Is this the iPod touch?

Reuben Lee | Oct 23, 2007

It's an MP3 player with a large touch-screen display and familiar colorful icons. It looks similar to the Apple iPhone and even has "touch" in its name. But it's not an iPod touch. According to German publication Welt Online, this music player is called the Loomax li touch.

Possibly one of the best iPod touch lookalikes we've seen thus far, the li touch has only 2GB of storage, but it also comes with FM radio and USB 2.0 connectivity, among other features written in German in an ad we couldn't decipher. Better yet, it's selling for less than S$300 (US$204).

Apple can't be too happy about this and, true enough, this player has caught the Cupertino company's attention. According to Engadget, an Apple spokesperson has commented that the company will examine this case closely. But seriously, we doubt it can do much to stop the endless attack of clones, from iPod nano to iPhone copycats. Instead, just take it that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Via Engadget
Picture credit: Welt Online