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Their booth got "raided"...
wow I can't believe this. Shame they can't touch Meizu in china. But how can this be? surely you cannot patent a tocuhscreen with icons? the hardware is totally different too. How will this stick? I suppose perhaps the GUI, but they aren't at the moment selling it in Europe and they were only prototypes so technically they are not doing anything wrong.
i think a**le holds a design patent. so yes, you actually can patent a design, and a prototype on public display would violate such patents...
meizu should have known this. it's actually kind of dumb to go to a trade fair with a product which clearly imitates a well known phone, without checking possible legal conflicts before...
as for a translation:
the article describes the miniOne as being a fancy smartphone with a modified windows CE OS. however, the manufacurer - meizu - is now in trouble because the miniOne closely resembles the iphone.
because of that, two policemen paid the meizu booth a visit this morning. they told visitors that the booth was shut down until further notice and made booth staff fill out some forms.
the booth was already emptied, police states devices and brochures were confiscated.
apparently, meizu is not the only exhibitor that got shut down, there was a major police operation against patent violations today.
police does not yet comment on further details, a press conference is announced for thursday.
The non-functioning, outdated prototype got seized. So what?!
If Meizu's lucky they get CNN or BBC World coverage.
Every one will know the brand name, along with the name M8.
Gratz to the marketing departement of Meizu for this little gem of product placement
Last edited by KB79; 03-05-2008 at 03:47 PM.
Reason: Typo
Takes a lot of time to load (at least for me) so open up the three at once and press pause to buffer
In the second movie you can see the Photo interface (sorta), and the phone in the third one .
Last edited by nice2know_u; 03-06-2008 at 07:39 AM.
thanks nice2know_u this is the videos i have uploaded them it will be more easy and speed to watch they are in flv format so it's possible play them with windows media player 11,windows media player classic or vlc for example.just on "téléchargez" to download.
Also, it looks like Meizu won't be attending CeBIT anymore, according to J Wong's latest post:
The following is quoted in 2008-3-7 0:40:00 J. Wong statement:
Although the exhibition has been displayed normal, but I decided tomorrow we Germany exhibitors will be withdrawn, no longer on display.
The exhibition objective has been achieved, then we have to do is improve the m8 as soon as possible and to the market.
i am a little concerned abou the 'UI changes' that Mr Wong has indicated, so as to differentiate the M8 form the Iphone. I really like the icons and the UI as it is. I hope they don't go for simplified icons and tool bars like samsung phones and phones like the LG prada have, I think they look boring and unimaginative.
J Wong posted a poll about the three-key-design, here's the link (LOL, he used the photos made by engadget)
Im SOOO glad hes started that poll!
Although, havent they just patented the three key design ? if so, seams strange there changing it again. Anyway i quite like the look of '01'
Love this J.Wong quote too:
J.Wong: i-touch and iphone too much like, although there are other foreign brands like iphone phone, but it seems that Chinese brands must make a greater difference can be more recognition.
(I'm not sure what they're saying about the miniOne, so if anyone can please translate it to english that would be cool..)
A basic translation:
Every year there are suicidal Chinese companies that wants to use the Apple design to make extra profit and launch clones. This year it was Meizu technology from the Chinese Guangdong that showed a iPhone clone and immediatly got a visit from some guys on a official mission.
By the time they come out in august(hopefully). There will be 2nd iphone w 3g and storage might be 32g. Plus there are now SDK developer for the iphone. who will need these crap phone anymore.
By the time they come out in august(hopefully). There will be 2nd iphone w 3g and storage might be 32g. Plus there are now SDK developer for the iphone. who will need these crap phone anymore.
Wow, you're making three bold predictions there. You're predicting that the M8 will be crap and you're also predicting that there will be an iPhone. You not only said that, but you're saying it's going to be better than the M8.
they are in flv format so it's possible play them with windows media player 11,windows media player classic or vlc for example
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