The gigantic "HTC Magnum" is convenient, inconspicuous

We're not really sure what to make of this supposed HTC "Magnum" that's been doing the rounds today. Sure, it looks like a gigantic, touchscreen HTC phone -- but we'd be hard-pressed to say this has any use outside of demo purposes and party time hijinks. Our guess is that this is a hilarious prank meant to thrill the interblogs, but it is possible that HTC has decided to move away from the tried-and-true handheld market to a more robust, manly line of products. Like a participant in a cat-fight, we won't "go there" on the specs, suffice to say, they make it sound really, really real. Check the video after the break to see the "phone" doing its thing, Ten Commandments-style.

Update: Yep, not real.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2008 5:47PM]

AWESOME!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2008 7:34PM]

fake. Why are there no pictures of the backside? Or a video of him passing it to someone else? My point.

--James

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2008 8:40PM]

i bet this one would come with crippled video drivers too!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2008 9:30PM]

ahahaha i love it!
i want the giant iphone that apple had on display at their stores!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2008 9:56PM]

That has got to be the sexiest phone i have ever seen

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 5th 2008 10:02PM]

Looks like my htc herald on steroids with a crippled video driver. And why is he wearing glasses anyway? Looks like a real "chick" on planet "Brick".

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 6th 2008 2:47AM]

Loookee. HTC can't even get drivers for this thing to work!

[keithwwalker Posted Feb 6th 2008 4:39PM]

LAWL: I want dat phone!

Look at that screen size! My X7501 Athena just peed its pants!

With a screen that big, you can go skim boarding at the beach, throw away your glasses, toss your umbrella.

Leave it to those geniuses at HTC to take convergence to new realms!

[keithwwalker Posted Feb 6th 2008 4:42PM]

Actually, the HTC X7501 Athena has a VGA out port. These guys hid that cable in to an LCD (sans brackets or stands) and the power cable.

Quite simple to do, if you have an Athena, lol!