Police Find Apple Branded Stoves In China

Obviously by SJHillman · 2012-02-27 04:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Cooking dinner? There's an app for that.

Re:Obviously by homey+of+my+owney · 2012-02-27 04:57 · Score: 1

Those bastards! They won't be happy until they own every appliance!
Re:Obviously by Jeng · 2012-02-27 04:59 · Score: 3, Funny

Download my recipes for your iStove, only 99c per recipe.

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Re:Obviously by MisterSquid · 2012-02-27 05:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Actually these iStoves run on the same chips as the iPhone, the difference being they have Flash installed. iStove loads a page, Flash pegs the CPU, and iStove gets hot enough to fry an egg.

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Re:Obviously by Eponymous+Hero · 2012-02-27 05:13 · Score: 2

and a patent.

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Re:Obviously by Dynedain · 2012-02-27 05:16 · Score: 1

No, they don't run Flash. You're confused because you got the product name wrong, they're actually called iSteves and run on the bottled extract of Job's anger. In turn, Microsoft is supposedly going to release a hair-dryer-chair for beauty salons powered by Ballmer's fumes.

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Re:Obviously by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:30 · Score: 5, Funny

Cooking dinner? There's an app for that.
Their CEO is Tim Cook.
Re:Obviously by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:33 · Score: 1

It caught fire? That's because you're holding it wrong!
Re:Obviously by MobileTatsu-NJG · 2012-02-27 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny

Hey, look! We just got a sneak peek at Samsung's new line of stoves!

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Re:Obviously by Krishnoid · 2012-02-27 06:11 · Score: 1

I'm surprised they're so behind the curve compared to some products that Apple apparently didn't market as extensively.
Re:Obviously by interval1066 · 2012-02-27 06:58 · Score: 1

Brings new meaning to the term firewall.

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Re:Obviously by ddd0004 · 2012-02-27 07:02 · Score: 1

Microsoft is supposedly going to release a hair-dryer-chair for beauty salons powered by Ballmer's fumes.
Because it's worked wonders for his hair
Re:Obviously by forkfail · 2012-02-27 08:02 · Score: 2

Actually - those are prototype Galaxy IV's - which incorporate all of Apple's suggestions as to how not to violate their (trivial/obvious) patents and copyrighted look and feel.

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Re:Obviously by Briareos · 2012-02-27 08:51 · Score: 1

Apple's new slogan: "Kiss the cook"... >_

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Re:Obviously by Nicknamename · 2012-02-27 09:12 · Score: 1

Cook different.

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Re:Obviously by osu-neko · 2012-02-27 09:29 · Score: 2

Download my recipes for your iStove, only 99c per recipe.
I so would. If someone made an appliance that could cook dinners for me from downloaded recipes, I'd pay through the nose for it and be on the internets browsing recipes every day...

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Re:Obviously by jbov · 2012-02-27 09:42 · Score: 1

You may only make Mac® and Cheese, baked Apple® pie, and other approved recipes, available in the App Store (TRADEMARK PENDING)
Re:Obviously by bill_mcgonigle · 2012-02-27 10:18 · Score: 1

I dunno, Tim's S.O. might have something to say about that.

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Re:Obviously by umghhh · 2012-02-28 03:41 · Score: 1

oc you have to pay every time you use it for cooking or?
Re:Obviously by hazah · 2012-02-28 06:01 · Score: 1

It's called MacDonalds, I believe.
Re:Obviously by camperslo · 2012-03-01 15:29 · Score: 1

I'm not sure, but between this story and the old ones about Apple and Apple records, there's gotta be a pot calling the kettle black on the stove somewhere.
Maybe a car analogy would help.

I'll take three of them! by Kenja · 2012-02-27 04:53 · Score: 3, Funny

and an Apple Care plan to cover them when (I mean if) they break. I shall be king of the hipsters with an Apple iStove! Now if only I had some iGas to power it....

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Re:I'll take three of them! by OzPeter · 2012-02-27 05:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Now if only I had some iGas to power it....
For that you will want to invest in a bean heavy diet.

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Re:I'll take three of them! by LongearedBat · 2012-02-27 06:21 · Score: 1

Buying three? That'll burn a hole in your pocket. Oh, and iGas... do they run on fuel cells?
Re:I'll take three of them! by Yvan256 · 2012-02-27 07:18 · Score: 1

It's not "Wait to soon?" it's "What? Too soon?".

Obviously by philip.paradis · 2012-02-27 04:54 · Score: 5, Funny

Apple products are really hot in China.

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Accessories? by K.+S.+Kyosuke · 2012-02-27 04:55 · Score: 3, Insightful

I would have thought that the iPhone accessories market could easily accommodate this. But a revision of RFC 2324 for a broader set of appliances would be in order for that to happen.

