The "MegaPhone" that towers over 5 feet tall

We all love our 9mm slimphones these days, but sometimes the need for a celly big enough to bear hug just overcomes us all. Enter the "MegaPhone" by SysOpen Digia. This beast from the east is a 5'7" fully functional handset with real buttons as big as a fist (we think, anyway) and a very, very large color screen, although the rez may be a little blocky. This unit appears to have S60 inside it for use by customers who no doubt will be drawn to a life-size handset that actually works as a functional prop. Now, can it make calls? Doubtful, but we'd love to see a comparably sized Bluetooth headset for this puppy.

[Via textually.org]

[OwenV Posted Mar 7th 2007 9:04PM]

if thats a 5'7" cell, thats a very small man

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2007 2:04AM]

Manufacturer's product webpage:
http://www.sysopendigia.com/C2256FEF0043E9C1/0/405001174

Needs to be attached to a PC as a control center; it aopears to really a touch-screen LCD monitor with a keyboard encoder, and can be customized to "appear like any existing, fictional, or future handset".

I'll trade in my Nextel for it.

[(Unverified) Posted Mar 8th 2007 11:28AM]

A bunch of years back I picked up a large blow-up (pool float -type) Siemens phone at a trade show. This looks like the successor to that, and would make a great prop for my office. I'll take one. :)

-avi