Warning: these Chinese iPhone stoves are FAKES

February 24th, 2012 • 11 Comments By Andy Dawson

If you get offered one of these iPhone stoves down the pub this weekend, we think you should know that they are FAKES.

AppleBrandedStove 500x281 Warning: these Chinese iPhone stoves are FAKES

The Chinese authorities have confiscated 681 of them but we can’t be certain that hundreds of thousands of others haven’t already spread across the globe like, erm, stove-shaped erm, tentacles. If you’re worried that you might get caught out, we’d advise printing out this news story and carrying it around with you at all times. You’re welcome.

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Comments (11) • Jump to most recent comment
  1. Posted by Sawyer • February 24, 2012 at 7:31 pm

    Is it not simply indicating that it’s compatible with iPhones? There’s probably an associated app for that.

    I mean, given that there’s already an iPhone-compatible toilet roll holder, and an iPhone TV Hat (https://www.buytvhatnow.com/), a stove accessory doesn’t sound quite so stupid.

  2. Posted by Idi Amin • February 24, 2012 at 8:35 pm

    Those boxes would be good scattered around the Foxconn building to break the jumpers’ falls.

  3. Posted by deanlfc95 • February 24, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    If apple did actually make these they would surely be the greatest creation ever

  4. Posted by Julie @ Freedom 48 • February 24, 2012 at 11:40 pm

    iPhone stoves?!?! What the heck??
    Although… Apple can surely sell anything….

  5. Posted by Cheesey • February 25, 2012 at 8:17 am

    Fanbois are probably queuing at their local Apple Stores right now demanding an iStove.

  6. Posted by Mike Hock • February 25, 2012 at 9:44 am

    So these aren’t genuine then? Damn it!

  7. Posted by Boris • February 25, 2012 at 11:15 am

    Had one of these for months thanks to my buddy Tim.

    Don’t buy one though; the iStove 2 is out next month. It has dual burners and a multitouch dial on the front.

  8. Posted by Dick • February 25, 2012 at 9:04 pm

    Of course they are real. This was a feature Apple put into even ipod nanos.

    http://www.metro.co.uk/tech/news/881832-apple-recalls-ipod-nanos-over-fire-risk-from-battery

  9. Posted by Dick • February 25, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    Apple have done it before. Remember the ipod nano batteries?

  10. Posted by Mark W • February 26, 2012 at 9:29 am

    Thanks a lot, Bitterwallet. Now Customs will probably seize my shipment of 10,000.

  11. Posted by Marco Polio • February 29, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    I take it that this does not come with 90 days complimentary apple care support and a steve jobs cookery book?

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