Video: Hilarious Fake Smart Cover Falls Apart — Literally
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The fake Smart Cover manages to wake the iPad 2, but things go downhill from there
Note to Chinese knockoff manufacturers: If you’re going to make a fake iPad Smart Cover this bad, at least sell it for less than $33 — at $39, Apple’s own case only costs $6 more.
This hilarious (and long: the first minute contains everything you need to see) video shows the folks at MIC Gadget comparing the knockoff with the real thing. It certainly looks the part, but in use, things quickly go wrong:
As the magnetic hinge approaches the iPad’s left side, the two are supposed to leap together like long-separated lovers. The knockoff doesn’t even manage a weak hug. Instead, it just falls apart — literally. The entire hinge section just drops to the floor.
And according to the reviewer, Chris Chang, it also smells bad. How bad? So bad that even Chang’s dog isn’t interested in sniffing it.
The cover does have one functioning part. Over on the right side, it contains the same 15 magnets as the Apple original, which means it will at least unlock the screen when you open it.
Maybe some of this would be forgivable if the thing cost $5 or $10, but at almost full price it becomes an unintentionally hilarious joke.
Finally, A Smart Cover Knockoff! [MIC Gadget]
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