Pomegranate NS08: The fake phone that does everything

Posted by Joel Johnson, November 11, 2008 10:45 AM | permalink

Introduction

As a promotion to induce tourism, Nova Scotia commissioned these ads for a fake phone, the Pomegranate NS08, a ridiculously full-featured phone to promote "a place that has everything".

It appears the destination site is taking a bit of a drubbing right now, but I've thrown some of the other videos after the jump.

[via The Squid That Laughs via Kevin Rose]

Real-time language translation

Coffee making

And this has nothing to do with the Pomegranate, but it's amusing (and not in English but you'll get the drift).

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Discussion

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#1 posted by Trent Hawkins , November 11, 2008 12:12 PM

so... when do they mention what it is they're actually selling?

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#2 posted by frankstendal , November 11, 2008 12:31 PM

... They're selling Nova Scotia.

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#3 posted by Garr , November 11, 2008 1:16 PM

I know this is a "fake ad", but you'd imagine they'd have enough money to call up some real German dude and simply ask him to speak a couple of words into a microphone and mail them over. That part totally ruined the fun for me.

But other than that, hilarious.

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#4 posted by acb

, November 11, 2008 3:36 PM

Sounds like they took off Chris Morris' Wasp T-12 Speechtool.

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#5 posted by Anonymous , November 12, 2008 9:10 AM

Derek Flint would have loved one of these.

(If you don't understand why, go back and watch "Our Man Flint" and "In Like Flint". While you are at it, go watch "The President's Analyst" as well.)