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Does it work. by Cronock · 2012-02-27 04:56 · Score: 1

Did it really work to increase sales of a gas stove? Would sticking an apple logo on something just automatically increase sales in China?

Re:Does it work. by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 05:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

Did it really work to increase sales of a gas stove? Would sticking an apple logo on something just automatically increase sales in China?
Consider this is only new in China, back decades ago you could expect the same in Japan - anything with English or an American Brand Name associated with it was considered good marketing in Japan. Consider how utterly ridiculous the marketing is in America before laughing at the Chinese. Trucks and Cars named after towns, cities and areas. Honestly, what exactly is 'Silverado' or 'Sonoma' about a vehicle? It certainly wasn't made there. Jeep Rubicon? Excuse me, but that's an Italian river and more familiar with the phrase 'Crossing the Rubicon' akin to making a move from which there is no return, as Julius Caesar took his legion across the river (I'm sure they didn't have Jeeps then). How utterly preposterous, isn't it? I think to succeed in marketing one must have no idea what they heck they are talking about, but absolute belief it's the right thing to name something.

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Re:Does it work. by Eponymous+Hero · 2012-02-27 05:14 · Score: 1

it would on slashdot, so why not?

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Re:Does it work. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:15 · Score: 4, Informative

I agree that names are ridiculous, however, WRT the Rubicon, I believe it's named after the famous four-wheeling trail (which itself is named after the river). That actually makes a little bit of sense.
Re:Does it work. by SomePoorSchmuck · 2012-02-27 05:20 · Score: 3, Funny

Such semantically-vacuous automobile naming reached its ironic barftastic peak back when Toyota decided to name their largest and most gas-guzzling SUV line the SEQUOIA. [facepalm]

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Re:Does it work. by Cronock · 2012-02-27 05:20 · Score: 1

Names are generally applied to products... rarely having anything directly to do with the product itself. The philosophy behind doing that is up for debate, but unrelated here. I'm more curious as to why having Apple's logo on a stove would do anything to increase sales of that stove. It's definitely not an iPhone, or made by Apple. Are they actually fooling people into thinking it's an Apple product or better yet, an actual iPhone? Surely not..
Re:Does it work. by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 05:33 · Score: 1

Names are generally applied to products... rarely having anything directly to do with the product itself. The philosophy behind doing that is up for debate, but unrelated here. I'm more curious as to why having Apple's logo on a stove would do anything to increase sales of that stove. It's definitely not an iPhone, or made by Apple. Are they actually fooling people into thinking it's an Apple product or better yet, an actual iPhone? Surely not..
Image. Marketing. Associating with something which is successful or desireable. That's all you need to know.
Now what would really make these stoves hot would be the Apple iPhone Gas Stove Swedish Bikini Team!!!

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Re:Does it work. by HapSlappy_2222 · 2012-02-27 05:44 · Score: 1

to succeed in marketing one must have no idea what they heck they are talking about
I don't know about that.... the fact that this type of marketing works seems to say a lot more about consumers than marketers.
Re:Does it work. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Consider how utterly ridiculous the marketing is in America before laughing at the Chinese. Trucks and Cars named after towns, cities and areas.

Websites named after puncuation.
Re:Does it work. by Fned · 2012-02-27 06:05 · Score: 2

Jeep Rubicon? Excuse me, but that's an Italian river and more familiar with the phrase 'Crossing the Rubicon' akin to making a move from which there is no return, as Julius Caesar took his legion across the river (I'm sure they didn't have Jeeps then).
It's actually a reference to the reliability of reverse gear in the vehicle.
Re:Does it work. by tompaulco · 2012-02-27 06:10 · Score: 2

Image. Marketing. Associating with something which is successful or desireable. That's all you need to know.
So, did it work? Did the existence of the Apple and iphone logos on their stove make them want to buy an iphone?

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Re:Does it work. by Gideon+Wells · 2012-02-27 06:25 · Score: 1

More than an Apple logo. Look at the photo. They called these things iPhones.

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Re:Does it work. by gstoddart · 2012-02-27 06:35 · Score: 1

Consider how utterly ridiculous the marketing is in America before laughing at the Chinese. Trucks and Cars named after towns, cities and areas. Honestly, what exactly is 'Silverado' or 'Sonoma' about a vehicle? It certainly wasn't made there.
My personal favorite is the Nissan Armada ... a word that I always think of as inherently plural. :-P

Jeep Rubicon? Excuse me, but that's an Italian river and more familiar with the phrase 'Crossing the Rubicon' akin to making a move from which there is no return, as Julius Caesar took his legion across the river
Actually, the Rubicon Trail is an actual place in the US. It got it's name in the 1800s, so it's a little more than just marketing. It's been called that for a very long time.
I suspect there's an awful lot of place names in the USA that are borrowed from European countries ... Dover, Orleans, Bedford, Dartmouth, and probably loads of others.
When North America was getting settled by the Europeans, they just brought their place names with them.
In the case of the Rubicon, it's a hell of a challenging trail ... so the Jeep Rubicon is supposed to convey trail-worthiness. People who scrape the mud off the metal in their 4x4's will all know that.

