Behold. The Android knockoff party is well under way.
With China’s biggest mobile carrier supporting Android under its OMS platform, China Mobile is inviting a grey market Android takeover. Since it’s an open source OS, though, this sort of thing can really only contribute to Android’s impending world domination.
I, for one, welcome our cheaply-made robot overlords. (WARNING, reflexive link which also serves as a segue)
Now, because I’m a logophile for fun and a linguist by trade, I adore Engrish. I simply adore it. On the surface, it’s bloody hilarious, but when you peel back the layer of humor, underneath you see the extremely interesting nature of grammar, syntax, and the consistent fallibility of translation. So frequently, I cruise knockoff sites to laugh, enjoy life, and find weird technology.
A little more than a week ago, a press release for the new “SciPhone” N19 came out, these devices have names that belong in the Nokia N-series, and look to be straight rips of other designs. The N19 promises to be the “World’s Cheapest Google Android Smart Phone, SciPhone N19 support WiFi,Bluetooth 2.0, 2.8 inch LCD with touch screen, 2.0 MP Digital Camera, Android Operating System v1.5.”

Look at that, a BlackBerry Stormdroid.
As you can see, it looks like a Blackberry Storm…and it’ll run you $195.
And here’s another Android SciPhone, the N21, looking to have drawn some cues from the HTC Touch Diamond.

jiao 5 megapixel SciPhone, ni ne?
And let’s not forget the N12 with “Real Google Android TV GPS.”

aww..it's got an antenna.
I just thought I’d include these here to coincide with my “140 characters about every Android Phone” post, to show what I’m intentionally skipping. I very nearly didn’t include the rumored ZTE and INQ handsets because they’re not far off from this crap.
But just for fun, I’ll keep track of noteworthy deviants and include them in aiding the growth of Android.