China's retro-futuristic Bond phone
updated 02:30 pm EDT, Mon May 14, 2007
Retro-futuristic 007 phone
The Chinese site Phone Daily carries word of the VIP 007, a product on sale in the country which appears to plagiarize the James Bond franchise, down to an "autograph" and wallpaper taken from recent movie posters. Click below for more images. While the keypad, metallic frame and large LCD support the "spy tech" illusion, the VIP is otherwise a strange tie-in -- rather than being compact, it is actually sized and shaped more like a 1980s' cellphone, complete with a large external antenna. The back is carved with stars and a goat, and one of the programs has the option of cute or horror-themed borders.
Hardware specifications are generally unknown, except that the phone connects to GSM networks, plays music files, and has some form of camera. Cited prices are most likely inaccurate. [via Akihabara News]
