Xtra Technology, a company that built its business copying DJI's gimbal cameras, has halted all preorders and is issuing refunds for its Xtra Muse 2 Pro model. The company removed the product from its website after Xtra had spent the past year selling a near-identical clone of DJI's Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States.
Xtra's strategy relied on rebranding existing DJI designs with minimal modifications. The Xtra Muse 2 Pro was positioned as the company's answer to DJI's newly released dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro. The abrupt shutdown suggests legal or business pressure forced the company to abandon its copycat model before launch.
The move underscores ongoing tensions between Chinese hardware manufacturers and companies that resell foreign designs under new brands. DJI, the world's dominant gimbal camera maker, has faced consistent competition from clone manufacturers targeting price-sensitive markets. Xtra's collapse indicates that even aggressive rebranding strategies cannot shield companies from the legal and regulatory risks of direct copying.
DJI did not publicly comment on the shutdown, though the company has demonstrated willingness to pursue intellectual property claims against imitators. Xtra's pivot from selling the Muse 1 to launching a Muse 2 Pro that mirrored DJI's product roadmap suggests the company operated under significant legal uncertainty.
For customers who preordered the Xtra Muse 2 Pro, the refund policy marks a clean exit. The company's decision to pull the product entirely rather than defend its design choices indicates internal recognition that a second-generation clone faced steeper legal exposure than the first.
The broader lesson is straightforward. Hardware cloning in consumer electronics works only when manufacturers accept rapid market cycles and legal risk