[X4U] iPod shuffle clone

Robert Nicholson robert at elastica.com
Mon Mar 14 22:03:33 PST 2005


Well the chip on the Shuffle supports FM but Apple doesn't use it. 
Presumably so that they can upgrade it later in a newer model.

On Mar 14, 2005, at 8:54 PM, Samantha Cornell wrote:

> For those interested in a bit more info: 
> http://news.com.com/2061-1041-5616576.html?tag=
>
> It appears that Apple has noticed... and judging from this story, it 
> seems that Apple's shuffle came first.
>
> But, the FM transmitter is cool.  Still, I doubt this thing is "Apple 
> quality".
>
>
>
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> On Mar 13, 2005, at 2:41 AM, James S Jones wrote:
>
>> Apple most definitely has lawyers in Taiwan--a substantial portion of 
>> their manufacturing is done their. They certainly could and would 
>> bring suit there.
>>
>> Since Luxpro has an English language website (albeit a very poorly 
>> translated one), they clearly intend to market their products outside 
>> the People's Republic.
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2005, at 11:03 PM, Eddie Hargreaves wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe because the company is based in Taiwan, there is no 
>>> jurisdiction for
>>> Apple to action. The company could simply sell these in China and 
>>> there
>>> would probably be nothing Apple could do about it.
>>
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