http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/ Engadget Comments for EVO: Phase One promises to touch down in October http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 2:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
"Ha, ha, ha, you Engadget guys are hilarious. You really had me going there for minute until I realized it was April fool da...what...it's not april fools day, you mean this is serious...oh no...OH GOD NO! This can't be happening, our greates fears have been realized, Derrick finally did it he has unleashed the EVO...(opens window jumps out...)]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Only 80GB HD?]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
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As a web designer I'd like to say how embarrassed I am for this product and this company. They probably thought they could oh so sweetly pull the wool over everyone eyes and release this product without the internet finding out. As a matter of fact they CLEARLY would not want people to find their web page. Whatthe hell is up with the 5 out of 10 ON. THEIR. HOME. PAGE. Holding a vcr remote from like 1993? Dont they usually put hot women with the relevant technology on the home page? Or just hot women? Or just relevant tech? Something?!

this is like the time machine in napoleon dynamite that electrocutes your testicles. maybe someone made this web page to like, learn how to make web pages and its not a real product? at least that would make some sense.

It's fitting that its made in Alabama because this console seems so much like the Alabama of consoles.]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
That being said, this implementation is completely out of touch with reality. ]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
http://newsroom.eworldwire.com/releases/14148
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One, when they ask if you are ready for the revolution they should be using ????, not !!!! Or maybe in this case it should be?!?!?!?!?!?

Two, the chick on the home page could at least look like she wants to be there. Nice image shot for the company.

C. Isn’t the guy holding the EVO logo one of the back up dancers for MC Hammer…can’t touch this…………
]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Education: Highschool
THE CEO FOR CHRIST'S SAKE]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
Revolutions?

That ad makes no sense.]]>Jul 11th 2006 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.evo-phase1.com/evo_feature.htm

EVO: Phase One Technical Specifications:
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 3200
L1 Cache 64kb + 64kb
L2 Cache 512 kb
2.0 Ghz.

GPU-Nvidia Geforce 6200
Four pixel pipelines
Core Clock 300 MHz
Memory Clock 500 MHz

Tuner card- Hauppauge with built-in FM radio

RAM- 1 GB (2x512 DDR SDRAM)

Storage- 80 gig hard drive
DVD-Rom drive


Digital Media Support-Support for DVD-video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW

DVD+R/RW, CD-ROM, CD-RW,

Send customize Envizions games to any EVO wireless router

Many players playing from one master hub

3-D graphics

Cooling: Customize CoolIT Systems liquid system

Audio- Creative Labs Audigy SE
24-bit Advanced HD
EAX Advanced HD
Supports surround sound 7.1, 6.1 and 5.1

I/O – Support two 2.0 USB PC ports (in front)
Four rear 2.0 USB ports
9 in 1 card reader
On board Ethernet port

Software-Media Center 2005

Physical specs-Width-318mm
Height-100mm
Length-415mm


High-Definition- Standard-definition and high definition video support




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Here's an idea for a better one: Let's get Bo Jackson in a rented 2-Legit-2-Quit suit from Chauncy's formalwear at the dirtmall and have him hold a hamsterball with a glowstick in it. Then we can use MSpaint to throw our logo over it. By the way our logo is straight Terminator 2 techno-awsomeness! The best part is that we'll rhyme "EVO" with "no more," but totally in a racist "Alabama" way.

Oh wait, that's what they're using.]]>Jul 11th 2006 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
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http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/police/Most_Wanted/DSamuels.aspx]]>Jul 11th 2006 4:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
Come on, he is selling a pc and calling it a console, whats the big deal. Flaming is flaming, but not everything is a conspiracy.

Some things just suck.]]>Jul 11th 2006 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
2. In the press release, they claim to use a "Sapphire RADEON HDMI X1600 Pro graphic card" while on http://www.evo-phase1.com/evo_feature.htm they claim to be using "GPU-Nvidia Geforce 6200"

3. Kid Destiny Game Info: "Come help Kid Destiny save the land of dreams in the 3D detailed world. He must stop the Evil Dr. Freud from causing people in the real world from dreaming. " What does "causing people from dreaming" mean? Please god, cause me from thinking about this horrifying grammar.

