iPod mini impostor!

Posted by on Tue 21 Dec 2004

Can you hear that bubbling noise? Yep, that'll be Apple's blood boiling. Introducing the i-Pocket MP3 player...

This has got to be one of the most hilariously bold rip-offs in gadget history. The Taiwanese ABOSS iPocket 'borrows' the design of Apple's iPod mini and chucks in the same four-button set-up from the third generation iPod just for good measure. It even comes in five colours, just like Apple's tiny tunester, and funnily enough they're the same five shades that iPod mini comes in. However, it appears that the i-Pocket doesn't have a hard drive. Instead it boasts a slot that accepts removable Memory Sticks, MMC and SD cards. Plus, another noticeable difference is the i-Pocket's four-colour OLED screen. But regardless of these alternative features, we can't believe that Apple will just sit back and let this one slide.