Claire’s Random Thoughts

I would probably be better of writing my history paper now instead of this blog post, but I have until Wednesday, so…

I was just browsing dealextreme’s most popular products today

I came across the iFone (yes, iFone, not iPhone). It’s unlocked, so it can be used with services other than AT&T.

*I am not affiliated with dealextreme in any way. I just think they have many interesting products.

The two are similar, aren’t they (the second one’s the real one)? I was considering getting an iPhone after the price drop to $400, but it still seemed a little overpriced to me. After all, it’s just another PDA phone with an Apple logo. The reason most people buy gadgets is for show. Within a couple years, it will be out of date.So now, I’m thinking about buying the “knock off” version. My only concern is that since it’s from China, it has a high probability of breaking after a few months. According to the reviews on the site, however, it seems to be solid. If it just lasts between one and two years, it would be worth it to me, because something newer and cooler would be out by then.

The exterior of this “iFone” looks very similar to the real iPhone, but the operating system is completely different. From afar, I can probably fool people into thinking I have the real iPhone, especially if they can’t see the screen very well. Even when they see that it isn’t, they’ll still think I have a cool phone, because this thing is still pretty cool. All the fun functions are present: MP3 and movie player, camera, video camera, internet browser, java, etc. The only part that’s slightly less cool is the fact that it’s not made by Apple. Another con may be the fact that it runs on MicroSD cards instead of internal memory, so one MicroSD card might not be enough to hold everything I may want at once. The overall functions are similar, though. It even comes with two batteries, so I can carry a spare charged one with me if I wish to (I’m the type who likes to have spare batteries).

If I get an “A” on the stupid Nationalism essay, maybe I’ll reward myself with one of these.