This doesn't look like vaporware, because vaporware is generally something the company actually plans to build. I don't believe for one second that they have any intentions of ever truly making this console.]]>Jul 11th 2006 5:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
Isnt Evo short for evolution not revolution!!!???

That ad does not make any sense at all.

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http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/police/Most_Wanted/DSamuels.aspx

Posted at 4:46PM on Jul 11th 2006 by TJ [ ! ]

hahahahaha Is that really him?? hahah]]>Jul 11th 2006 6:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
MAME

And that it.]]>Jul 11th 2006 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 11th 2006 8:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
And I'm a sony head...]]>Jul 11th 2006 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 12th 2006 12:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 12th 2006 5:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
I love how he mixes present and future tense in the lit, too. It "is," but it "will have." Not. The fact that he's calling this "phase 1" makes me think he wants to pull an MLM scam, too, perhaps using those tickets.]]>Jul 12th 2006 7:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
does it play Oregon Trail??]]>Jul 12th 2006 9:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Know how many people they have listed working for them? 4 with an annual sales figure of $0.3M.

I also found a report regarding a company called Whitewing Financial, who employ(ed) a Derrick Samuels. They were/are a credit card scam company, who collect(ed) fake debts from people.]]>Jul 12th 2006 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://image.lik-sang.com/images//170/ps2-surfwave-black.jpg]]>Jul 12th 2006 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 12th 2006 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jul 17th 2006 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Aug 12th 2006 11:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/
DERRICK SAMUELS IS A SCAM ARTIST!

I am from the same town in Alabama and a few of my friends got hooked up with this clown through various avenues of scammery. I was an aspiring filmmaker at the time, and I received a call from Derrick asking if I'd like to meet with him in his office.

I agreed.what did I have to lose?

His office was on the 8th floor of one of the only office buildings in the city. When I walked in, the first thing I noticed was that it was empty. Completely. The room was empty. He called me from another room in his office and I went around a corner to find a slightly less empty room. This one had two chairs and a desk with a phone on it. Oh, and a wastebasket filled with shredded paper. Oh, and a paper shredder.

Mr. Samuels went on to explain to me that his idea was the most amazing and incredible revolution in entertainment thinking to ever hit the market. He told me that if I would work for free, then I would be paid in stock shares down the road after the company "blew up".

Being a gamer and a PC hobbyist myself, I tried to discuss with him the technical details of the system. It became obvious that he was basically computer illiterate. The things that he told me about the system were things that would impress someone who's knowledge of PC gaming extended about as far as "I like to play PC games".

Derrick Samuels is a spin artist. There is no EVO console. There really is no company. Here's something you might find interesting, the MySpace pages of Derrick Samuels,one of his employees,and the page for the system itself.

http://www.myspace.com/dderrick3
http://www.myspace.com/brookechaplin
http://www.myspace.com/envizionsinc

When I spoke with Derrick in his office about the system, there were things that he would tell me about the system that didn't even make sense from a technology standpoint. At the time (about 3 years ago) his system was nothing more than a half-realized and unoriginal concept. He was using his ability to confuse people with words to convince them that he had an incredible and rock solid idea that was going to change the world so that he could raise money for his project. He has not advanced beyond that point. There is no system, there are only badly rendered "concept" mock-ups and hand full of "partnerships" with equally shady companies that offer nothing more than a phantom product.

One more thing, this is not the first time that Derrick Samuels has taken the money and ran. About 7 years ago he talked three of my friends into putting up the money to open a comic book shop in downtown Anniston, AL. The place was open for almost 3 months before Derrick vanished off of the face of the earth, only to resurface years later, suddenly and mysteriously qualified to be CEO of a gaming console company.

Take my very informed word for it, Derrick Samuels is a clown, and if you actually order one of these consoles, then the joke's on you.



I can be reached at leegreen81@gmail.com]]>Nov 10th 2006 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/http://www.engadget.com/2006/07/11/evo-phase-one-promises-to-touch-down-in-october/Jan 3rd 2007 12:45PM