Keepin' it real fake, part CXVIII: iPhone on the farm

Yeah, we too are hoping that these overseas impostors will have to start changing up their game if they still want to ape the iPhone in just a few months, but as it stands, the Toggolino Phone actually does a fantastic job of shaming itself. Apparently this handset, er, device comes packaged with some form of German kit meant to teach kinder a few things about words, animals and the equitable distribution of wealth throughout social classes. Okay, so maybe that last bit isn't in there, but seriously, those animal apps look way more interesting than stocks, weather and company email.

[Thanks, Oliver]

[John P @ May 1st 2008 3:22PM]

This isn't even a phone...so I wouldn't say it is "keepin' it real fake." Seriously, toy companies have been doing this for years. They get a cell-phone lookalike and make it play fun sounds. Give the kids a break. They want to join the bandwagon too.

[waffles @ May 1st 2008 3:28PM]

id buy it if it spit out Fruit Stripe gum

[fred @ May 1st 2008 3:50PM]

In Engadget's crusade to go after those evildoers that sully the good, pure heart of AppleCo with their shameful, disgusting, downright unholy copies of Apple's wonderful devices, not even a kids toy is safe from their righteous scorn.

Shame on that damn company for doing this, and we all hope that any kid that uses it chokes on the plastic. Rancid little bastards should know better than to hurt Apple like that!

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 3:52PM]

FRED, THAT'S FUNNY YOU'RE FUNNY

[tekdroid @ May 1st 2008 3:56PM]

lol@fred
If it comes with a user-replaceable battery I'm in!

[Joe @ May 1st 2008 4:42PM]

But it has HAPTIC FEEDBACK!

If it works with Verizon, then I'm in.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 1st 2008 8:48PM]

Instead of company email it's a dog!! That PWNS.

[bossmsx @ May 1st 2008 3:26PM]

The "playing grown up" toys have come a long way from the "fake shaving kit" I had when I was a kid.........

[Richard Lai @ May 1st 2008 3:38PM]

Funny you should mention that... There IS a Shaver application for the iPhone.

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 3:28PM]

yeah but does it have 120GAME IN1?

[Rafer @ May 1st 2008 3:34PM]

No it has 1001 in 1

[Eric Maldonado @ May 1st 2008 3:30PM]

It comes unlocked with free iFarm ring tones.

[rechnen @ May 1st 2008 4:58PM]

Just one: Old McDonald had a farm...

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 1st 2008 8:40PM]

what about Bingo Was his Name-O. I call shenanigans if it doesn't include bingo :P

[j_g_puff @ May 1st 2008 3:30PM]

'Toggolino Phone' is a much better name than 'iPhone'. If Apple had named their product that, I would own one.

[initialxy @ May 1st 2008 3:32PM]

wait, not chinese this time?

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 3:35PM]

Toggolino? Sure it's not Italian?

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 3:39PM]

wait! stop the presses... i spy an apple keyboard in the background! ITS TEH BAIS!!!!!

[chris @ May 1st 2008 4:08PM]

And something tells me it wasn't by accident.
I for one am impressed. *rolls eyes*

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 4:22PM]

um. chris, you do realize that my post was parody, right?

yeah.... this is awkward.

[terryskorski @ May 1st 2008 3:40PM]

Oh god this is horrible..

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 3:48PM]

leave my Jump to Conclusions mat out of this!

[Fragmit @ May 1st 2008 3:42PM]

I actually think this thing is more functional than my Treo 700w.

[CUBSWILLWIN @ May 1st 2008 8:42PM]

buy a sanyo katana and then talk to me......

[whatishalo? @ May 1st 2008 3:45PM]

Do they have the barn-break patch out for this yet?

[Mike @ May 1st 2008 4:58PM]

No, but I've heard they're shipping in 16 and 32 Pig versions...

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 3:46PM]

see n' say's come a long way. no string to pull anymore!

[Alan Gilpatric @ May 1st 2008 3:52PM]

If I were 8 years old, I will scream "I wanna the real one, not this junk!" after I open a Christmas gift.

