# iPad Clones The iPed is a Black Market Version of the iPad By Robyn Currie | Published 2010-05-29 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iped References: [kotaku](http://kotaku.com/5549865/china-rips-off-the-ipad-with-the-iped) & [bajirunnrunn.blog.so-net.ne.jp](http://bajirunnrunn.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2010-05-27-2) The iPed is here! Yes, you read correctly, the iPed, not the iPad. The iPad is a tablet designed by [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-npod), while the iPed is the black market Chinese version of said innovative gadget. Slightly heavier than the original, the iPed runs with an [Intel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/onenetbook-t1) processor and [Google's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gemini-app-ipad) open source operating system, Android. No word on whether Apple has heard of the iPed or if they've filed a lawsuit against the Chinese company. **Implications** - Corporations often try to peddle imitation wares of famous brand products to consumers, hoping to capitalize on the original product's popularity. Corporations may consider releasing products associated with their own popular wares in order to capitalize off the popularity of their own brand names. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.9/10 - Popularity: 100% | Activity: 99% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Customization](https://www.trendhunter.com/customization) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Cloned Devices:** Explore the market for cloned devices as a disruptive innovation opportunity for corporations to release their own imitation products. - **Black Market Technology:** Investigate the black market technology sector for potential disruptive innovation opportunities in creating alternative versions of popular gadgets. - **Intel Processor Tablets:** Discover the potential of Intel processor tablets as a disruptive innovation opportunity in the tablet market. ### Who This Affects Most - **Consumer Electronics:** Examine the consumer electronics industry for potential disruptive innovation opportunities in creating imitation products associated with popular brand names. - **Technology Manufacturing:** Explore disruptive innovation opportunities in the technology manufacturing industry by creating alternative versions of popular gadgets. - **Semiconductor:** Investigate the semiconductor industry for potential disruptive innovation opportunities in developing tablets powered by Intel processors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fan-Made Digital Audio Players](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-npod.md) - [Flagship Productivity Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oneplus-pad-3.md) - [High-Performance Multimedia Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iqoo-pad2.md) - [Ultra-Portable Productivity Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latest-ipad-air.md) - [Featherlight 5G-Enabled Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-ipad-air.md) - [Elevated AI Performance Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-ipad-pro-with-the-m5.md) - [Highly Portable Productivity Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-apple-ipad-air.md) - [Earphone-Equipped Folding Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/apple-ipro.md) - [Large-Screen Android Tablets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oscal-pad-18.md)