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Re:Does it work. by HungryMonkey · 2012-02-27 06:44 · Score: 1

Jeep Rubicon? Excuse me, but that's an Italian river and more familiar with the phrase 'Crossing the Rubicon' akin to making a move from which there is no return, as Julius Caesar took his legion across the river (I'm sure they didn't have Jeeps then). How utterly preposterous, isn't it?
Aside from it's historical roots, the Rubicon is a famous trail in the Sierra Nevada, a portion of which is used by Jeep as a testing ground. It is also where they host their Jeep Jamboree . (Not to be confused with the other Jeep Jamboree.)
Re:Does it work. by treeves · 2012-02-27 09:04 · Score: 1

Well, Sequoias are the most massive living things on the planet, so it's somewhat apt. But they're endangered, so your point is well taken.

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Re:Does it work. by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 10:12 · Score: 1

Image. Marketing. Associating with something which is successful or desireable. That's all you need to know.
So, did it work? Did the existence of the Apple and iphone logos on their stove make them want to buy an iphone?
Made the police want them ;)
I was in Athens, at the Sunday bazaar, years ago and was amazed how many shoes I could buy with such instantly recognizable names as Rebbok, Nikke, Abibas and so on. Same principle, if the buyer believes it's 'Cool' it can be utter rubbish and they'll still queue up to buy the products.

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Re:Does it work. by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 10:17 · Score: 1

Rubicon Trail Edition would have been more meaningful - as in tested on The Rubicon Trail. The name Rubicon all by itself keeps making me think it's named for getting into points of no return on a regular basis. Outside of California and Nevada, I'm surprised people have heard of this trail, but not the River or common use of 'Crossing The Rubicon.'

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Re:Does it work. by SomePoorSchmuck · 2012-02-27 11:49 · Score: 1

Plus arboreal sequoias love to drink gasoline, right?

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Re:Does it work. by treeves · 2012-02-27 12:07 · Score: 1

No, but you could make a heavy, steam-powered SUV and fuel it with charcoal made from clear-cut old-growth forests for the ultimate in desecration.

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Re:Does it work. by gstoddart · 2012-02-27 12:32 · Score: 1

Outside of California and Nevada, I'm surprised people have heard of this trail, but not the River or common use of 'Crossing The Rubicon.'
Not all of us have 'classical' educations, some of the really old-shit gets glossed over a little more (or long forgotten) .
For instance, I heard of the Rubicon Trail in them magazines what had Big Honking 4x4s when I was 17. It's been legendary to off-road geeks for literally decades.
So, doing it in a Jeep? Absolutely. Julius Caesar and a river, nope.

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Just goes to show by Rik+Sweeney · 2012-02-27 04:56 · Score: 4, Insightful

That these days you can just stick an Apple logo on something and the drones will buy it.

Did anyone see the alleged iPhone 5 prototype images last week? Someone on Facebook posted them and people were going apeshit, saying how great it looked and how much they wanted one. It was completely impracticable to use, but that didn't matter because it was the new iPhone.

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Re:Just goes to show by Richard_at_work · 2012-02-27 05:22 · Score: 3, Interesting

Back in 2006 there were very very strong rumours that Apple was going to release a full screen video iPod and PDA - the rumour sites even had (fake) videos of the AV iPod playing video content, with someone using the on screen inputs to forward and rewind. Of course it was slated here on slashdot because "no one wants fingerprints on their screen!" etc.
No such product emerged that year, but the iPhone and iPod Touch turned up the following year, in almost the exact same rumoured format as the previous year. And now, most smart devices are the same...
My point? Some people will always see the negatives in something, regardless of how successful it ends up being.
Re:Just goes to show by MobileTatsu-NJG · 2012-02-27 06:05 · Score: 1

The iPhone has a lot of satisfied customers. You make it sound irrational, but that is the reality of it. Sorry.

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Re:Just goes to show by ModernGeek · 2012-02-27 06:22 · Score: 1

Back in 2006 there were very very strong rumours that Apple was going to release a full screen video iPod and PDA - the rumour sites even had (fake) videos of the AV iPod playing video content, with someone using the on screen inputs to forward and rewind. Of course it was slated here on slashdot because "no one wants fingerprints on their screen!" etc.
No such product emerged that year, but the iPhone and iPod Touch turned up the following year, in almost the exact same rumoured format as the previous year. And now, most smart devices are the same...
My point? slasdotters will always see the negatives in something, regardless of how successful it ends up being.
Fixed that for you. For what it's worth, it's what I love about this place. Everyone tears down and criticizes everything while everyone else is drooling over magic.

