Fox News affiliate says iPhone 5 features 'laser keyboard,' holograms

[n2doc]

By AppleInsider Staff

In a short piece relating to the upcoming launch of Apple's iPhone 5, Fox News incorrectly reported that the handset boasted a number of outlandish features, such as a "laser keyboard" and holographic projection.

The apparent gaffe from Fox's New York affiliate mistakenly cited Aatma Studio's 2011 video "iPhone 5 Concept Features" (via TUAW) as source material for the story, stating the fictional device's futuristic features will be arriving with the real iPhone this Friday.

Being an artistic rendering of what would become the iPhone 4S, Apple's fifth-generation handset, the video presented an incredibly flat device with an enlarged edge-to-edge display.

Among the many faked features was an interactive color projection of a QWERTY keyboard that Fox correspondent Lidia Curanaj incorrectly referred to as a "laser keyboard." A similar but far less advanced product does actually exist, however the device is relatively large and does not render color images as does the concept.

http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/09/18/fox_news_affiliate_says_iphone_5_features_laser_keyboard_holograms

Fox- downgrading journalistic standards every day!

[NBachers]

1. “Help me Obi-Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope!”

[onehandle]

3. Thanks a heap. Now Lucas will remake the films... Again.

'More Ewoks! We need More Ewoks!!'

[onehandle]

2. Uh, I picked mine up this morning and it has all of those features.

Wait... That's probably lack of sleep.

[LongTomH]

4. So will an 'Emergency Medical Hologram' be available as an app?

Maybe that will be Romney's Healthcare plan!



"Please state the nature of the medical emergency!"

[Egnever]

5. I think its this kind of thing that keeps apple afloat

Cause even with this release they are still behind the curve on features, and in fact have purposely crippled the phone. The phones work and for many that's all they want but if its features you want androids are just kicking iphones butts all over the place.

Many new Iphone owners are going to be pretty disappointed when they start trying to use the navigation it is not getting favorable reviews at all. Such a dumb move to get rid of google maps.

[Gold Metal Flake]

6. Related DU thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021388228