[Sam @ May 1st 2008 4:18PM]

Even my 8 year old knows better than to whine like that

[gabe @ May 1st 2008 3:58PM]

i bet that toy has MMS and voice dialing

[bubuschoeny @ May 1st 2008 4:07PM]

Engadget lies again. This is actually the new 3g Iphone. Don't you see the high quality plastic?

[crow610 @ May 1st 2008 4:16PM]

"The Apple Goes........$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$"

[Langdon Alger @ May 1st 2008 8:24PM]

My hat's off to you sir. That was pure genius.

[Steffen Jobbs @ May 1st 2008 4:26PM]

Basically all iPhone knockoffs and wannabes when compared to the real, real iPhone are just like this sauerkraut and weinershnitzel-snarfing Toggolino iPhony. All shape and copy but no substance. Makes me wanna laugh and smartphone makers want to cry.

Isn't this Toggolino using iSwish on Windows Mobile to try and duplicate Springboard on a true OSX-powered iPhone. I suppose this is as much as an iPhone killer as those other laughable iPhone imitators.

iPhone grober fehler is more like it.

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 4:29PM]

that's some weird parody or something. lay off the ether dude

[sotec_productions @ May 1st 2008 9:13PM]

Steffen Jobbs, this must be a joke...

...because my brain just can't process the irony of your post right now. Look at your name, and then read your post again. Does anyone else see how humiliating and ironically doltish this is?

Ugh. It seems that your iPhone obsession has dramatically and gloriously dissolved your intelligence (assuming you had it before this fetish turned you into a brand-slave)


One final thought: My Zune can kick your iAnything's ass in terms of price, size, anti-elitism, overall quality, and coolness factor. Mine's black. Rawk!
What do you have to say about that?

...What was this article about again?
Oh, right...

The iPhone-user goes "WAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

Here, let me wipe that tear for you, I don't want you to smudge your iScreen.

*smacks his own forehead to erase the painful elitism=fanboyism flame wars*

God, you iPeople suck. When will you do something meaningful besides spam the forums with useless Apple patriotisms....such as, kill yourself? Well, hop to it! Since Mac's are so user friendly, you have plenty of time to plan your final escape!! Come on, let's see some blood! I want entrails to fly! Let's put that Mac to the greatest use imaginable and show me some creative deaths on youtube!

[BuddyBoy @ May 2nd 2008 5:12AM]

@sotec_productions

"What do you have to say about that?"

You didn't mention capacity on your Zune rant.

As someone with a 100GB library of music, even the top of the range Zune makes me sad. In this case iPod is FTW.

[sotec_productions @ May 3rd 2008 11:49PM]

@BuddyBoy

It's a 30gb Zune, 1st Gen with the 2nd Gen Firmware, but the interface still kills the iPod. Come on, monochromatic menu's? Is the Tandy2000 still in style?
Oh, and it only cost me $150.

Number munchers rawk! \\m//
Oregon Trail anyone? 4 oxen across the Fjord!

...crap, I just got dysentary. Game over.

[jjaenagle @ May 1st 2008 4:41PM]

haha... very good

http://www.theidoctor.org

[phanbouy @ May 1st 2008 4:44PM]

what is, your website? you're sadly mistaken

[wesg @ May 1st 2008 4:52PM]

I hope someone figures out how to replace the real icons with those animals.

[Branden @ May 1st 2008 5:26PM]

The reference to Orwell's Animal Farm made me smile.

[Lazerface @ May 1st 2008 5:38PM]

sweet, we're brainwashing our kids into apple addicts!

[mykie @ May 1st 2008 6:17PM]

To cow says MOOOOOOOOOOooooooo.

[FRZ @ May 1st 2008 6:32PM]

Ok, how many keepin it real fake is that? CXVIII is what number now?

[Langdon Alger @ May 1st 2008 8:23PM]

118.

Roman numerals??? They never even TRIED to teach us that in school!

I know ... Rocky V! That was the fifth one. So, Rocky five plus Rocky two equals ... Rocky VII! "Adrian's Revenge"!

Did you know that over LXXXIV% of the population cannot read Roman numerals?

[RossKTT @ May 2nd 2008 4:52AM]

Price Drop! now $1.99 with a 2 year old contract