No, we have no idea if this pic from a Korean message board -- which purportedly shows Cowon's successor to its
A2 portable media player -- is legit. And there are no real specs available yet, either. In fact, the only thing anyone seems able to glean from the pic is that this will include a DMB receiver (that's presumably what the antenna's for, and it's a safe bet to make for a new Korean PMP, regardless of any other info). Still, after months of "
true video iPods" and "
tablet Macs," it's nice to see that Apple doesn't have the market for rumors and suspicious-looking product mockups all to itself.
posted May 17th 2006 4:14PM
looks kind of hacked together to me, ie not real polished. Ameteur photoshop is my guess
120% FAKE
lol, thats easily fake, generic photoshop textures/effects.
i cry PHOTOSHOP! i'm not that good at telling a good photoshop job from a real picture, but even i can see that this is fake. the edges of the screen don't seem clear-cut like it would on a real product. it looks like the edges of it are fuzzy. besides, i could do a better job rounding out corners myself using photoshop. if you look closely at it, the edges do not appear sharp.
for example, i took a jpg of the miami dolphins schedule from their site last season and photoshopped it into microsoft's energy bliss wallpaper. i had perfectly round corners on it, which wasn't really that hard to do, somebody just got lazy here.
last thing and i'm done: the buttons seem really cartoon-ish and just too fake. i think if this was real cowon would have done a better job and made it look more real than this was, and i bet cowon would have put a screenshot of the UI on there instead of that crap.
FAKE
the bevels are crappy photoshopped. and the scrollpad+entire player are jaggy wtf.
the screen pattern is a default PHOTOSHOP
not to mention the shadow is a crappy drop shadow as well?something that is physically impossible to have
you're kidding right?....it's like they didnt even put any effort into it
I don't think there's any question this is a mockup. The real question is whether it's an internal Cowon mockup of a forthcoming product, or a fake from outside of the company.
fake...
the pattern on the screen is a default photoshop pattern...
I don't think it's a Photoshop fake.
More like MS Paint.
The guy who posted it says, "It was photoshopped; I don't have the real image."
The comments also say that, "Wasn't this on Kowan Gang-nam Center?"
Jeez...
Are you kidding me? Lemme say that that is the worst photoshop ever. The worst part is the screen. That is a premade pattern that comes with photoshop. I think engadget goofed by posting this poo.
I petition that Engadget renames this news post:
"Is there anybody who actually believes this is the Cowon A3?"
...not remotely newsworthy.
Comon Engadget,
Is this really newsworthy..?
It's obvious to everyone that this is just some kid experimenting with MS Paint... it's that bad.
that pattern is enourmously trippy.
Why was this posted? This is a terrible fake. Seriously Marc, what were you thinking?
Engadget, I love to read your articles, but please start weeding out fakes. This one is too obvious. Seriously, did you even look at that pic before posting this story? If you did, best put on your reading glasses next time.
Aha. Ahaha. Ahahahahahaha. FAKE! WTF??? Whoever made this shouldn't have even posted i ton the internet, now it's on Engadget, they should be really embarrassed.
"Worst fake EVER."
Fake = External Mockup
Cheap Korean Design firm = Poor Quality Internal Mockup
Whose to say which this is
People, please stop saying fake like you are the only genius to catch on. We know, Engadget knows. As #7 says, its really about whether this IS possibly a picture of the future Cowon A3. Geez, this is getting rediculas.
thsi is just sad. no effort at all. wow. just awful.
I whole heartedly agree with #21, seriously people, read all the comments before screaming FAKE live youre the only one to notice, the original poster of this image said "It was photoshopped; I don't have the real image."
The comments also say that, "Wasn't this on Kowan Gang-nam Center?" (read #11)
...the DMB antenna is probably mock too...but dang to have a screen that size...oh what if.
OMG!!!! That is such a fake!!!!
wwhy would you even post this engadget? this was originally posted in the iaudiophile.net forums as a joke, this is truely a testamentto your professionalism.
I am a korean.
This is never exist.
this is a joke by other korean.
I'm sorry. I cannot speak English very well....
I work in the Design Industry and there are heaps of quickly photoshopped concept images for products that are in the design phase. So if there is an A3 coming out, it could look like this, or something like it...We'll just have to wait and see.