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Re:Just goes to show by VocationalZero · 2012-02-27 07:51 · Score: 1

Yes; we should never bother looking for problems with things when they are successful.

This exactly the sort of attitude that leaves us with inferior products, a corrupt government, and tolerance toward evil.
Re:Just goes to show by ZigMonty · 2012-02-27 23:37 · Score: 1

No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

Compatibility by jmv · 2012-02-27 04:56 · Score: 5, Insightful

"We're sorry, the food you are trying to cook is not compatible with this stove. Please obtain compatible food from your local Apple supermarket."

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Re:Compatibility by HapSlappy_2222 · 2012-02-27 05:47 · Score: 1

Ha! Good job, sir. Your post also made me ponder the difficulty of cracking DRM eggs.

Not a knockoff. by wbr1 · 2012-02-27 04:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Look closely at the picture. That is a patented Apple device! How can you tell? The corners are rounded.

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Re:Not a knockoff. by wbr1 · 2012-02-27 05:19 · Score: 4, Funny

You keep on with that stupid meme and I'm gonna round your corners, chucko.
My corners are already too rounded. I need to hit the gym.

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Re:Not a knockoff. by toriver · 2012-02-27 05:43 · Score: 1

Yeah, it's one of the 20 features that together make up a design patent. Focusing on a detail like that is significant because... what?
Re:Not a knockoff. by HapSlappy_2222 · 2012-02-27 05:51 · Score: 1

Lord knows that modification would be very useful to you, but do you really want to risk violating the EULA with your creator?
Re:Not a knockoff. by Yvan256 · 2012-02-27 07:22 · Score: 1

Nah. Round is a shape, isn't it?
Re:Not a knockoff. by BlackSnake112 · 2012-02-27 08:21 · Score: 1

You keep on with that stupid meme and I'm gonna round your corners, chucko.
My corners are already too rounded. I need to hit the gym.
So has Apple's lawyers should up yet? Apple usually tries to stop a something if they think it is infringing.

You laugh, but... by ciaohound · 2012-02-27 04:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Consider the poor SOB's who bought the genuine Windows ovens instead.

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Re:You laugh, but... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 06:24 · Score: 2, Funny

I did, and there were three problems with it.
1. Turning on too many burners would make the entire stove stop functioning. I'd have to unplug it, and plug it back in to turn it off safely.
2. Usage was sometimes difficult: "The oven temperature has been changed. You must reboot for the changes to take effect."
3. And then this error: Not ready heating oven A. Abort, Retry, or Fail?
I took it back. Some folks are saying Windows Oven 3 is an improvement, but I'd rather stick with a wood stove.
Re:You laugh, but... by Curlsman · 2012-02-27 06:49 · Score: 1

Cooks For Sure!

Is it legal? by maroberts · 2012-02-27 04:59 · Score: 2

Whilst Apple and iPhone are no doubt trademarks in the computing and phone business, if they have not registered their intention to enter the gas stove market then surely it is legitimate as trademarks are limited to the product area you're involved in.

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Re:Is it legal? by UnknowingFool · 2012-02-27 05:18 · Score: 3, Insightful

The main problem is that while you can use a trademarked name in a different industry, these gas stoves are clearly being passed off as Apple products when they are not. They are using the Apple logos in combination with a recognizable product, the iPhone. Most legitimate companies let you know their affiliations and non-affiliations like during the Olympics, visiting www.olympic.com takes you to Olympic Paints which says something like "We are not associated with the Olympic games.". Most companies have to protect their brand. These products are a different arena of intellectual property violations. They are not counterfeit but unlicensed merchandise. For example Coca-Cola does not make winter ear-muffs but an ear-muff company can't stick the Coca-Cola logos on the products without a licensing agreement with Coca-Cola without being sued.

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Re:Is it legal? by CanHasDIY · 2012-02-27 05:20 · Score: 2

Trademark is trademark, Broseph.

Just because Disney isn't (currently) in the arsenic business doesn't mean you can stick a picture of Mickey Mouse on your own brand of rat poison... as awesome as that may be.

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Re:Is it legal? by paiute · 2012-02-27 05:22 · Score: 1

They are using the Apple logos....
That's not an apple - it is an Asian pear. Completely different.

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Re:Is it legal? by UnknowingFool · 2012-02-27 05:37 · Score: 1

Are you going to argue they are pears?. Let's call it for what it is: someone is trying to use Apple to sell their merchandise when Apple has no association to the product.

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Re:Is it legal? by Kalriath · 2012-02-27 09:26 · Score: 2

Mickey Mouse is copyrighted, not trademarked. And yes, you can use another company's trademark in a field they aren't in. In my country, we have McDonald's Family Restaurants (hah!) but we also have McDonald's Sewage. McDonald's Sewage uses the same arches logo as the fast food chain.

