HP releases KIRF iMac complete with Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad

9to5 Staff | Sep 10 2012 - 5:12 am PT

It feels like consumer PC hardware can now be defined thusly: “Make something as close as possible to an Apple product without getting sued.”

HP’s Spectre One comes with accessories that look and act almost identical to Apple counterparts including the wireless keyboard, trackpad and mouse. The screen looks like a Cinema Display with HP pasted over the Apple. The only difference is the back (which few will see).

Perhaps manufacturers are learning the wrong lesson from Samsung. Although Engadget did not notice (or mention) any resemblance beyond the “Magic Trackpad style,” just about every commenter did. Update: Engadget Editor Tim Stevens says it was too obvious to mention:

[tweet https://twitter.com/tim_stevens/status/245136336883965952]

[tweet https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/245118820098920448]

What say you? Homage or Rip-off? (Also: What is Kirf?)