http://entangledbank.co.uk/articles/tag/hardware?tag=hardware en-us 40 may contain traces of knowledge <p>In December I bought a fake iPod on Ebay. It was advertised as an ipod 4th Generation in mint condition. Its physical appearance is extremely like that of the genuine article as you can see from these pictures.</p> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/front.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/front_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/back.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/back_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/top.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/top_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <p><br style="clear:both;" /></p><p>The fake comes to life with a plausible-looking Apple animation.</p> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/starting.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/starting_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <br style="clear:both;" /> <p>And the main menu looks good.</p> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/main.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/main_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <br style="clear:both;" /> <p>But from here on it&#8217;s a mess as what I assume are video clips and screengrabs give way to the <span class="caps">GUI</span> of the actual embedded media player.</p> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/playing_now.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/playing_now_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <br style="clear:both;" /> <p>Here are some of the screens I got to and was able to photograph. You will see there&#8217;s a &#8220;Firmware&#8221; screen which identifies the device as an &#8220;MP4 Player&#8221; from &#8220;CBD Co Ltd&#8221; running firmware version 9.5.54 dated 2009-07-28.</p> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/settings.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/settings_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/admin_menu.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/admin_menu_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <div style="" class="lightboxplugin"><a href="/files/firmware.jpg" rel="lightbox" title=""><img src="/files/firmware_th.jpg" alt="" title=""/></a></div> <br style="clear:both;" /> Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:10:00 +0000 urn:uuid:7f5d1b97-e90b-4491-b989-c028454de1d8 Ed http://entangledbank.co.uk/articles/2010/02/07/fake-ipod-4th-generation hardware