Fake 2nd Gen iPod Nano

Just came back from 168 Mall (Divisoria) with my cousins for some last minute shopping before they go back to the province. There were several gadget shops there but one stall really fooled me with this 2nd generation iPod Nano. Took several shots with my phone camera:

Fake Nano

From the glass shelves, it looked like the real thing but when I asked the saleslady how much it was, she replied Php1,900USD 32INR 2,745EUR 31CNY 236. Ok, that’s a dead giveway. Capacity is still at 256MB like the older imitations I saw at Makati Cinema Square last year.

iPod Imitation

The other one son the shelves had the logo and name of Apple iPod in them. There’s even the iShuffle too wrapped in them cheap green boxes. They must be selling like hotcakes still. Why would they come out with a new model imitation if it weren’t?

In Malaysia, they have rock solid iPod Nano imitations which looks, feels and plays like the real one with capacities from 1GB to 8GB (see the online store Lelong.com.my). Prices starts from RM 355 to RM 545 (Malaysia Ringgits) or $102PHP 5,986INR 8,644EUR 97CNY 742 for the 1GB and $155PHP 9,096INR 13,136EUR 148CNY 1,128 for the 8GB — high priced, high-quality imitations eh?

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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28 Comments

Tina says:

18 years ago

We have those fake iPod Nanos at the nearby mall. :) I’ve seen those in Market Market too, before the 2nd gen came out. And I remember my thesismate having the old iPod Shuffle imitation, the mp3 Shuffle. It worked as a dandy flash disk until it gave out after four months. ;)
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Carlo says:

18 years ago

When will the fake zune come out? And also the fake MacBook?
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karla says:

18 years ago

fake items are everywhere
and the makers of it are really good in reverse engineering :D
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Jaypee says:

18 years ago

no new gadget is safe from piracy. you make it and they fake it! hehe :D
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issai says:

18 years ago

is fake as good as the real one? i saw a post from a blogger that her folks got an ipod nano in china for 1kphp, beat that… hehe…
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Miguel says:

18 years ago

I’d like a fake iPhone, since you can’t buy a real one!
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Jaypee says:

18 years ago

i’d rather spend my money on somethin else than buy a fake or save money and eventually buy the genuine product. :D
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koolbirks says:

18 years ago

pero napansin ko…pwede mp4 sa fake na nano. :D
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poell says:

18 years ago

whats new, nasa philippines tayo…

yung iba nga dito nag popost sa blog nila virtual toys.

post ng post na kesyo may ganto silang gadget, new toys, pero wala, yabang lang.

yung tipong pasikat ba.
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poell says:

18 years ago

carlo roxas, ramsey wants to get his phone back SOON. what u return was a fake nokia with null IMEI. it just equats that you returned nothing. mind you, breaking a written arrangement or promise (ie. i will give it on the ?nd day of the month) is a ground for estafa.
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