Keepin' it real fake, part CXIV: the N95 FM radio... from Asaki
By Joshua Topolsky 
posted Mar 13th 2008 7:32PM
posted Mar 13th 2008 7:32PM
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Auto scan? Is that like seek? What a feature.
seeing as how the display is a sticker, it may be damn hard to tune it manually...
Should read "Auto Scam"
Totally craptacular.
Usually given away as gimmicks, at stuff like trade shows (I have one I got free courtesy of Bloomberg) these small radios due to cost only have one potentiometer for controlling volume/poweroff, and one single button which changes the station. Due to the lack of a display, pressing the button just scans till the next station it can find.
The board inside is tiny, about the size of your thumb, and my unit's casing was not much more than two fingers wide. Works fine as a simple radio, but I found no use for it, as I don't listen to radio much; and the button cell battery in there eventually died and a replacement cost more than I was willing to pay. I'm pretty sure this thing is just one of those same generic boards stuffed into a bigger case.
Looks like Asaki is partying like it's Thursday, October 26 2006, and isn't planning to stop any time soon.
AUTO SCAN
Please dispose of in the trash, as the sign clearly shows below the product.
Revolutionary!!!
testing my comments. (password isnt working with my profile... le sigh)
I have the same problem. Engadget doesn't care. Nobody cares.
Me too. I'm locked out from editing my avatar or changing my password. Looks like it's going to be with my hand-drawn dragon as an avatar forever! Hope they fix this.
Same problem here.
think this is temporary?
I think I saw a Nokia n95 clone on youtube a couple of days ago.
It was a bit thicker, slower processor, lower resolution, less ram, less memory.
But, it has two, yes, two sim-slots.
- Edit: After a little research: It only costs $100 + shipping.
Worth it:)
I bet that Windows logo isn't licensed.
this stuff is so garbage that the manufacturer even slap the Windows Mobile sticker onto it. yeah what else is a garbage rite?
Finally a Symbian S60 phone with a touch screen!
October 2006...N95 Revealed in September 2006...
But my name isn't Steve Lee...
once they auto scan you into their database, it will be
Hmm. Could be a good decoy. Kinda like carrying a fake wallet with a few dollars in it like some people do in the city.
But, the mugger would probably be pissed to get this though that he'd hurt out of spite.
And it's even got Wireless Reception. I'm so in.
I want one! lol
I took this picture in Bangkok -- it was for sale for 100BHT (about $3) at the local 7-11. You see these amazing futuristic phones everywhere out there.
it's always charging, and always connected to activesync. perfect!
I think it would have it's uses. If you get robbed of your "cell phone" you would just laugh. I doubt a thief is going to check to see if it's real unless these become popular.
lol..
we have lots of this at black markets ( i dont even think it's politically correct to call them "black Markets" since they're almost everywhere) and they cost barely less than $5, those are nothing but crappy plastics with an FM thingy inside.
It's like a thing for kiddies and the mentally challenged freaks! hehehe
soon a N96 torch will be released!....eh?
Man. Why do I get really pissed off when I see one of these ripoffs... Is it appropriate to just want to smack the person who sells these?
This has WIRELESS FM radio!
This reminds me of an old AM/FM radio I had in the 80s that featured a facade that resembled a door of a micro-cassette recorder. Even looked like it had a tape in there, too.
It fooled nobody but damn, did it look cool--and way better than this thing.
Upon closer inspection of the picture, I think it actually says "9.5" and not "95" on the packaging.