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Re:Is it legal? by sociocapitalist · 2012-02-27 09:50 · Score: 1

I've got a genuine Apple bridge if you're interested...

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Re:Is it legal? by CanHasDIY · 2012-02-27 10:35 · Score: 1

Mickey Mouse is copyrighted, not trademarked.
Thought of that after I posted... mea culpa.

And yes, you can use another company's trademark in a field they aren't in. In my country,
Unless your country is the U.S.A., I doubt anecdotal evidence would have any affect on the conversation... but, regardless....

we have McDonald's Family Restaurants (hah!) but we also have McDonald's Sewage. McDonald's Sewage uses the same arches logo as the fast food chain.
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Re:Is it legal? by Epimer · 2012-02-27 19:51 · Score: 1

I can't speak for Chinese (or even US, for that matter) trade mark law, but in the UK the manufacturers of those gas stoves would probably be caught by s10(3) of the TM Act, i.e. identical mark applied to dissimilar goods, where the mark "has a reputation" and such use either i) takes unfair advantage of; or ii) is detrimental to the distinctive character of the mark.
That is, you don't have to demonstrate that the consumer would be confused about the source of origin of the goods to which the mark is affixed. Both of those conditions above would probably apply here: the manufacturers are using Apple's marks to add value to their goods and in doing so dilute the impact of Apple's mark.
I think in other European countries this type of behaviour would fall under the quite broad "unfair competition"-type laws.
Chinese IP laws are a bit of a mystery to me, though.

A lot more by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 04:59 · Score: 1

There's a chain of "Apple" hair salons here in Dongguan. (The ones that actually do your hair.) Also see tons of "Apple" merchandise every day, from slippers to underwear to bumperstickers.

Re:A lot more by crabbz · 2012-02-27 06:34 · Score: 1

What other sort of hair salons are there?

Why is this illegal? by nbauman · 2012-02-27 05:00 · Score: 2

Since when does Apple have a trademark on the use of "iPhone" for a gas grill?

Re:Why is this illegal? by UnknowingFool · 2012-02-27 05:24 · Score: 1

The illegality is using Apple logos without their permission to imply that these products are endorsed by/made by Apple. It's the same with other brands like Coca-Cola, Nike, etc. You will be able to find all sorts of unlicensed merchandise, but that doesn't mean that merchandise is legal. Apple and othe companies would have no problem with people selling the product as long as they don't use their logos and names to imply a connection.

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People unclear on the concept by paiute · 2012-02-27 05:00 · Score: 1

That is not how one fries a motherboard.

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Fire safety?! by Mithent · 2012-02-27 05:02 · Score: 1

I've heard of iPhone batteries causing fires, but marketing that as a feature is just ridiculous.

Yum! Baked Apple ... by quax · 2012-02-27 05:05 · Score: 1

Seriously, I don't really have anything to add to the subject line.

Re:Apple's next announcement... by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 05:06 · Score: 1

Now, see, a native gas grill attachment included with the phone MIGHT make me want to buy an iPhone.

I'm sure there's an app for it already.

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I was not expecting that... by tnk1 · 2012-02-27 05:07 · Score: 4, Interesting

The only thing surprising to me about this is that the Chinese police actually cares about it.

Re:I was not expecting that... by UnknowingFool · 2012-02-27 05:31 · Score: 1

One of the complaints many companies have about China is the abundance of unlicensed merchandise like this. China has been criticized for their lack of IP enforcement. In this case, it's easy to determine that the product was not licensed as Apple does not make stoves. For other brands, it may not be as easy. It's high profile win for publicity. Other examples of police seizures are not covered as much as they are routine.

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Re:I was not expecting that... by batquux · 2012-02-27 05:34 · Score: 2

Technically, they're Apple police, branded to look like they work for China.
Re:I was not expecting that... by gutnor · 2012-02-27 05:41 · Score: 2

China need to keep a balance between the healthy (for China) stealing of foreign IP with protection, otherwise countries will looking at plan B. In this case, Apple is also the largest semiconductor client in the world. Apple is a very big and very prominent customer of China. If China piss them off too much and Apple find another place to manufacture its stuff that would be a catastrophic message for manufacturing in China.
Another aspect, is that at some point China wants to create a healthy middle class of consumer to support its own economy. Brand recognition is something that will be increasingly important for China: at some point they will want Chinese people to buy high margin products.
Re:I was not expecting that... by c · 2012-02-27 05:49 · Score: 1

> The only thing surprising to me about this is that the Chinese police actually cares about it.
They care about the stuff they don't get paid to not care about.

