According to Electronista, the tablet has just 8GB of storage built-in versus iPad’s 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB options, but, KT’s “Identity Tab” comes with a 3-megapixel camera on the back and an SD card slot to load in photos or expand the built-in storage.
“KT is already shipping the Identity Tab today and sells it for $250 as a stand-alone device, but those willing to link themselves to the carrier can get it for free with a $22 monthly 4G plan with a 50GB cap,” Electronista reports.
Like we said, KT’s “Identity Tab” seems to have stolen its identity from somewhere in Cupertino, California:
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Have ye no shame, KT? Hopefully, Apple’s legal department has already prepared the trade dress lawsuit paperwork should these things, and/or others like them, start appearing in the U.S., U.K., and other countries where intellectual property is valued and consumers are protected from ripoff artists.
Who gives a crap about the tablet – how do I get one of those data plans? Oh, right, this is the USA where the dinosaurs who run our telcoms insist that we remain in the 19th century.
It’s the 7 in iPad!
I think Apple may be very interested in the sales numbers for this little tablet. Since rumor has that Apple is set to release a similiar 7 inch slate. This could give them an idea how well their slate will do-
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Steve Ballmer, even KT got their Apple rip off to market before you. Is that the plan. No no we stole the intellectual property from KT not Apple.
7″? headphone jack on the side? oh dear.
Reminds me of a friend from school who found the answer sheet to a test on the teacher’s desk. He used it to cheat, but didn’t want to look suspicious, so he made some deliberate mistakes.
He ended up coming bottom of the class on that test . . .
@ Jersey_Trader:
Hell, that’s no surprise that the Koreans beat Microsoft. Don’t forget, Microsoft also needs at least two failed versions before the third actually finds some users.
Jobs should not sell the iPhone 4 to these guys. It is pretty obvious the Koreans are all in cahoots. But KT is the worst. They are stabbing apple in the back. Apple should rescind the iPhone exclusivity.
Have they no shame!
@Federico, are you sure Apple sells thru KT, or is it SKT?
That’s Korea, a country that actually values and protects copyright (to the best of my knowledge); they’re screwed.
This is why the Real iPad is not in Korea yet. So Korean companies can get their (knockoff/bootleg) tablets in the market first to try to capitalize on and steal sales from the iPad. After that then the Ipad will eventually be sold there.
This knock off comes as no surprise to me. It comes from a place where originality is generally suppressed and standing out is seen as a undesirable.
Asia: the world’s copy machine
Shameless to say the least. In Asia, the Philippines and Vietnam, they act like overlords. The Japanese were right.
@ban6dit
Which is why I do not trust kt. They tried to blame apple for the delayed approval of the iPhone. These guys are amoral. But then again so is WS. Bet you they are in cahoots too. They want to bring jobs down. It is time for apple to become vertically integrated.
One company innovates – the others believe that copying is also ” innovation”
Is Redmond located in Asia?
What’s the nuclear option?
Who’s to say apple didn’t steal the iPad design from KT?
I’d do the one on the right.
how come the crap knock off can have a camera and the 2 to 4x more costly ipad cant?
wait, steve will bring out a new one with a camera and tell us its now so magical that pixies will fly out of your butt when you buy it
talk about no shame
Oh please!!! Having a camera doesn’t make it better. It can have a camera and still be shitty which it will likely be. KT was mainly going for looks because thats almost the most important thing here. If it looks like an iPad no matter how good or bad the device is thats good enough. The whole camera argument is nonsense if you want to buy an ipad buy if not don’t. Don’t try to convince others its a bad device. All the crying and whinging about what it doesn’t have is quite annoying.
Fuck Asia! really.
What’s fing up with these countries ? No respect for anything, no Shame. Ripping of ideas and IP left and right. What is up with these Asian countries lack of innovation and shameless rip-offs?
This is incredible.
This really pisses me off.
Can’t they make anything themselves? Are these ppl so useless?