Attack of the iPhonies
Since the beginning of the iBoom, overseas (and some domestic) manufacturers have been quick to cash in on Apple's design prowess. These 10 iPod and iPhone clones show that imitation can be the quickest way to gadget sales.
Mark Sullivan, PC World
Dbtel M50
Some copycat manufacturers limit themselves to copying just one or two of the main features of the Apple device that serves as their model. The Dbtel M50 borrows perhaps the most important innovations of the iPod family--the control wheel--but slaps it on a phone instead of an audio player. In fact, the Dbtel phone has a lot in common with what Apple watchers thought the iPhone would look like before before it actually appeared: smooth, rounded white design, large color display, touch-screen keypad, round control wheel, and so on. The handset weighs about 3 ounces and has a 2-megapixel camera at the back.
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