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Re:I was not expecting that... by HapSlappy_2222 · 2012-02-27 05:53 · Score: 1

Plus, the police can start putting the REAL Apple logos on state-sponsored stoves, making sure they get their piece of the pie. Meta-win!

Yikes! by FellowConspirator · 2012-02-27 05:07 · Score: 1

The were labelled "iPhone" with the Apple logo. The police were only called when several unsuspecting consumers reported getting sever burns on their ears when attempting to make a call. One person lost an index finger just trying to dial police.

I totally want one by gatkinso · 2012-02-27 05:10 · Score: 2

And I can't even read the article!

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Re:I totally want one by Wymsey · 2012-02-27 05:31 · Score: 1

No you don't, you want one of these: http://www.wymsey.co.uk/wymchron/retro.htm

Apple: Cook Different by funkboy · 2012-02-27 05:12 · Score: 1

"The name's Cook. Tim Cook."

Commemorative product?

Clearly inferior products by Sam+H · 2012-02-27 05:12 · Score: 1

Those gas stoves obviously do not heat as much as a real MacBook Pro.

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Re:Clearly inferior products by arisvega · 2012-02-27 05:24 · Score: 1

Those gas stoves obviously do not heat as much as a real MacBook Pro.
They do, if they have the logo-

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How can anyone be so dumb? by ddd0004 · 2012-02-27 05:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Morons!

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Re:How can anyone be so dumb? by formfeed · 2012-02-27 07:21 · Score: 1

Morons!
Just why is everyone assuming these weren't genuine apple stoves?
But then again, I have a hammer labeled "designed for windows XP"
Re:How can anyone be so dumb? by Macgrrl · 2012-02-27 11:40 · Score: 1

*snort*
Well played sir.

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I want one! by Bruinwar · 2012-02-27 05:19 · Score: 1

HAHA! Think they might end up on Ebay?!? I really want a iPhone grill for my patio.

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Re:I want one! by Bob+the+Super+Hamste · 2012-02-27 06:37 · Score: 1

I do as well. I find this hilarious but then my sense of humor has always been a bit off.

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iStickers by arisvega · 2012-02-27 05:23 · Score: 1

.. are trying to make the product more appealing by stamping an Apple logo alongside the 'iPhone' moniker on the front

Like some do with laptops?

Well? Does it work?

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by Gilmoure · 2012-02-27 05:24 · Score: 1

Real men grill with charcoal.

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Cook Different by JesusPGT · 2012-02-27 05:25 · Score: 1

Finally, an iPhone for the rest of us.

On the plus side... by Arancaytar · 2012-02-27 05:27 · Score: 5, Funny

These things are supposed to overheat and catch fire.

Re:On the plus side... by Tablizer · 2012-02-27 12:30 · Score: 1

Only if you hold the pan wrong

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by the_Bionic_lemming · 2012-02-27 05:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Real men grill with charcoal.

Which is why this product appeals to the iPhone crowd. //ducks

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In other news... by Loosifur · 2012-02-27 05:28 · Score: 1

...authorities in Beijing are perplexed by a dramatic increase in the number of burn-related ear injuries.

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1 dog and done. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:28 · Score: 3, Funny

I could only cook one Hot Dog before runing out of data for the month.

This is why they have to manufacture there. by Beelzebud · 2012-02-27 05:30 · Score: 1

Things are just too anti-business in the US!

Re:Apple's next announcement... by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 05:30 · Score: 3, Insightful

Real men grill with charcoal.

Real men cook over a wood fire.

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by Adriax · 2012-02-27 05:38 · Score: 2

Real men eat their kill raw.

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by bennomatic · 2012-02-27 05:38 · Score: 1

Real men swallow the flesh of their pray while it is still kicking and trying to escape.

What? I just figured it needed to be taken to its logical extreme...

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Apple Records vs Apple Computer by perpenso · 2012-02-27 05:39 · Score: 2

Whilst Apple and iPhone are no doubt trademarks in the computing and phone business, if they have not registered their intention to enter the gas stove market then surely it is legitimate as trademarks are limited to the product area you're involved in.

Just as legal as two fans of Apple Records (the Beatle's music label) naming their new computer company Apple Computer?

The computer company was sued by the music label and ended up paying the music label $80K and promised not to enter the music business, and the music label agreed not to enter the computer business. Additional lawsuits occurred over time, with additional and much larger payments to Apple Records. Eventually the computer company bought the trademarks from the music label and licensed them back to the label.

I'd recommend that Apple Computer quickly enter the stove market to prevent the infringer from getting a foothold, to prevent history from repeating.

Replace Apple logo with sports team by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:40 · Score: 1

Replace the Apple logo with a sports team logo and suddenly this article doesn't seem so uncommon if it took place in America.

Re:Replace Apple logo with sports team by treeves · 2012-02-27 09:18 · Score: 1

Ooh. I want a Green Bay Packers oven. Perfect for all my cheese bread baking.

