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iPhone to Feature Unlimited Movie Downloads, 37-Foot Screen
Posted by jesusdiaz at 4:30 AM on May 1, 2008
After rumours of an extreme price-drop and black glossy appearance, new details about the iPhone 3G keep dripping like Princess Peach's bathroom faucet: a New York-based TV station has got exclusive details, pointing out in its news ticker that Apple's wonderphone will feature "unlimited movie downloads." The channel's rumour record is practically flawless, as demonstrated by their prediction on the extension of the Iron Man trailer into a full-length movie. Full video after the jump.
Apparently, the news ticker also pointed out that the new iPhone will have a 37-foot screen, but an official channel representative has confirmed to us that this was just a typo: "I think the guys from the news ticker really meant 3.7 inches," the TV station's night janitor said on a phone interview.
In relation to these breaking news, Jason Chen—Gizmodo's senior associate editor—pointed out that he didn't want to be disturbed while he was playing GTA IV. "Frack off!" he declared. [The Onion]
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GeekyNerdGuy
Posted 5:15 AM 1/5/08
I got a spam email today offering a pink iPhone for Mother's Day -- complete with pink pictures. Don't know if it was real or not.
GeekyNerdGuy
discounteggroll
Posted 5:10 AM 1/5/08
@badweasel:
at least I didn't get rick rolled watching the cinematics. It was painful at times however, I definitely agree with you on that
discounteggroll
Jesus Diaz
Posted 5:09 AM 1/5/08
@ripfire4: You mean it can't be a typo? They got it wrong?
Jesus Diaz
Cisco-Kid
Posted 5:06 AM 1/5/08
@ripfire4:
How do you confuse "the Onion" with "news"?
Cisco-Kid
DaOtter
Posted 5:05 AM 1/5/08
@faslane: @ripfire4:
You guys must be some kind of vapid to think "news" from the Onion is serious...
DaOtter
JymmyZ
Posted 5:03 AM 1/5/08
you could try and get a 37 foot screen w/ this thing.
[www.engadget.com]
JymmyZ
badweasel
Posted 5:02 AM 1/5/08
You know.. I think that GTA has too many cinematics. After booting it up it is seriously like 20 minutes before you even touch the remote. I played for 2 or 3 hours last night and MOST of it was watching cinematics. So in response to the Jason Chen comment above.. I had no problem putting down the remote and going to bed.
badweasel
faslane
Posted 4:59 AM 1/5/08
Yeah, not an easy typo to create, feet, inches??? hello..
I still want a huge 37ft iPhone to put on my Warehouse wall and make calls over the office sound system.
Coverflow would be cool at 37ft!!
Faslane, ahhh the typos are always fun.
faslane
badweasel
Posted 4:58 AM 1/5/08
I can't believe I got suckered into watching that. There's several minutes of my life I'll never get back.
badweasel
discounteggroll
Posted 4:51 AM 1/5/08
its only been a couple of hours since I put the controller down from GTA4 and I am already feeling withdrawal symptoms.
discounteggroll
ripfire4
Posted 4:47 AM 1/5/08
Ok. How do you make a typo between the word "foot" and "inches"?
ripfire4
Kaiser-Machead
Posted 4:46 AM 1/5/08
La Cebolla es el diablo!
Kaiser-Machead
takashimike
Posted 4:43 AM 1/5/08
This some incredible satire. Simply incredible.
takashimike
scarbrtj
Posted 4:43 AM 1/5/08
@Evangelion:
+ Watch video
scarbrtj
jdunns4
Posted 4:42 AM 1/5/08
the onion always gets the biggest scoops!
jdunns4
vagrant
Posted 4:42 AM 1/5/08
Funny clip
vagrant
Darrone
Posted 4:38 AM 1/5/08
Eeeeexcellent.
Darrone
Evangelion
Posted 4:36 AM 1/5/08
Boom.
Evangelion
vinchbr
Posted 5:58 AM 1/5/08
have the gawker network been swolled by gta?
cause, almost every single site is talking something, or has atleast a comment on the matter, rockstar must be paying big bucks, can you guys hire me?
all i need is an apartment anywhere you need me, a plane ticket from brasil, and the right forms so i can get a working visa =)
vinchbr
j4sk868
Posted 5:40 AM 1/5/08
What resolution would the 37' screen support?
Best foot, inches mix up since Spinal Tap.
j4sk868
iTheophilus
Posted 5:35 AM 1/5/08
You guys are all Apple fanboys.
There, I said it.
iTheophilus
europria
Posted 5:23 AM 1/5/08
Onion is great.
europria
Dave_T
Posted 6:39 AM 1/5/08
NHL to NFL was the joke...
Dave_T
Dirk
Posted 6:38 AM 1/5/08
@spacecadetdavsot: You obviously missed out on the joke. Watch the damned video again, maybe you'll get it this time....
Dirk
spacecadetdavsot
Posted 6:22 AM 1/5/08
There's also the fact the guy kept on saying nfl instead of nhl through the whole video. I think I could be hired by the ONN for anchoring there's a lot of errors in there.
spacecadetdavsot
ripfire4
Posted 6:13 AM 1/5/08
Hey come on. I'm just sayin...
ripfire4
Binkles
Posted 7:15 AM 1/5/08
It was a good video, except for the fact that most of those clips had "Ovechkin" in Toronto Maple Leafs sweater. As a Caps fan, I am proud to have had Ovechkin on the team for his NHL career to date, and the fact that he signed a 13-year 124 million dollar deal means that we'll have him for a while. I bet Toronto would LIKE to have him, but that's simply not the case. Even with it being The Onion, I'm disappointed that they didn't get the video clips right.
Binkles
Ferg1
Posted 7:10 AM 1/5/08
skip to 1:25
Ferg1
DanyBrancho
Posted 8:52 AM 1/5/08
this cant be fo realz
DanyBrancho
Adolf
Posted 9:22 AM 1/5/08
@DanyBrancho: It's not.
Adolf
.tox
Posted 1:39 AM 2/5/08
I don't even see why Onion News is posted here.
.tox