Microsoft Pink livestream page offers glimpse of Turtle, Pink name changing at launch

Man, Microsoft is not even trying to be coy with its Pink launch tomorrow -- these happy and attractive young people pictured on the livestream page are clearly being delighted by the "Turtle" portrait slider that keeps leaking all over the place. Or maybe they're just stoked they can use SanDisk microSD cards with it -- that's how the kids react to removable storage nowadays, right?

In other news, Reuters says the phones won't actually be called Pink, and that they're likely scheduled to ship this summer, so that's something, we suppose. Honestly, we just don't know what Microsoft is going to offer here that'll be more attractive to teens than Windows Phone 7 -- we're still hoping to be wowed tomorrow, but we've got a suspicion we'll just be confused and sad. Which isn't a bad way to market something to teens, we suppose. Microsoft Pink: it's like having bad feelings.

P.S.- If you squint just right, that dude totally looks like a young Bill Gates. He also loves cuddles.

[wtgig Posted Apr 12th 2010 12:12AM]

I have a feeling that after tomorrow when the actual devices are shown... we will probably like pink... which still doesn't matter because we are all going to end up buying the evo anyway

[mocax Posted Apr 12th 2010 1:44AM]

i'm hoping that courier will be a "one more thing" thing at the end of the event..... :(

[sinkingshriek Posted Apr 12th 2010 1:54AM]

Did anyone notice the filename of the splash screen for Project Pink is named slate_v2 in the live webcast page?

[drange Posted Apr 12th 2010 4:34AM]

@eko2
Right now, all it is is a pretty picture of 2 hands holding a book-shaped dual touch screen. Or at least supposedly a dual-touch screen because I have yet to see actual footage of the thing being used. If it actually even exists, like, in the physical world.

[dgskydive Posted Apr 12th 2010 9:22AM]

I know what they are going to call them. Mark my words. They will be called the Pride and the Lion.

Anyone wanna bet?

[spacydog Posted Apr 12th 2010 12:00PM]

@dgskydive You are incorrect but good try. Wait about an hour and find out.

[dgskydive Posted Apr 12th 2010 1:25PM]

@spacydog Yeah I just saw. Bummer. Thought I had that one pegged. Someone shoulda bet me.

[dgskydive Posted Apr 12th 2010 1:26PM]

@spacydog would have been better names then they Kin One and Two.

[dolceleaf7 Posted Apr 12th 2010 7:44PM]

u can abvouisly see that is a motorola karma....