Apple is a technology manufacturing giant, and it has remained strong in the past decade. Ever since the entry of the infamous iPod into the market, more of the iproducts were introduced. The iPhone and the iPad have made it into the list of the most-coveted gadgets, and every version keeps getting better.

As with any other gadget, the novelty causes a string of fake replicas. They can be copied perfectly from the original, often retaining the unique characteristics that make an Apple product genuine. However, it is usually quite a laugh to see some fake Apple products. Here are 10 of the most hilarious Apple replicas ever invented:

1. iPhone 3G Slider

It looks like an iPhone with a sleek touch-sensitive screen. But then again, it has a nice keyboard to make the look more complex.

2. iChat

If such thing as iChat was ever legalized by Apple, FaceTime would have never made it big. It would have been believable, but it may not be well-accepted by the consumers.

3. iArm

This would have been pretty cool, as even the iPad can be placed along your arm. Sadly, it was never confirmed to be an Apple original. Some people also think that it is plain ridiculous.

4. iPhone Nano

It would have been another great idea, but it sure would not be an original Apple creation. Think of it as a mini iPhone, only that it is fake. If you want a cool phone that can be attached to your belt, buy an iPhone and an iPod instead. In this case, it would be better to use two separate things.

5. iWatch Touch

Even watches are not spared from fake manufacturing. How do you think will you tap the miniature screen with your finger? If this became a hit device, major watch companies will be given a run for their money.

6. MacTab

It looks chic, sophisticated, but it is fake in all aspects. Even if this was never confirmed, it would have been a pretty sexy creation, and one which everybody would like to own. It is sleeker, thinner and more elegant than the traditional MacBook.

7. MacBook Nano

This is another brilliant parody of the MacBook, and it certainly does look cute. If you want a smaller computer, just get a netbook and save yourself from the hassle of owning a fake product.

8. iHand

Who would have thought that Apple would create robot-like gadgets? If this works, it will take the whole world by storm, and it will require people to cut their real hands off. The tagline The hand, evolvedis just like saying your real hand, removed.

9. iBox

Is a set of Apple-created gaming consoles cool? Maybe, if it were real! Apple would make a fresh innovation if this wild idea indeed came from them.

10. iPhone ATM

This is probably the most hilarious and the most impossible of the whole lot. An iPhone with a built-in ATM sounds way too unbelievable. As of this millennium, online banking still wins the hearts of the public.

These are just some of the many fake Apple products made by bored manufacturers and jealous contenders. Although they look like the real thing, you should only purchase original gadgets; otherwise you will only waste your money in buying something with mediocre quality. Rather than spending less on something that will not last long, why not invest your money with something that is sure to last?

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Angry Birds have taken over the universe, almost literally. I have yet to find a single   person who has a smartphone and hasn’t heard about them. Most of the Angry Birds are angry because the pigs stole their eggs, but who is the most likeable Angry Bird?

Well, we might all have our favorites, but comic drawing and illustration champion Oatmeal has created a comic to illustrate which Angry Bird is the most liked and which is the least likeable. Take a look at it below.

So do you agree with the Oatmeal or do you have your own preference? Do feel free to tell me about it and don’t forget to kill the pigs .

Welcome to another edition of Friday Fun. Working on large software development projects can be quite demanding, especially if you have a deadline to meet. During this demanding period, it is a common practice among developers to unleash their creativity (and also let off steam) through code comments.

Users at PreCentral.net have managed to locate quite a few snarky and amusing comments present in Palm’s webOS code. While they aren’t as insane as the ones spotted by Codeulate (warning: NFSW), they are amusing and interesting in their own geeky way. While one developer labeled users as “slimy ******* users”, another revealed the time constraints he was working under. Here are some of my favorites:

• //<-- gaze into the javascript abyss
• // This should not happen
• // Every time you call this, somewhere a kitten dies
• // this is weird
• // Welcome to the house of javascript hacks. Please enjoy your stay!
• // Finally remove any remaining scripts to avoid any evilness they may bring
• // TODO: Peter will fix this
• // On the offchance that the user hits the ‘minimize’
  // before we finished capture … slimy ******* users.
• var depressed = false; // spot the pun!
• // hide all buttons and plead for patience.
• //TODO: this is not a great user experience, but will get the job done given the time constraints.
  // A preferable solution would be to add a spinner while the account is being deleted or send the
  // user to the accountpreferences assistant and invoke the Remove Account button.

(via fearphage)

NSFW or #NSFW means Not Safe for Work, however, Geek and Poke tries to explain it in a much more simple way. Happy Friday Fun.

