Ginormous Palm Pre shows new Japanese-only 'Contacts' card in Heroes promo

We'll confess -- only a few Engadget staffers are still hanging tight to see if Heroes will ever become the flagship show that it looked to be in season uno, but there's no denying that the whole crew will be watching the premiere that drops on September 21st. Why? 'Cause evidently there's a ridiculously large, presumably GSM-based Palm Pre making an appearance, and it'll be showing off the newest webOS feature: an updated 'Contacts' card. We could be off base here, but it looks as if the new card will sport psychedelic graphics and Japanese expressions when someone dials in, though we've a tough time believing anyone in real life ever secured one of those mythical '555' numbers.

[Via Engadget Spanish]

[cheami90 Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:31AM]

heroes sucks

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 1:20PM]

The Japanese text on the screen says "Dial Heroes!"

[glennS Posted Sep 19th 2009 12:31AM]

Heroes has gone downhill, but is still better than 95% of everything else. So I will watch.

[luggyman Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:43AM]

seems that they have sprint in japan o.0

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:46AM]

So they do! Now, either Palm advertising department or Engadget have completely tossed up their research.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:47PM]

The show has made some funny Sprint references. I chuckled when they were in South Africa and didn't have cell phone service and the pre-cog guy was like, "Should have gone with Sprint". haha

[LAY Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:35AM]

Ginormous Palm Pre:

"Can you see I am serious! Get out of my way, all of you! This is no place for loafers.

Join me or die."

[formetopoopon Posted Sep 18th 2009 3:14PM]

Look at all that wasted space around the keyboard. They could have easily put a number pad on there. And the Latitude line is the "business" line as well.

Nice work Dell...you almost had a customer.

[mmaestro Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:44AM]

Yeah, that "Sprint" logo is a surefire indicator it's a GSM phone.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:46AM]

In Japan, Sprint *is* GSM!

It's a parallel universe!

[scorpeo Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:49PM]

FYI: http://www1.sprintpcs.com/explore/coverage/internationalroaming/Results.jsp?bmForm=InternationalRoamingSearch&bmFormID=1253292286962&bmUID=1253292286962&bmIsForm=true&bmPrevTemplate=explore%2Fcoverage%2Finternationalroaming%2FResults.jsp&bmSingle=countrySelect&countrySelect=Japan&bmText=cityName&cityName=tokyo&bmImage=submit.x&bmImage=submit.y&submit.x=42&submit.y=11&bmHidden=FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=1946771&bmHidden=CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_SCID=ECOMM&bmHidden=CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_PCode=None&bmHidden=CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState&CURRENT_USER%3C%3EATR_cartState=group&bmFields=bmForm%2CbmFormID%2CbmUID%2CbmIsForm%2CbmPrevTemplate%2CbmSingle%2CbmText%2CbmImage%2CbmHidden&bmHash=8ba55920c496a29c7ceb80654352deec5475504f

[Marbles Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:45AM]

Gozirra!

[scorpeo Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:42PM]

Hahahaha... That's messed up! You made me choke on my coffee. LOL!

[brexb Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:46AM]

"Ginormous" is so last April.

[chocobear Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:49AM]

Time travelling phone? Sweet!!

[Bryce Posted Sep 18th 2009 11:50AM]

for one moment i thought that picture was real

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:02PM]

Nice ass, Ando!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 12:58PM]

You would think they would use a HTC Hero over a Pre

[Plexus Posted Sep 18th 2009 1:09PM]

I know for a fact that they have already placed their order for HTC's Leo (and so did I)

[krische Posted Sep 18th 2009 1:40PM]

OH GOD THE PUN IS OVERWHELMING!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 7:07PM]

finally something new in a world of ubiquitous apple product placements.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 7:17PM]

555.. Henshin! Complete!! Exceed Charge!!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 18th 2009 9:38PM]

That was awesome. Exactly what I thought when I read it.

[decade Posted Sep 19th 2009 2:46AM]

No, you mean...

555... Standing By... Error.... *Henshin Fail* haha