From futuristic Google Glass headsets to smart watches like Samsung's Galaxy Gear, wearable gadgets are billed as the next big thing in technology. But China's tech counterfeiters -- notorious for having a nose for what's hot and what's not -- appear for now at least to be giving wearable technology the cold shoulder in what one expert calls a "serious warning signal" for market players. CNN reporters approached wholesale companies and retailers at one of China's biggest electronics trading districts to learn how the "knock-off" business works. "There are no copies for sale. Only originals," said the managing director of wholesale company that specializes in mobile electronic devices in Shenzhen, a factory town in China's southern Pearl River Delta region.
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Wearable gadgets like smart watches are billed as the next big thing in technology
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However, China's tech counterfeiters appear to shun the category
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Business expert Alf Rehn says this is a warning signal for market players
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"Knock offs" act as bellwether for electronics consumption, he says
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Galaxy Gear
In an email to CNN, Samsung said that @placeholder received "positive consumer feedback globally" and that 800,000 units were sold in the first two months after its release.