Celebrity Nerds: Anne Hathaway's getting a Palm Pre
By Laura June 
posted Feb 15th 2009 3:59PM
posted Feb 15th 2009 3:59PM
Celebrity Nerds confirms what you always knew, deep in your heart of hearts: that stars are nerds like us. Send in your own confirmations of this fact right here.
We knew there was a good reason for keeping that US Weekly subscription around... besides awesome celebrity news, what do we have here? Hey! That's the Palm Pre being offered up in a swag giveaway for nominees attending IFC's Independent Spirit Awards. The ceremony is being held on February 21st, but, as the ad says, Anne Hathaway's Pre will be available "by July."
july wtf
i want now
July ,. By then new iPhone's will be out to steal the thunder . Palm/sprint seem to have the wrong formula for success so far. Another reason it won't do zero to 1 million in 72 hours, or am I wrong??????
Remembe all CEOs will agree success equals sales.
How can she be a celebrity nerd if she said something along the lines of "I don't really know that much about computers. Which is why I bought a mac."
:D I was just about to comment on the Pre gift as I think she'd probably enjoy an iPhone more than this... I wasn't too far away it seems.
"I don't really use my phone that much, that's why I got an iPhone"
July?? Palm please say it ain't so:(
They're not even out and already they're giving them away? Sheesh.
Of course. People always count their chickens before they hatch!
Of course it'll be available by July. July means the second half of 2009. Let's not create controversy over silly articles.
Jeremy Kramer?
nope ;)
Welcome to PHONEgadget.
Used to enjoy the page, seeing what new things would be likely coming out but I, for one, am NOT INTERESTED, in the latest 'sign a two year contract before you give us money' POS that's coming out on the market.
Thanks Engadget.
It was fun, but I'm done here.
oh noes!! dave parks isnt going to be on engadget anymore because of MWC posts!
::plays unbreak by my heart by toni braxton::
You do realize the Mobile World Congress is this week?
Hence all the mobile phone news, you fucking dolt.
Who's Anne Hathaway???
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3027339776/nm0004266
If I'd wake up with this thing beside me, it would give me the willies.
@ giuliop:
I'd get a boner...
ALL HAIL SIDEBOOB
That dress looks like she's wearing a paper towel!
And she likes it in the butt!
Wow, apparently that photo was offensive.
She showed actual boob in that other trash movie she did. I forget the name, but a google search could probably find it for you.
She's gotten hottttttttttttt compared to how fugly she was during that disney movie she did years ago.
This Anne Hataway is such a TRASH, she makes other Hollywood celebrities look good.
So UGLY!!
*runs away as monitor explodes*
Sea Urchin is an moron.. Anne Hathaway is a talented, beautiful, intelligent, and down-to-earth actress. I love her!
Agreed. That is a terrible picture, she's actually quite striking.
Is that why she dated a guy who stole BILLIONS. TRASH that's what she is.
I've known plenty of great girls who have dated scumbags... it's usually not a judge of the girl's character who they've dated.
@Sea Urchin
Naive and too trusting, perhaps? Trash? NO.
Second tier actors?? Shes one of the top 25 in hollywood!
If the July release date is in fact correct, thats just gonna play right into Apple's hands. By that time Apple could have already shown of the new iPhone (June) and will undoubtedly steal a lot of the Palm Pre's thunder!
The next iPhone won't be called "Pro". It will be called "HD". (Higher-res screen, HD playback capability)
Ever notice that the richer you are the more stuff you get for free?
That's exactly what I was thinking! I mean WTF - she can afford herself a Pre, an iPhone and a Storm and not even blink at the bills. Me, I gotta start saving now and maybe I'll be able to afford that bad boy (damn, me wants!) - where is my free Pre? I ask you where!?
Because they can afford the tax on those "gifts".
Anne looks FAR, FAR better than that photo. She's quite gorgeous.
And BY JULY???????????????????????? JULY???????????????????
Yeah I think I'll just get Tegra and wait for Synergy/Universal Search apps to pop up.
THIS GUY IS SHUGG. DO NOT REPLY TO HIM. BAN HIM ENGADGET!
Who's shugg? what happened to him?
Inform me! o Engadget!
It's just this guy who always says SHITE in his posts. It's really annoying. I guess he got perma-banned, and created a new account.
But then the good old Engadget Admin team banned this new variant.
Also, she's nominated for an Oscar. So...
Exactly, Anne Hathaway IS, nominated for an Oscar, the Academy Awards are on February 22nd. Swags are only given to winners/nominees. I doubt Sprint/Palm would give her a Beta device!
I would just like to say that besides you, JoshTops (::giggle::) and p3t3b2, this is the weakest comment thread I've seen in while. Sad, actually. Anne Hathaway is a phenomenal actress and beautiful to boot. Oh, what anonymity on the internet does...
@ a ham sandwich
Anne Hathaway is mouth-watering gorgeous, how anyone can say she is ugly is beyond me. Sometimes the camera does not do you justice and captures a bad angle. On a side note, I was shocked when she took the role in 'Havoc' but I understood why she did. She pulled it off as well. Here is some candy for you:
http://p30box.parsaspace.com/pic/anne-hathaway-1024x768-27012.jpg
@ham -- I was actually replying to someone who's comment seems to have been... deleted. Also, I love Anne Hathaway in "Rachel Getting Married," a heartfelt meditation on love, loss, and addiction.
Yeah, and as an aside, I was referring to the comment thread as a whole, not just you two. It appears that may not have gotten translated.
And of course, thanks for the replies!
I never understood these giveaways to people who can more than afford everything given away.
Pretty good publicity if a celebrity is seen with your product, even if they don't actually use it.
ohh she is so hot! she can get something else in that gift bag ... a lil' ol' me .. yaay
Get a job delivering the bags (cough Fight Club cough...)
come on people, its not that hard to figure this one out.
palm says the release of the phone with be by the end of q2 2009.
the end of the second quarter is june 30th. the contest release states that the phone will be available by july 2009 which could be any time from today until june 30th/july 1
they are just keeping in line with palm's statements about the release of the pre
no need to freak out
There's any chance she might end up throwing her brand new Palm in an fountain, a la Devil Wears Prada finale
In a word, whothefuckcares?
that's four words. you just concatenated them into one to make a joke that didn't work.
Oh snap!
Really ham sandwich? really? oh, I see it now- it IS four words! man, you really got me. busted. pwned!
I know right.. Wow rich/famous person gets more crap for free, just because.. newsflash.
(Mind you, I know nothing about her personally... but the swag thing's a joke. Make them get their free samples from the grocery store like the rest of us. )
I sure hope you guys understand that even the magazine doesn't know when it will be available. Therefore, saying "by July" covers their bases when Palm has specifically said "sometime in Q2 2009" which is anywhere from April 1 - June 31. Don't jump to sensationalist conclusions yet people.
July ,. By then new iPhone's will be out to steal the thunder . Palm/sprint seem to have the wrong formula for success so far. Another reason it won't do zero to 1 million in 72 hours, or am I wrong??????
Remembe all CEOs will agree success equals sales.
Thought you all would enjoy this pic. Somehow now they are BOTH sexier!
http://www.monitoringtimes.com/bill/annepre.jpg
Bill
Ah.
I thought you'd do one of those Pre vs iPhone pics, like the Alien vs Predator or Planes,Trains & Automobiles pics... but with a Hudson vs Hathaway Bride Wars theme.
How does this make her a Celebrity Nerd? They give her a Pre and she's a nerd?
If the article was about her SAYING she wanted a Pre I'd understand.
no no, shes a nerd because shes an obama fan, like many other ignorant celebs out there!
can we make blatant misogyny a bannable offense
She probably doesn't even want it. I should write her and ask her to give it to me.
Believe me, there are many of us who would like for Anne Hathaway to, "give-it to us." ;)
That Pre piece of crap will never see the light of day. No. Not if Apple has something to do with it. I hope to god Apple doesn't let the Pre out. Even though it is complete garbage, some real dumb people will buy it and show it off thinking they have something drool-worthy, when that device actually is the iPhone.
YEAH. Totally, because Apple fanboys are the ONLY smart people in Engadget. (Sarcasm)
Shut the fuck up. Your probably just pissed because the Pre can do everything the iPhone can do only do it better and with a physical keyboard, and that Palm found a way around all of Apple's patents that limit any phone company in making better phones.
I remember when Time magazine said that the first iPhone, "will make other phones better". Well others are trying, but Apple hasn't let anyone expand off its patents. Until now. That's what I call revolutionary.
The combination of a Palm Pre and Anne Hathaway is going to be just too much Josh Topolsky. He's going to be a blathering mess on the next podcast (even more than usual).
Either one of them makes me want to use a palm.
@ scarse3
You idiot, I own an iphone and love my mac pro, but the Pre seems to be a BETTER device, the first time I saw it at CES my iphone felt so antiquated, I will get one as soon as they are avail. I will dump my At&t service, it's crap anyway, my girlfriend has Sprint/Nextel and has way better service than me.
Since when did Engadget become E! all of a sudden?
Hot women combined with hot tech ALWAYS gets our attention!
Therefore, you find hot Asian chicks next to hot new gadgets.
I saw a photo of Anne Hathaway's leg once, it was like she just walked out of Auschwitz...it made me burp vomit into my mouth....
I'm sorry, I have to post another picture of Anne Hathaway, mainly for the people who appreciate beauty.
http://www.tccandler.com/IMAGES/actresses/AnneHathaway/anne%20hathaway%20havoc%20SPLASH.jpg
I officially nominate Anne Hathaway to be the face behind the Palm Pre!
this girl is scary looking!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!!!! who is she by the way?