The gigantic "HTC Magnum" is convenient, inconspicuous
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Feb 5th 2008 5:41PM
posted Feb 5th 2008 5:41PM
Update: Yep, not real.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
posted Feb 5th 2008 5:41PM
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I have to admit it's great to see the 'autogain' of this webcam/camcorder that they used respond to the lightness of the screen, whatever it is. That does add to the realism. On the other hand this movie is the best evidence that digital video doesn't equal quality. I got better resolution and colors on my Amiga 2000 back in 1991.
The Amiga 1000 was where it was at. 13 disk Monkey Island 2 was trouble, though...
How does that pertain to digital video, btw?
It was sort of an off-tangent ramble. I don't know how things are where you live, but here they are selling 'Digital TV' as a replacement for regular cable. "And because it's digital the quality is great" - that's the slogan more or less. I never get tired of pointing out to TV salespeople that Youtube is digital as well. People have to learn to stop equating 'digital' to 'high quality'
I would rather buy a better pair of glasses rather than have to carry that thing around...
hell even "laser" eye surgery would be cheaper
Was this an intentional post designed to go directly above r3loaded's car avatar?
Nope, it was a joke from Family Guy. Kinda ironic though, that it's right above that car avatar.
Yeah, but I really think WinMo phones ought to have bigger screens. Well not THAT big, but bigger so the UI doesn't seem so crammed, and you could touch it with your fingers instead of a stylus.
Too bad that most WinMo phones have rather small screens.
It's not that the screen are small, the buttons are TINY as well.
This is why I switched to a non touchscreen winmo Phone. I love my Shadow!
It's clearly a fake. That's just a really, really small man with a PDA.
OMG, the shrink ray is ready!?!
"We had to go through all that crap just so you could show us the shrink ray? Now what you're saying is interesting!"
Is that an HTC smartphone in your pocket or are you pleased to see me?
Clearly I'm happy to see the (Bugatti?) on your avatar.
Also, Microsoft announces the new "mobile" edition of their Surface platform.
Yes, Brandon, my avatar's a Veyron :)
My favorite is how he STILL HAS TO USE A STYLUS!
Reading pocketpt.net (Img on the photos) it's a Carnival Prank.
QUOTE "esta foi a nossa partida de Carnaval. vejam como a fizemos aqui (this is our Carnival prank biggrin.gif see more here "
HTC Magnum? is this a Trojan reference?
Magnum...For those who need bigger...
Wow, that is almost as portable as an iPhone.
I call fake on this... No way can that be real!
...Now where can I buy one????
btw, LOL@ r3loaded
Yea they've got a thread on how they did it.
http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/index.php?s=0731bcec9267dc0240efd759240dbed7&showtopic=20527&st=0&p=129781&#entry129781
Hope you liked the prank, we sure liked on doing it!!! ;)
In Portugal, we have a saying "No Carnaval, ninguém leva a mal", that roughly translates to "On Carnival, nobody takes it the bad way"!
Ho, and just a small correction, here is the ORIGINAL link to the fake (wich is not the one indicated at the Engadget entry :P )
http://www.pocketpt.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=20509
O dia das mentiras ainda vai longe, não? :P
Good prank guys. Sure it was weird listening to in in Portuguese, but even weirder watching a uber-HTC "working".
Thank God HTC Shift is almost here. It will be breath taking, ¥€$ it will.
No Carnaval, ninguém leva a mal!! ;)
Finally, a phone for grandma.
It's a surfboard.
something to really surf the internet with
A digital surfboard for your Wii! It's a combo of the Wii Fit and Windows Mobile. While pretending to surf, you can make a spreadsheet on your companies potential profit margins in the 4Q with your toes.
P.S. It also helps toe, eye coordination!
Really? No one recognizes that as an HP monitor (22")? Look at the rounded bezel and the 4 silver buttons on the upper right of the device on that picture, and then compare to this link:
http://images.bestbuy.com/BestBuy_US/images/products/8661/8661646cv1a.jpg
True, you have a good eye, my friend! ;)
We needed an Update to tell us it wasn't real?
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Yeah, I'm going to have to go ahead and disagree with your title on this one Joshua...
whhaat is that ???
"Quick call the cops!"
"BRB gotta go press the 9 key then come all the way back for the 1's, ARGH"
But is it thin enough to fit in an envelope?
JESUS CHRIST!!!!
If it were real, I slather oil all over my body and I'd slide all over it. I'd make love to that bad boy.
YES. YES, I would.
oooooo.......kaaaaayyyy..... IS THAT A THREE HEADED MONKEY?!?!?! *points*
*runs*
Finally, a real tablet PC. Nice Moses reference.
It may not be real, but I know how to make one of those in real life. You are aware that it's possible to run CE on X86 hardware, right?
no i was not . how would you do that ? and would it consume less power and be instant on?
obviously this isnt a prank.
@bob: use a pc (cepc) and load the rom over ethernet using ce platform builder
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa448756.aspx
"That's a huge bitch!"
and unto the Israelites did Moses email the Commandments.
Commandment 1. Thou shalt not text message thy neighbors wife.
Everybody is just a midget. Its not a big phone.. Just small people... :p
A shrunk down version of this would be a good form factor for a phone. But they would need to lengthen it and also get rid of the thick side margin/frame. Why is it that very few phones have a thin side margin?