[via Geek & Poke]

TGIF and we get to take a break and give you your regular does of Friday Fun, this time around we don’t have funny videos or images, just some stupid search results to know for fun which big shot company is more evil.

In this edition we take a look at search results for three search engines and compare who out of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Apple is more evil :-), it’s for fun so have a good laugh at it.

We used the search Is corporate evilto come up with this, we replaced corporate with either Google, Microsoft or Apple.

Who Is More Evil?

Search links used: Is Google Evil | Is Yahoo Evil | Is Microsoft Evil | Is Apple Evil

Surprisingly Google is more truthful about things here, so who is more evil according to Google? And the winner.. err Loser is Google with almost 40 million results, Yahoo comes in second with 21.2 million results, Microsoft comes in third with 17.2 million results and Apple comes in last with 16.3 million results.

No matter who lost, all are losers with that huge amount of search results.

We did try searching using Bing however the results were not that smart so we left it out. BTW who do you think is more evil out of these three corporate?

We are back with another episode of Friday Fun, this time around we will be featuring several videos of real computer pranks that will leave you in splits.

There are also some videos which will teach you how to play pranks on your own friends.

And yes, if you want to play similar pranks on your don’t forget to check on our earlier Friday Fun post about playing pranks on your friends.

The Rocket Launcher Windows XP Edition

My Computer Thinks I’m Gay Prank Call Edition

Library Prank NSFW Sounds Edition

Shhhhhh You are In A Library Edition

Keep em Clicking Tutorial

That’s all for this week, have fun and keep coming back for more.

Like we promised last week, we are back with another edition of Friday Fun, however this time we will focus on fun brought out by the folks who provide Technical Support to us.

So here goes enjoy your Friday and look forward to a great weekend.

Hey I Have the Mouse in the Right Corner?

I Need Some Time To Figure Out Your Problem

Image Credit: Mytech-support.com

Hey Back It Up

It’s a Matter of Life and Death

Reinvention of the Mouse?

Dogbert’s Tech Support

That’s all for this week, on another note if you enjoy having a laugh, you might like to visit Not Always Right a site dedicated to anecdotes and funny real life customer support incidents, the site never disappoints.

It’s time for another episode of Friday fun, and though we have been doing a lot of twitter posts these days, we thought is better to do a Twitter Humor part deux,  last time we did a twitter humor post was when twitter was facing a lot of problems.

This time around it is doing quite well, but anyways humor is humor and it’s Friday, so let us all have fun. And yes, thanks for the tons of emails you sent to us, we will definitely be doing Friday Fun every week without breaks :-), sorry about keeping the fun out for so long.

Hey We Need Communication In The House @twitter

Image Credit: Unemployed Dad

Will Twitter End Terrorism?

Your Quota Of Sins If Forgiven. How Many Times Have You Tweeted?

You Are Not Allowed To Tweet Guilty Verdicts

Yea I Have A History Behind My Blog. It All Unfolds In One Word

Hey We Just Opened Up a 140 Character Newspaper. Thanks @twitter

Twitter Helps Us Do Away With Meeting Notes, Altogether

Yea I Know What You Are Eating For Breakfast

You Are Advised Of Your Rights. Whatever You Tweet Can Be Held Against You

I Robot, I Tweet, Follow Me Or I Disobey

Yes You Can Now Programmatically Write 140 Characters Of Code To Do Brilliant Things

That’s all for this Friday, if you are on twitter don’t forget to follow me @keithdsouza or our friendly update bot @techiebuzzer to get the latest updates from us on twitter.

Welcome to another episode of Friday Fun where we take a break from the usual software reviews and tips and tricks to bring a bit of laughter to your face. This weeks Friday fun is a deadly ultimate fake virus which can be used to play pranks on your unsuspecting friends.

Related: Funny Softwares to Play Pranks on Your Friends

The software in question is not a virus but acts like one and will definitely have your friends scratch their heads and sweat in horror as is goes about with its job.

Here is what the ultimate virus is programmed to do (everything it does is fake :-)). At first run, a progress bar appears, that informs the user that virus loading is in progress. Then, the taskbar and desktop icons disappears. A dialog box is then displayed containing three choices:

• Format Hard disk – If you click this button, a progress bar will appears that formatting is in progress but actually it’s not. If user click "Cancel" button, then a fake "Blue Screen Of Death" will appear!
• Delete Windows Folder – This program will scan all files and folders on your Windows folder. After that, a progress bar appears that displaying deletion progress.
• Delete All Contents on Local Disk – Similar to above, but it just scan folders on your root folder.

The horror does not end here and there are few more things that may drive your friends crazy. So go ahead and send the file to your friends and have fun.

Download Ultimate Virus