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by Cyberax · 2012-02-27 05:42 · Score: 1

Well, fresh meat is actually not very tasty. It's sort of plain-tasting and too greasy (yes, I've tried it).

It's said that fresh bone marrow tastes good, but I've never had enough courage to actually try it. Cooked bone marrow is delicios, though.

Discarded iPad prototypes by GameboyRMH · 2012-02-27 05:43 · Score: 5, Funny

These are just discarded iPad prototypes that were using the Prescott-core P4 processor. Apple should be more careful where they dump their trash...

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by Sponge+Bath · 2012-02-27 05:43 · Score: 2

Real men grill with charcoal.

Nothing cooks like clean burning propane. Taste the meat, not the heat. -- Hank Hill

Re:Apple's next announcement... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:44 · Score: 1

Real men know the difference between "prey" and "pray."

You can now cook an amazing... by Marurun · 2012-02-27 05:47 · Score: 1

Apple Pie.

iMatch? by The+Wild+Norseman · 2012-02-27 05:53 · Score: 1

I wonder if they use a patented method of starting the fire in the stove. I bet they'd call it an iMatch.

Oh, wait. Never mind. It'd just be cheaper for them to use a Dell.

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Protected parody by ConfusedVorlon · 2012-02-27 05:54 · Score: 2

surely something as amusing as that must be protected free speech under a parody rule...

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by bennomatic · 2012-02-27 05:56 · Score: 1

LOL, whoops.

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Oblig. Simpson's by Brett+Buck · 2012-02-27 05:57 · Score: 1

Homer: Look at these low, low prices on famous brand-name electronics!
Bart: Don't be a sap, Dad. These are just crappy knock-offs.
Homer: Pfft. I know a genuine Panaphonics when I see it. And look, there's Magnetbox and Sorny.

Non-Replaceable Gas Canister by CambodiaSam · 2012-02-27 05:59 · Score: 1

I'm betting that one gas canister is all you need, as long as you have the iPhone adapter to refill it.

Rubicon by Adam+Appel · 2012-02-27 05:59 · Score: 2

The rubicon in the Jeep world is a very hard off road trail near lake Tahoe. It use to be all Jeeps could run the easy side of the trail. The Jeep badge was ment as homage and to imply that modle could run the hard side. Don't know about the other names.

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Re:Rubicon by Hijacked+Public · 2012-02-27 06:54 · Score: 1

All of them (Wranglers anyway) can likely still do that, or at least are as fit as they were in the mid 80s. The Rubicon Wrangler even has meaningful upgrades that improve its ability to handle trail driving, though that direct of a link between marketing and function is pretty rare these days.

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They did it to NEC First by Kagato · 2012-02-27 06:02 · Score: 2

NEC got his with this hard. Chinese pirates actually created a phantom NEC, complete with business cards, sales offices, etc. They branded and sold many consumer goods that NEC never made. NEC didn't realize it was happening until they started getting complaints about warranty service for the knock off products.

The iPhone stove is an act of stupidity really. Even the cops would know it was fake on first site. On the other hand a Panasonic, GE, or LG products could go years before getting caught.

Re:They did it to NEC First by owlstead · 2012-02-27 12:12 · Score: 1

Yeah, but the products already looked a lot more real at the second site.

Re:Apple's next announcement... by thewils · 2012-02-27 06:03 · Score: 2

Real men swallow the flesh of their pray[sic] while it is still kicking and trying to escape.

That would be "Ebi Odori" which I had in Japan once.

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Has to be said.. by CFBMoo1 · 2012-02-27 06:04 · Score: 1

Talk about a half-baked rip-off scheme.

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by Gilmoure · 2012-02-27 06:07 · Score: 2

If ah just wanted to heat up meat, I could use the oven. We're talking about the sacred act of searing flesh for the gods and bringing down blessings on mankind, as well as that wonderful chemical process of meat and mesquite smoke interaction. Hmm... smoked meat... aaargle... drool...

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Lame by shadowrat · 2012-02-27 06:09 · Score: 1

No user replaceable gas canister? lame.

You're all missing the obvious! by tekrat · 2012-02-27 06:10 · Score: 2

You: "Siri, please cook dinner"
Stove: "ok... I am cooking dinner"

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Back at the head office... by seven+of+five · 2012-02-27 06:12 · Score: 1

Someone's getting grilled.

oblig by YrWrstNtmr · 2012-02-27 06:14 · Score: 2

No wireless. Less taste than a charcoal grill. Lame.

George Forman Grill by assertation · 2012-02-27 06:16 · Score: 1

Well, back around 2000 Apple had a lap top that did bear a striking resemblance to a George Forman grill.

The RF sensitive people ... by PPH · 2012-02-27 06:18 · Score: 1

... were right. Using an iPhone can cook your noodle.

