webOS Phone Sightings - TV/Movies/Other - Page 18

aapold · 10/29/2011, 09:15 PM

Yeah caught it too. Here's a quick pic of it:

sorry for the quality, it was hard to get it where it wasn't too bright, tried to touch up in a paint program but this was about as good as I could get it.

Rookie4sho · 10/29/2011, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooearly

I definitely thought it was a Pre 2.

I thought it may have been a Pre Plus, the wallpaper kind of looked like the standard one thats on the Plus but I only caught a glimpse of it.

TheVisibleShadow · 10/29/2011, 09:47 PM

The UI they show with the Pre on Castle and, apparently, Grimm are not webOS. Only vaguely similar.
But I still get a kick out of seeing the Pre form factor still on these shows. They must have FLOODED (a bit of hyperbole, there) the prop departments of some studios with Pre phones when they first came out.

Jason Robitaille · 10/29/2011, 09:56 PM

Here's a higher quality photo I took. The guy dismisses the call screen and shows the webOS UI. It's clearly got the Just Type search bar, so it's webOS 2.x.

Notice how when the phone is angled better toward the camera in the second image it's more elongated. I wonder if it's a Pre3. It IS on AT&T carrier, though given the GSM Pre2 devices were unlocked, it could very well be a Pre2 too.

Rookie4sho · 10/29/2011, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheVisibleShadow

The UI they show with the Pre on Castle and, apparently, Grimm are not webOS. Only vaguely similar.
But I still get a kick out of seeing the Pre form factor still on these shows. They must have FLOODED (a bit of hyperbole, there) the prop departments of some studios with Pre phones when they first came out.

it was def WebOS, check Jason's link, no mistaking it!

everythingsablur · 10/29/2011, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheVisibleShadow

The UI they show with the Pre on Castle and, apparently, Grimm are not webOS. Only vaguely similar.
But I still get a kick out of seeing the Pre form factor still on these shows. They must have FLOODED (a bit of hyperbole, there) the prop departments of some studios with Pre phones when they first came out.

Aside from the evidence showing it's webOS, I've got to apply Ocham's Razor here... The level of effort you would go to in order to fake the screens on a relatively obscure smartphone is really and truly a needlessly complex endeavour, particularly for a TV show with a cable TV budget and production constraints. MUCH better things for them to spend their limited production budgets on...

Jason Robitaille · 10/30/2011, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everythingsablur

Aside from the evidence showing it's webOS, I've got to apply Ocham's Razor here... The level of effort you would go to in order to fake the screens on a relatively obscure smartphone is really and truly a needlessly complex endeavour, particularly for a TV show with a cable TV budget and production constraints. MUCH better things for them to spend their limited production budgets on...

My theory is that they wanted a simple, consistent view on the phone's screen, so they simply used a screenshot for an iphone; probably also because the webOS call-answer screen is a notification popup and not a full screen view.

In reality, it would take me maybe 2 minute to whip up a simple prop app that only shows the iOS call-answer screenshot image and closes on a tap

bearda · 10/30/2011, 11:32 AM

I don't think anybody uses real phone displays in film anymore. They don't tend to show up right with lighting. I'm betting almost any time they show a whole closeup it's edited in in post.

**HelloNNNewman** · 10/30/2011, 12:04 PM

There are definitely some shows that do whip up an simple graphic or cheesy app for a phone to make it interactive on screen. Good example is the show Raising Hope. They've had a couple of scenes using a Pre (upside down for some dumb reason) but with an ugly app that actually did react with they pressed 'ignore' on a call.

http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pr...side-down.html

mc_gusto · 11/01/2011, 02:01 AM

even engadget caught it
Screen Grabs: Palm Pre-iPhone hybrid appears on Grimm, doesn't look half bad -- Engadget

Superjudge · 11/19/2011, 09:58 AM

Well this a weird picture I took while seeing a band last night. Two people were holding up their phones taking video and they were both webOS phones. It was a rare sight and something I had never seen in my 2+ years of being a Pre user. I recently had to put my Pre down due to touchscreen issues so this pic was taken using a 4s.

Furuboru · 11/28/2011, 07:59 PM

It's an original Pre!

