Screen Grabs: Nokia's XpressMedia 5800 "Tube" plays big role in The Dark Knight

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Even for gadget freaks, it was tough to take one's attention away from the outstanding action that filled The Dark Knight from beginning to end, but when Morgan Freeman had to hand over his Nokia XpressMedia 5800 (or Tube, as it were) at a stop in Hong Kong, we had to take a moment and gush. Nokia's still-not-official handset had a few critical scenes where it was highlighted, though we'd wager it was only viewable for 4 to 5 seconds in total. Beyond that, Nokia's peculiarly designed 6630 (circa 2004) was Gordon's handset of choice, which we risked an MPAA thug kneecapping in order to also snag and host up below. It's not really important that you go see it for a live shot of the Tube (though the incentive is nice), just make sure you go. Soon.

[Thanks to everyone who kept us on the lookout!]

Nokia's XpressMedia 5800 "Tube" plays big role in The Dark Knight

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 2:51AM]

best. movie. EVER.

[s1lverli0n Posted Jul 19th 2008 2:57AM]

totally Agree!

[Link2877 Posted Jul 19th 2008 2:59AM]

hell yea dude, it sucks so much that Heath Ledger died he was so good as the Joker.

may he rest in peace

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:01AM]

so fuckin agreed!!!!
best batman movie eva~!!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:02AM]

I concur! ; -)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:54AM]

DUDE!!! YOU FORGOT *SPOILER ALERT* TAGS! YOU CAN'T JUST GO AROUND SAYING ITS THE BEST MOVIE EVER! IT WILL RUIN IT FOR PEOPLE!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:47AM]

Best portrayal of a comic book character: Ledger's The Joker. Thematically satisfying, too.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 10:06AM]

Best Batman movie ever, best superhero movie ever. Period. Take that, Marvel!

Ledger makes THE Joker. Nobody will make a better Joker than Heath.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 1:11PM]

And I still haven't seen it yet! O SHIT

[FallenArms3 Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:25PM]

Totally agree with all above comments... 'cept Colin :P

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 20th 2008 12:20AM]

Rachel Dawes dies. Finally. Also Harvey Dent dies too, but Two-Face lives on? Also, Joker lives, but Heath Ledger died...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 2:55AM]

so that little thing is Nokia's entrance into LG Prada knock offs?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 9:29AM]

I will downrank you every time I see that stupid ass avatar. Not to mention you rarely have any real input to add to a conversation.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 1:30PM]

@Nazzareno: Go get some exercise or something... read a damn book. They ARE all LG Prada knock offs.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:57PM]

@Nazzareno:looking at your comments you shouldn't be talking about real input mr. Xbox fanboy

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 2:56AM]

Yeah I was totally looking sideways checkin out the maker, i was like NOKIA??

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:00AM]

there were a lot of nokia phones in the movie....
it seems like nokia sponsored them or something...
but the 5800 looks so awesome in the movie!!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:06AM]

blast, I was really hoping to get the "thanks" tab when I emailed it in :(

(totally badass movie though, even if I slept through a shoot in the morning)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:07AM]

First off: LOVED THE MOVIE: Ledger, Bale, Eckhart, Nolan : You are all geniuses in your craft.

Second: Saw the Nokia device steal the show in terms of tech/phone/batman gadgets. The movie protrayed it as a phone, not just as some silly Nokia PMP. It would be really cool if the phone did what the movie made it do. (no movie spoiler here ;)

I wonder how much Nokia paid to get that kind of coverage in the movie?

Also, FYI, the Nokia store on 57th Street and 5th Ave NYC has a completely redone façade with a whole Batman theme. It says "Who's side are YOU on?" and has the face of the Joker and Batman split by some "torn up Gotham" poster.

[PhoenixFox Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:43PM]

O.o when was the Tube EVER gonna be a PMP? it's a damn PHONE!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 8:07PM]

The day phones turn into what they did in the movie is the day I abandon all technology and live in the wild with nothing but some fishing line, a hook, hatchet, and Swedish firesteel

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:31AM]

Nokia's where everywhere and can't wait till Nokia starts to roll out those s60 TS phones. Movie kicked ass!!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 5:16AM]

The last 2 pictures are of nokia 6630 and not nokia tube , nokia 5800 "tube" was used by morgan freeman in the movie n that to in just 2 scenes.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 9:16AM]

read the article before you comment.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:38AM]

Nokia fanboy here and I didn't notice ANY of the Nokia phones.

I'm slacking.

Or the movie really was just that good.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 7:09PM]

"Nokia fanboy"

Haha. Good one.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 5:01AM]

I think you meant an MPAA "kneecapping."

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 3:54AM]

RIAA, now why would they care if you were taking pictures of a movie in the theaters. I am sure you meant MPAA, right? Then again they are all just a bunch of greedy corporate lobby groups right?

[Prokanda2oh Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:27AM]

it was even more amazing then me and my friends had hoped.

such an amazing way for Heath to go out as well... this, honestly, is one of the best movies I've seen in recent memory.

worth the ticket price and then some.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 5:27AM]

What is your name from... It seems familiar...

[Prokanda2oh Posted Jul 19th 2008 12:34PM]

maybe you just recognize it from another one of my posts... it's a name a made up over a decade ago so that I would have a name that no one else would. it means nothing as far as I know and it doesn't come from anything. =D

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 21st 2008 3:28AM]

I figure it reminded me of something from a book I read... Brain Plague I think...

[w Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:33AM]

It was sitting next to a 8800/8801 :D Used to have it and loved it!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 5:26AM]

This movie was amazing and I'm glad engadget posted this b/c I was wondering what kind of phone that was...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 6:46AM]

The mobile shown at second and third photo is Nokia 6630, reaaaaally old :S

[ed Posted Jul 19th 2008 7:14AM]

That sonar thing with the phone was fricken cool

[FallenArms3 Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:29PM]

*SPOILERS*

not that that really helps much :/

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 7:37AM]

On a related note, I was positive that the phone Rachel was using (backside visible for a nanosecond) was a Palm, either a Centro (more likely) or a Treo 680.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 1:11PM]

I am so happy that I wasn't the only one who noticed that.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 4:04PM]

ahh no... i'm pretty sure you were looking at the back side of the new Nokia E66 there.....

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 8:39AM]

I'll wait until Dark Knight hits DVD in a couple of weeks. Yawn.
http://atasteforthetheatrical.com/deathtrap/default.htm
If they wanted to get rid of the Joker so badly, they should have called for Hancock so he could shove the Joker's head up the commissioner's ass. I gotta admit that the Joker wears some nice white makeup. He sort of looks like a half-crazed geisha girl. As for Batman, he just likes playing with adult toys. I was hoping he was gonna whip out his Batman modified iPhone, but no luck.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 9:17AM]

shut up. thanks.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 10:37AM]

you fail

[Prokanda2oh Posted Jul 19th 2008 12:35PM]

yeah.... no.

[xValentine Posted Jul 19th 2008 9:07AM]

That Phone causes Blackouts.

Use at your own risk.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 9:53AM]

openatownrisk.com?

[Padilla7921 Posted Jul 19th 2008 10:46AM]

Yeah sure, that phone was cool and all, but nothing beats the good ol' disappearing pencil trick!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 8:41PM]

@ alex

HELLS YEAH!!!!!!!!!! but sometimes you just gotta smile, why so sad???

[xValentine Posted Jul 20th 2008 2:59AM]

Why so serious ?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 19th 2008 2:32PM]

Every single person I know was convinced it was an iPhone.

HAHAHAHAHA.

- Xidius