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Free with contract. by Paco103 · 2012-02-27 06:28 · Score: 1

AT&T offers them free with a 2 year unlimited fuel contract. But, if you use too much fuel, they’ll limit your cooking temperature. They won’t tell you how much fuel you can use, just eat your food as rare as possible and you should be fine.

Re:Apple's next announcement... by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 06:32 · Score: 2

Real men swallow the flesh of their pray[sic] while it is still kicking and trying to escape.

That would be "Ebi Odori" which I had in Japan once.

Did you have to duel a Samurai to claim the right?

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by Tyrannosaur · 2012-02-27 06:50 · Score: 2

Nah REAL men set the constants of the universe such that....

I'm so sorry.

Re:Apple's next announcement... by wzinc · 2012-02-27 06:58 · Score: 1

Yes, there should totally be an iPhone-Android-esque flame war about gas vs. charcoal. My vote: microwave

Chinese consumers not that stupid by peter303 · 2012-02-27 07:26 · Score: 1

to fall for this. Just the manufacturers. Look at how much trouble Chinese consumers go to get a REAL Apple product amid all the knock-offs there. They pay about 100% tax or agents 2x - 3x price to obtain one.

So It Has Come To This by gopla · 2012-02-27 07:33 · Score: 1

Oblig XKCD
http://xkcd.com/1022/

So.... by Bearded+Frog · 2012-02-27 07:40 · Score: 2

So the next apple iphone requires a gas line in addition to a proprietary charger?

Re:Apple's next announcement... by mspohr · 2012-02-27 07:42 · Score: 1

Steak tartare (aka steak à l'Americaine) consists of raw beef and is regularly consumed in many European countries. It is often served with onions, tartare sauce (hence the name) or other seasonings.

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Reality beats irony.. by formfeed · 2012-02-27 07:53 · Score: 1

Now, see, a native gas grill attachment included with the phone MIGHT make me want to buy an iPhone.

I'm sure there's an app for it already.

Yes, there is an app for that already

And if you don't have an iPhone: Just get an iGrill

Re:Apple's next announcement... by Cyberax · 2012-02-27 07:54 · Score: 1

Yes, I also like Carpacchio ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpaccio ). But it's made palatable mostly by sauce and seasonings. Raw meat is just not very appetizing.

Re:Apple's next announcement... by moonbender · 2012-02-27 08:30 · Score: 1

Raw minced pork is also moderately popular in Germany, served on bread rolls with hardly any seasoning other than raw onions and salt and pepper.

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Rubes! by operagost · 2012-02-27 10:23 · Score: 1

Everyone knows that Apple only makes electric stoves!

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Re:You laugh, but... [Microsoft stove] by Tablizer · 2012-02-27 12:28 · Score: 1

Blue Steam of Death

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by pegasustonans · 2012-02-27 12:48 · Score: 1

Raw minced pork is also moderately popular in Germany, served on bread rolls with hardly any seasoning other than raw onions and salt and pepper.

I could probably eat almost anything mixed with raw onions, the flavor is far more powerful than cooked onions.

I've had many things raw or almost raw (including sausage, not the best idea), and even a small amount of seasoning makes a huge difference in my experience.

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by moonbender · 2012-02-27 13:09 · Score: 1

Well, the raw onions are optional. People eat it with just salt and pepper, too. I like the raw onions, initially, but I grow tired of everything still seeming to taste like raw onions four hours and two toothbrushings later. ;)

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Maybe it's what happens to... by Dominus+Suus · 2012-02-27 15:13 · Score: 1

Macbooks when their batteries explode. They get refurbished as 'stoves.' The leaking lithium adds taste and builds strong bones.

Re:Apple's next announcement... by Gilmoure · 2012-02-28 04:08 · Score: 1

Go on...

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And didn't i see an iFlush once? by doccus · 2012-02-28 07:03 · Score: 1

i'm sure i remember seeing an iToilet ad on a web page sometime ago..

Re:Apple's next announcement... by TheLink · 2012-02-28 15:15 · Score: 1

Real men have slower reaction times? Or Real Men are Rh+ too? ;)
Toxoplasma and reaction time: role of toxoplasmosis in the origin, preservation and geographical distribution of Rh blood group polymorphism.:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18752708
Increased incidence of traffic accidents in Toxoplasma-infected military drivers and protective effect RhD molecule revealed by a large-scale prospective cohort study:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/72
Toxoplasma gondii: from animals to humans.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez/11113252?dopt=Abstract&holding=f1000,f1000m,isrctn

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Re:Apple's next announcement... by moonbender · 2012-03-01 14:00 · Score: 1

You'd think, but it doesn't seem to cause any issues around here. Shouldn't leave it lying around in your fridge for day(s), though.

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