| There's no doubt that the iPhone is on a lot of | | | | iClone P168. The phone will automatically recognize |
| Christmas wish lists this year. This gadget is highly | | | | your network, phone book, personal settings and |
| innovative and much sought-after for its multimedia | | | | phone book. Additional standard features on the |
| functionality, but it is also incredibly expensive with a | | | | CECT P168 are: |
| $500 price tag and a required expensive monthly | | | | Ring tones Type: Polyphonic (64 channels), |
| AT&T contract. Enter the iClone, also known as | | | | Monophonic, True Tones, MP3; |
| the CECT P168. | | | | Music player: Support MP3 player, with mp3, midi, and |
| With the AT&T version, you are forced to | | | | WAV format; |
| contract with AT&T for your wireless service. If | | | | Movie player: Support 3GP/MP4 movie player with |
| you want anywhere near 1,000 minutes, you'll be | | | | full-screen; |
| paying over $100 per month for your service. | | | | Camera function: Camera with 1.3MP, 1024*1280 |
| There is a way around both the initial price of an | | | | pixels, video (QCIF); |
| iPhone and the costs of the expensive AT&T | | | | Memory Type: Support T-FLASH arbitrary expansion |
| plan. It's called the iClone, the CECT P168, (or "the | | | | slot (256MB TF card included); |
| real thing" by Popular Science) - and it looks amazingly | | | | Interface: USB; |
| identical to the iPhone and offers ALL of the | | | | Vibrate: Yes; |
| features of it plus bonus, additional features like extra | | | | Internet Browser; |
| speakers and a removable battery, plus it allows you | | | | Bluetooth; |
| to use whatever participating carrier you like (even | | | | Java 2.0; |
| your current provider). | | | | Handwriting Recognition; |
| Popular Science Magazine dubbed the IClone CECT | | | | Messaging: SMS, MMS; |
| P168 "the real thing" because the it performs | | | | Cell phone Directory: iPhone Book Memory supports |
| amazingly well, is 1/4 the price of the original and | | | | 300 records; |
| even has bonus features that the original doesn't | | | | Supports Caller Ringing / Caller Video Player; |
| include. (The aforementioned the ability to operate on | | | | Game: Two games built in + down loadable; |
| two different networks at once, SIX speakers, and a | | | | Calculator/world time/stopwatch; |
| removable, renewable battery.) Seeing both phones | | | | Unit Conversion/Currency Conversion/Calendar; |
| side by side makes the CECT 168 an easy sell. | | | | Stand-by time: Up to 150h; |
| Better still, the iClone CECT P168 runs under $150 - | | | | Talk time: 180min--300min;and |
| sometimes as low as $100 . This means you can | | | | Supports: English (Default), Simplified Chinese, |
| actually get yourself, your kid or loved one all of the | | | | Traditional Chinese, German, Italian, French, Spanish, |
| features of the iPhone - the touch screen, the ability | | | | Arabic. |
| to surf the web or watch videos, and the MP3 | | | | (You can get an English Manual for about $3.00) |
| capabilities we all want, without worrying about the | | | | With features and specifications amazingly similar to |
| credit card bill coming or without having to threaten | | | | the iPhone at under ¼ of the price, the iClone |
| your kid's life if they lose the IClone. Basically, | | | | is a great way to try out the Apple's features while |
| anything you can do with the iPhone, you can also do | | | | waiting for the price of the original to come way |
| with the IClone - AND you can remove the battery | | | | down. It's also a way to give your kids (or yourself) |
| and operate on two sim cards. Take the significant | | | | the technology they are hungry for at a fraction of |
| money ($400) you save and do something nice for | | | | the price. With the money you save (about $400), |
| yourself or your family. | | | | you can put a lot of additional presents under the |
| You don't need to buy or install any software for the | | | | tree this year. |