HP's Quick Calc can't fool us
By Paul Miller 
posted Jun 11th 2008 2:03AM
posted Jun 11th 2008 2:03AM
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posted Jun 11th 2008 2:03AM
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Don't worry, Paul. I don't blame you for the fact that gadget news is slim after an Apple product is released.
are you kidding me, 80087355 spealling on calculators is the most important thing since the invention of the pocket calculator!
Actually its 55378008 , upside-down
Certainly it's the most important thing since the invention of "spealling". Haha, irony.
Damn that's a lot of screws on that calculator
It's to keep the smoke in
And I thought it was just resisters that work on smoke.
Oh, i thought they were there to keep the demons in.
Forget the fact that they skimped out on the looks, more seriously it's so obvious ergonomics got thrown out the window when they were designing this thing....
Dude, you should read the data-sheet for it.
"Recessed bar to attach a lanyard strap"
"Exposed fasteners add rugged styling"
It's hilarious. And there's all sorts of random stock photos which just add to the craziness.
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press_kits/2008/connecting/ds_c_quickcalc.pdf
Those kids on those steps sure look like they're enjoying using their HP Quic Ca- wait, that device has a vertical form factor! ...and appears to be a cell phone. Hold on a sec. Where's Charlie? CHARLIE! Why don't we have any photos of people using our *actual product*? Oh... because nobody's going to pay attention to it anyway? Then why is it on Engadget, Charlie? Answer me that one, jackass. Stupid Charlie.
I can't even find a beige computer anymore. They're all black or silver nowadays. Damn kids with your eBays.
Looks beautiful... but useless.
Just like Apple products, except this does not cost $2,000 and a 2 year contract...
Zing!
Photoshop!
That thing has an "=" key and no "Enter" key!
It must be a photoshop!
umm you are blind right?
o man... im so tired i just blew right past that one.. damn *kicks self in head*
um... that's not really a funny joke
a calculator? srsly? you give those away as crappy corporate gifts, not for money.
I'd slice a cake with that.
Introducing the NEW "Will it Blend":
Will it slice a cake??
*rolls eyes*
hahaa yeah too true. That will be the first & last time I ever make that comment.
Oooohhhhh!!!! SHINY!
Are desk calculators that archaic? I only use laptop keyboards at work so there's no Num Pad. I put my fat-fingered HP financial calc (design circa 1981) where a full-sized keyboard would end.
This looks pretty freakin' hot. I don't see ergonomics being a big deal here since it looks to be a desk calc.
...Why not get a USB numpad? They usually also double as hubs for more functionality than you could ever get from a calculator.
Pfft, I bet it doesn't even support RPL.
You mean RPN, right? Probably doesn't.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_LISP
Poor Syd, set up and abused.
Haha... boobless. I think you might have to be 30+ to appreciate the humor in that (maybe). Thanks for the laughs.
Oh yeah... the spec sheet mentions that it does "% calculations". I'm glad they finally released a counting device with such fancy features.
Getsome!
Nah I heard it back in elementary school (I'm 19 now), it still makes its rounds through kids...I think the first time I heard about it it had Britney Spears as the subject, though.
I heard it was Dolly Parton and I'm 23.
Never heard it linked to an actual person, weird.
A giveaway with their new motto
"With HP, you're screwed"
but will it blend?
Good old Ti-86, I'll never abandon you.
You will if you ever have to take a course involving complex conjugates. You'll throw that thing right out the window.
BTW it was dumb of me to say "take a course" because you may be out of school. Regardless, if you ever work with them...
So this is the new OLPC for Africa, right?!
Now, who can remember the whole story about that poor woman's breast's that results in 55378008?? If you could do it without clicking the link then you were quite the nerdy pervert some 20-25 years ago...
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=55378008
don't press the HP button
you've been warned
7734 2 06
From a time when the people did such brave things as saying the word hell
I am embarrassed to admit I downloaded the PDF datasheet on this device. Gotta give HP credit for trying to inject life (and one assumes, totally disproportionate pricing) into a throwaway item.
It has magnet.
It has metallic faceplate.
It can be carried on a keychain, your purse, briefcase or car!
You would make a good salesman.
The Logitech MX5500 i use for work has an inbuilt calculator (in the keyboard) its great! And, it'll copy the output to the clipboard, should you need it.
It... really does not look good, maybe if the faceplates are interchangable it could be marketed at school kids?
Oh and type this into a calc :D
530450804
Irony! *spealling*
Had to say it...
But does it play Doom?
It's not even solar-powered. POS.