M.I.C Gadget's iHub 2 looks like Apple lawsuit bait

M.I.C Gadget, the same website that brought the world the Steve Jobs action figure that was quickly given a cease and desist notice, is back for more potential legal fun.

This time, they've come up with a very cool 4-port USB 2.0 hub. It doesn't matter how many USB ports you have on your Mac -- it always seems like you can use a few more. So the M.I.C Gadget guys decided that a small black or white 4-port hub that features a glowing white Apple logo would be a popular product. They're calling it the iHub 2 (US$9.90), which of course sounds suspiciously close to any number of Apple products.

Yep, they're probably right about the iHub being a potentially popular product. Heck, if I could get one before the next cease and desist notice is delivered to M.I.C Gadget, I'd probably buy one. However, Apple's lawyers have probably already downloaded the legal boilerplate for their C&D notice and are feverishly filling it out at this point. Considering that the Apple logo is one of the most recognizable trademarks in the world, and the company protects its trademarks with the same enthusiasm as a mother grizzly bear protecting her cubs, the iHub will be shut down faster than the Steve Jobs action figure was.

This product supersedes the previous iHub, which apparently didn't catch Apple's attention. That was most likely before they made the Steve Jobs mini-me. M.I.C Gadget has even made a nice promo video, which you can watch on the next page. Enjoy it while it lasts.

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Source: http://store.micgadget.com/mac-pc-accessories/282-ihub2.html

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LilSilk004

Available there : http://goo.gl/WKnyp

May 08 2011 at 5:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Yuri

Ha! I've placed my order in that store for one piece of that iHub... paid with Paypal, everything fine, except that they haven't shipped it yet, due to Easter holidays. Then today I received this e-mail:

Dear Customer, We are warned by Apple Inc. to stop selling the iHub and pull it down from our store. If you have already made a purchase, you are one of the lucky ones. We ship all orders within 3 working days after payment made but due to the Easter Public Holiday from Apr 22~25, shipping resumes only Apr 26. As we have many orders to process, there will be a slight delay. Delivery takes 10-14 working days after ship out from Hong Kong and tracking will be provided upon ship out. Please accept our apologies and rest assured that we are working hard to rectify this. w/rgds, Cyril Chang

Haha! You guys have seen that coming, didn't you?

April 21 2011 at 10:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

benja8151

Is it really safe to have this USB-port? I mean, is there a danger of overloading the port because it uses the power from computer USB? Some members of Apple forum don't recomend it for that reason...

April 19 2011 at 2:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

GrimWit

yep, this thing is bound to get pulled so that is even more the reason to grab it while you can. I snagged one black and one white off ebay.

April 19 2011 at 12:34 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

ECJ

Picked up 2 white and 1 black. Great gifts for Apple fans.

April 18 2011 at 10:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Andrew

They just came back in stock a few minutes ago. Just ordered mine. I payed with PayPal, so at least I'm protected if it doesn't come through. Oh and enter FACEBOOK as a voucher code and get 10% off. They says its limited to 100 people so hurry!

April 18 2011 at 9:20 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

silvio

hey, theyre sold out on the website you guys provided, luckily theres a lot on ebay http://bit.ly/dLci0M and this is through ebay, so they wont have your credit card info directly

April 18 2011 at 7:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Yonghan

Why plastic? They should go with aluminum!

April 18 2011 at 7:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Rob Roark

In for a black one for my hackintosh which, unlike Twist's, can never have enough USB ports, especially up and on my desk, readily accessible.

April 18 2011 at 6:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Twist

This is one of the things I love about my new Hackintosh. It is the first computer running Mac OS that I have ever owned that doesn't need a USB hub. It has 12 USB ports (counting the two on the front of the case) and it still has an unused USB header if I need more.

April 18 2011 at 5:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply