Goo-covered Touch Pro2 supposedly running T-Mobile USA ROM

If we had to guess, this is the ROM destined for the Rhodium / Wing II that'll hopefully be hitting T-Mobile later this year, but for now, you're getting it served to you on a drywall putty-encrusted Touch Pro2 for some reason. Or maybe it's peanut butter, cake frosting, or Aspercreme -- we really couldn't tell you -- but we can tell you that no amount of Windows Mobile-induced desire is going to get us to touch this thing without latex gloves. Good news is you can grab the ROM for yourself and install it on something with a little less organic material smeared all over it, or do as the rest of the consumerati do and simply wait for an official release -- however long that might take. Your call.

[alan @ Mar 25th 2009 6:55PM]

Must've been used to view inappropriate content

[phanbouy @ Mar 25th 2009 8:08PM]

I GET IT ITS A JIZZ JOKE

[tylerstempinski @ Mar 25th 2009 3:28PM]

I didn't mean to cover it in Goo. It was on my Desk. Sorry. :P

[SOOPERGOOMAN @ Mar 26th 2009 9:42AM]

Go to hell

[OneLove @ Mar 26th 2009 12:54PM]

sweet 2 girls 1 cup edition touch pro2!

[Mark @ Mar 25th 2009 3:29PM]

Nice goo...

[LJKelley @ Mar 25th 2009 4:27PM]

Its glue... its a prototype and the glue holds it together apparently. I can't wait to get my hands on the release device. It can't come soon enough.

[wthomas989 @ Mar 25th 2009 3:30PM]

Please ... Please put Android on that guy , I would buy it ASAP.

[ScrapMaker @ Mar 25th 2009 3:42PM]

I still don't get the obsession with Android.

[Jorvay @ Mar 25th 2009 4:14PM]

The obsession with Andriod is based not just on what it provides today, but on the potential that it represents: The backing of a giant like Google combined with the ease of community-based development found in the Linux world.

[iDavey @ Mar 25th 2009 4:30PM]

YES! I am now an Android believer. I'm doing things with Android that is truthfully possible on others, but Android is the only one (besides Mobile Mac OS X...if they ever stop being bastards) that gives it so easily, simple, and wonderful. Android is just a breeze. The simple way to get apps. The theme changes...its just nice. I need a Touch Pro 2 with Androids immediately....thank you!

[Dan @ Jun 19th 2009 3:47PM]

is it possible to partition the TP2 for winmo and android!?!?

[Nightryder21 @ Mar 25th 2009 3:32PM]

I'll be 1st in the non-line to pick this gooey device up. Finally T-mobile getting a great phone.

[Kiwi616 @ Mar 25th 2009 3:31PM]

Giiggtty Giggty Goo.....sorry had to.

[thazlett @ Mar 25th 2009 5:37PM]

this is sparta!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol love ur avatar.

[Richard Lai @ Mar 25th 2009 5:39PM]

Yep, someone got a bit too excited with the Touch Pro 2.

[Evan Brower @ Mar 25th 2009 3:32PM]

Looks like someone got a little too excited over this ROM.

[murmermer @ Mar 25th 2009 3:32PM]

I should do that to keep dust from getting under the screen in my BB Curve!

[cake @ Mar 25th 2009 3:37PM]

I can't even fathom why its covered in goo... At least its not blurrycam?

[Kris @ Mar 25th 2009 3:45PM]

Probably to disguise it, like you see with spy shots of new cars covered in black wrapping.

[Raptor @ Mar 25th 2009 3:47PM]

its designed to make it hard to see what the exact shape is

[rocke86 @ Mar 25th 2009 3:47PM]

In case you wanted to know...

"d474rpr:
Been busy, sorry for the delay
To answer some questions:

Why do I have a Rhodium with white goo all over it?

It was an engineering prototype that was in the hardware testing process. They're glued together because the shell wasn't done yet."

[Kyle @ Mar 25th 2009 3:53PM]

It is covered in GOO because it has subtle design changes that make it obvious that it is coming to T-Mobile and so they cover in GOO so that you can't see the specific design elements that have changed or the huge t-moble logo in the front center.

[Jonathan @ Mar 25th 2009 4:54PM]

I LOVE IT!

I used to see those cars covered with plastic and wonder what they looked like underneath for about a second and then I realized I didn't care.

But goo on gadgets to hide design changes?! Amazing. This I could get used to.

[xnifex @ Mar 25th 2009 3:39PM]

over at the boygeniusreport, there are screenshots of the OS info & pics of the device with the tmo logo on it

[hooeezit @ Mar 25th 2009 3:53PM]

Guys! Don't you get it?! It's the new Windows GUI!

[rhcpsfan @ Mar 25th 2009 4:14PM]

I'm not your guy, friend!

[Al @ Mar 25th 2009 4:33PM]

He's not your friend, buddy!

[Jack Bauer @ Mar 25th 2009 4:52PM]

I'm not your buddy, pal!

[trialanderror614 @ Mar 25th 2009 5:11PM]

I'm not your pal, asshole!

[Derbeste @ Mar 25th 2009 5:30PM]

I'm not your asshole, Dick!

[thazlett @ Mar 25th 2009 5:38PM]

errr.. what they said?^^

[T_Utech @ Mar 25th 2009 3:52PM]

The day this phone drops on T-Mobile I'll be in line for one. I've been waiting for T-Mobile to get the original Touch Pro which disappointingly doesn't look like will ever happen. This is going to be worth the wait though.

[Ayle @ Mar 25th 2009 5:29PM]

They did: http://www.t-mobile.co.uk/shop/mobile-phones/phones/pay-monthly/t-mobile/mda-vario-iv/overview/ Just not in the US...

[thomas @ Mar 25th 2009 3:56PM]

looks like bondo

[zephxiii @ Mar 25th 2009 4:12PM]

I can't believe Tmobile is still selling the Wing, that is like a Cingular 8125!!!!!!!!!!! (but with newer looks, and newer WM).

[zelnuts @ Mar 25th 2009 4:17PM]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3499887, that iz the Rhodium rom link and there iz a couple of pic of TP2 with T-Mobile branding.......

[rony @ Mar 25th 2009 4:20PM]

why is it covered in goo?................ Steve Jobs crapped all over it out of sheer spite that's why.

[Bart Lee @ Mar 25th 2009 4:30PM]

What is that junk all around the edges?

Oh, it's Windows Mobile.

[Quikboy @ Mar 25th 2009 5:42PM]

Really? Looks like goo to me.

[mschaffer @ Mar 25th 2009 4:54PM]

I have heard of sloppy coding, but this is the worst I have ever seen!

[loopyoyo @ Mar 25th 2009 5:06PM]

the guy got so excited when he got the rom that he blew his load all over it..poor guy

[PC Tech Support Atlanta @ Mar 25th 2009 5:20PM]

"You've got peanut butter on my Touch Pro2!"

"No you got your Touch Pro2 in my peanut butter!"

[phanbouy @ Mar 25th 2009 8:09PM]

Commander Riker! WTF are you doing here?

[Kumar @ Mar 25th 2009 5:44PM]

Finally....

Hopefully it's still coming out in May as well.

[Jarrod @ Mar 25th 2009 6:09PM]

Beta testing the new mobile internet browser.

As we can see, porn sites still work.

[ddub @ Mar 25th 2009 6:10PM]

not touching it with latex gloves.

[FILA @ Mar 25th 2009 6:15PM]

thats what she said

[FILA @ Mar 25th 2009 6:14PM]

look at that sexy G1

[Indie @ Mar 25th 2009 6:38PM]

Too bad the TP2 still looks tons sexier than the G1, even with the goo.