Give ’em another decade, and Apple may consider taking this copycat business a bit more seriously.
Behold, as bewildered Japanese newscasters weigh in on the iPed’s sudden appearance on the Chinese market.
You’re getting Yen (very roughly 100 to $1) and the Chinese Yuan (about 8 to $1) mixed up…tard.
I want one, no matter the cost, so that I can find people with an iPad and I’ll act all smug under my willful ignorance. It will be glorious as I pontificate on the iPeds awesomeness and ignore all short comings, becoming violently angry towards those that dare try to point out above said short comings.
Few months to provide a copy like that, nice job 🙂
If it’s available for only ~105$ that really interesting, even more with Android embed !
Is there an official website ? 😛
@Der Jon where did you see that ¥9,600 is $1,405 ?
Yen-Dollar is *mainly* around ~100¥ = 1$
¥9,600 is approx. $150
hey tony duntz or whatever your name is–the Iphone only runs on 128 MB or ram and apple Ipad runs on 256MB of RAM. How can anyone perceive integrity in your techno-savvy analysis when you have no concept of memory? dunce