Why wait for a few more months when you can pick up your very own Apple watch for a measly $27? We can thank the thriving Chinese replica industry for that one. Chinese company Hyperdon was at CES selling fake versions of the new Apple product called Smart Watch. The gall!
According to Mashable, “The watch’s screen only displays when it’s turned on, and many of its icons are blatant ripoffs of Apple designs. The pairing process took a few tries, but once connected to my iPhone 6, I was able to make phone calls and play music through the watch. It even vibrates when I get a call.”
For a knockoff, the watch packs in some impressive technology, including a pedometer, stopwatch, alarm, a vibration motor and motor. The Mashable reporter who purchased the watch was able to pair it with her iPhone after a few tries and was then successfully able to make phone calls and play music through it. Apparently, the watch also has an option to display notifications from certain apps including WeChat, but requires the installation of a shady looking APK.
A testimony to the company’s shady practices is the fact that the representative told the Mashable reporter that the price of the watch was $30, and not the $27 she quoted earlier, after she returned from an ATM with the money.
