HP's Quick Calc can't fool us
Nice try HP, trying to pull a fast one on us with this here Quick Calc. Turns out there's a calculator inside our computer, so we don't need none of your fancy Quick Calc shenanigans to spell "boobless" and cheat on our long division homework anymore -- we forked over good money for this beige tower PC, even went in for that "multimedia" package, and we're going to put it to good use.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bryant @ Jun 11th 2008 2:08AM
Don't worry, Paul. I don't blame you for the fact that gadget news is slim after an Apple product is released.
80087355 @ Jun 11th 2008 5:49AM
are you kidding me, 80087355 spealling on calculators is the most important thing since the invention of the pocket calculator!
David @ Jun 11th 2008 7:27AM
Actually its 55378008 , upside-down
Greg @ Jun 11th 2008 8:08AM
Certainly it's the most important thing since the invention of "spealling". Haha, irony.
waiownsyou @ Jun 11th 2008 2:18AM
Damn that's a lot of screws on that calculator
Fernando G. @ Jun 11th 2008 3:38AM
It's to keep the smoke in
Ray @ Jun 11th 2008 5:21AM
And I thought it was just resisters that work on smoke.
Bobs @ Jun 11th 2008 7:06AM
Oh, i thought they were there to keep the demons in.
PM1 @ Jun 11th 2008 2:19AM
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....
Daza @ Jun 11th 2008 6:27AM
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
pasht @ Jun 11th 2008 9:32AM
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.
Hollywood Ron @ Jun 11th 2008 2:29AM
I can't even find a beige computer anymore. They're all black or silver nowadays. Damn kids with your eBays.
Reid @ Jun 11th 2008 2:34AM
Looks beautiful... but useless.
iEye @ Jun 11th 2008 7:47AM
Just like Apple products, except this does not cost $2,000 and a 2 year contract...
Zing!
Ron @ Jun 11th 2008 2:38AM
Photoshop!
That thing has an "=" key and no "Enter" key!
It must be a photoshop!
Ian @ Jun 11th 2008 2:53AM
umm you are blind right?
Ian @ Jun 11th 2008 2:53AM
o man... im so tired i just blew right past that one.. damn *kicks self in head*
matthewlikestoburn @ Jun 11th 2008 3:43AM
um... that's not really a funny joke
the_fozz @ Jun 11th 2008 2:46AM
a calculator? srsly? you give those away as crappy corporate gifts, not for money.
Danger mouse @ Jun 11th 2008 2:49AM
I'd slice a cake with that.
computer.dude.28 @ Jun 11th 2008 8:51AM
Introducing the NEW "Will it Blend":
Will it slice a cake??
*rolls eyes*
Danger mouse @ Jun 12th 2008 2:02AM
hahaa yeah too true. That will be the first & last time I ever make that comment.
Radioheaddickie @ Jun 11th 2008 2:51AM
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.
Paulmichael @ Jun 11th 2008 3:47AM
...Why not get a USB numpad? They usually also double as hubs for more functionality than you could ever get from a calculator.
Xepol @ Jun 11th 2008 2:51AM
Oooohhhhh!!!! SHINY!
oGMo @ Jun 11th 2008 2:52AM
Pfft, I bet it doesn't even support RPL.
Syd @ Jun 11th 2008 3:08AM
You mean RPN, right? Probably doesn't.
oGMo @ Jun 11th 2008 3:14AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_LISP
Wwhat @ Jun 11th 2008 7:22AM
Poor Syd, set up and abused.
Josh @ Jun 11th 2008 2:55AM
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!
Paulmichael @ Jun 11th 2008 3:46AM
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.
Phoenix @ Jun 11th 2008 6:11AM
I heard it was Dolly Parton and I'm 23.
Wwhat @ Jun 11th 2008 7:24AM
Never heard it linked to an actual person, weird.
chickenator @ Jun 11th 2008 3:05AM
but will it blend?
keptin @ Jun 11th 2008 3:21AM
Good old Ti-86, I'll never abandon you.
Vic the One @ Jun 11th 2008 10:59AM
You will if you ever have to take a course involving complex conjugates. You'll throw that thing right out the window.
Vic the One @ Jun 11th 2008 11:01AM
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...
jason @ Jun 11th 2008 3:23AM
A giveaway with their new motto
"With HP, you're screwed"
Factor @ Jun 11th 2008 3:23AM
So this is the new OLPC for Africa, right?!
Paul @ Jun 11th 2008 3:28AM
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
Fernando G. @ Jun 11th 2008 3:37AM
don't press the HP button
you've been warned
rTwelve [xbl:chilblane] @ Jun 11th 2008 3:40AM
7734 2 06
Wwhat @ Jun 11th 2008 7:27AM
From a time when the people did such brave things as saying the word hell
tekdroid @ Jun 11th 2008 4:06AM
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!
Cody @ Jun 11th 2008 4:35AM
You would make a good salesman.
Rynth @ Jun 11th 2008 4:48AM
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.
80087355 @ Jun 11th 2008 5:52AM
Irony! *spealling*
itlnstln @ Jun 11th 2008 8:20AM
It's not even solar-powered. POS.
Itchy Pajamas @ Jun 11th 2008 8:29AM
Ok, I'll pass on this one, but the new HP 20B business/scientfic calculator looks pretty good. No programming or Solver, but it has a good mix of advanced finance features and math -- including trig functions. And it'll do RPN, which I've been using since my HP 25C in HS.
bhtooefr @ Jun 11th 2008 10:47AM
I'll stick with my HP 50g, kthx.