I sent what?? Sleep texting on the rise | HLNtv.com

zemoffm · 12/01/2011, 03:57 PM

AT&T blows a gasket, calls FCC report 'an advocacy piece, not analysis' -- Engadget

def a veer in the picture.

johnsonx42 · 12/01/2011, 04:08 PM

it's tough to see because the scene is dark, but the most recent episode of House appears to show him answering a call on a Pre of some sort. It's definitely a portrait slider, and it just looks 'pre-ish' to me.

jetz · 01/28/2012, 07:43 AM

Vodafone uk ads with yoda and contacts transfer have pre3 (must look closely at the black phone) even though they didn't officially carry it (cpw sold it with voda plans)

10/29/2011, 09:15 PM	#341 (permalink)
aapold Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 292 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 3 Thanked 34 Times in 26 Posts	Yeah caught it too. Here's a quick pic of it: sorry for the quality, it was hard to get it where it wasn't too bright, tried to touch up in a paint program but this was about as good as I could get it.
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10/29/2011, 09:47 PM	#343 (permalink)
TheVisibleShadow Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 188 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 18 Thanked 30 Times in 23 Posts	The UI they show with the Pre on Castle and, apparently, Grimm are not webOS. Only vaguely similar. But I still get a kick out of seeing the Pre form factor still on these shows. They must have FLOODED (a bit of hyperbole, there) the prop departments of some studios with Pre phones when they first came out. __________________ "Be excellent to each other!" -Bill & Ted
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10/29/2011, 09:56 PM	#344 (permalink)
Jason Robitaille Legend Join Date: May 2005 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 3,883 Likes Received: 496 Thanks: 801 Thanked 12,956 Times in 1,495 Posts	Here's a higher quality photo I took. The guy dismisses the call screen and shows the webOS UI. It's clearly got the Just Type search bar, so it's webOS 2.x. Notice how when the phone is angled better toward the camera in the second image it's more elongated. I wonder if it's a Pre3. It IS on AT&T carrier, though given the GSM Pre2 devices were unlocked, it could very well be a Pre2 too. __________________ If you've liked my software, please consider to towards future development. Developer of many apps such as: WebOS Quick Install, WebOS Theme Builder, Ipk Packager, Unified Diff Creator, Internalz Pro, ComicShelf HD, LED Torch, over 70 patches and more. @JayCanuck @CanuckCoding Facebook
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10/30/2011, 11:32 AM	#348 (permalink)
bearda Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 49 Likes Received: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I don't think anybody uses real phone displays in film anymore. They don't tend to show up right with lighting. I'm betting almost any time they show a whole closeup it's edited in in post.
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10/30/2011, 12:04 PM	#349 (permalink)
HelloNNNewman Neumorator (Super Moderator) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Standing silently behind you on the streets of Chicago..... wearing a Cheesehead. Posts: 11,419 Likes Received: 1359 Thanks: 6,187 Thanked 4,800 Times in 3,120 Posts	There are definitely some shows that do whip up an simple graphic or cheesy app for a phone to make it interactive on screen. Good example is the show Raising Hope. They've had a couple of scenes using a Pre (upside down for some dumb reason) but with an ugly app that actually did react with they pressed 'ignore' on a call. http://forums.precentral.net/palm-pr...side-down.html __________________ Shortest. Marathon. Evar. Check out the new "Apollo" app (Pandora for the Touchpad)!! Please DONATE and show support to the great devs!
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11/01/2011, 02:01 AM	#350 (permalink)
mc_gusto Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 461 Likes Received: 22 Thanks: 73 Thanked 65 Times in 27 Posts	even engadget caught it Screen Grabs: Palm Pre-iPhone hybrid appears on Grimm, doesn't look half bad -- Engadget __________________ SWW for 1.4.5
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11/28/2011, 07:59 PM	#352 (permalink)
Furuboru Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 340 Likes Received: 8 Thanks: 132 Thanked 50 Times in 37 Posts	It's an original Pre! I sent what?? Sleep texting on the rise \| HLNtv.com
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12/01/2011, 03:57 PM	#353 (permalink)
zemoffm Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 101 Likes Received: 3 Thanks: 7 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	AT&T blows a gasket, calls FCC report 'an advocacy piece, not analysis' -- Engadget def a veer in the picture.
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12/01/2011, 04:08 PM	#354 (permalink)
johnsonx42 Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: California Posts: 698 Likes Received: 112 Thanks: 30 Thanked 87 Times in 60 Posts	it's tough to see because the scene is dark, but the most recent episode of House appears to show him answering a call on a Pre of some sort. It's definitely a portrait slider, and it just looks 'pre-ish' to me.
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01/28/2012, 07:43 AM	#355 (permalink)
jetz Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: London, UK Posts: 164 Likes Received: 6 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Vodafone uk ads with yoda and contacts transfer have pre3 (must look closely at the black phone) even though they didn't officially carry it (cpw sold it with voda plans)
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