Toshiba definitely made some waves at MWC with the Snapdragon-powered TG01, but you’ll have to wait a while to get the real thing — or you can front like you’re VIP with the Venus JXD318 here, which cops all the style with none of the substance. You’ll have to keep your friends at a distance (and possibly a little drunk) to keep the illusion alive, however: Venus didn’t see fit to clone Tosh’s stripes UI, instead going with the sadly-ubiquitous “wannabe iPhone” look, and the whole thing is controlled by those five tiny side buttons, since it’s not a touchscreen. That’s a pretty weak effort, overall — come on, KIRFers, you can do better.
[Via PMP Today]
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Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXXXVII: the Toshiba TG01 doesn’t deserve this kind of love originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:47:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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