Can't hear anything? Try turning that iPhone around

by Chris Ziegler, posted Nov 9th 2007 at 7:10PM

Here's a little gem from the NBC series Bionic Woman. Yes, we're aware that the iPhone looks pretty much the same from both ends, but don't you think the average CIA agent would try flipping it around when he realized he couldn't hear anything?

Filed under: Misc, Apple

Tags: apple, bionic woman, BionicWoman, Culture, iphone

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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Big John @ Nov 9th 2007 7:25PM

Where is that glow on his cheek coming from?

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The D Train @ Nov 9th 2007 7:37PM

the screen, its not backwards just upside down. Either way why the hell would a "CIA" agent have an Iphone for doing "CIA" agent things.

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E71 @ Nov 11th 2007 12:15PM

What do you expect from a show full of limeys?

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Bradley @ Nov 9th 2007 7:51PM

Guess you guys didn't watch the episode. That character is Victor Booth aka the bad guy of the episode and has dirty blond hair. The CIA agent's name is Tom and has black hair.

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The D Train @ Nov 9th 2007 8:12PM

I tend not to watch bad television but thanks for filling us in that he is the antagonist of the episode, it doesnt make it any better.

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Mark @ Nov 9th 2007 7:51PM

The iPhone's accelerometer lets you hold it upside down as well.

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Mark Richardson @ Nov 9th 2007 8:13PM

Was that a joke?

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Mykal Bloom @ Nov 10th 2007 1:15PM

Except no, it doesn't.

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Wolfgang @ Nov 9th 2007 8:50PM

He might have it on speakerphone and a previous firmware. Remember how hard to hear that was back then :-))?

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JAmerican @ Nov 9th 2007 9:01PM

Wow okay. NEXT! Is this really newsworthy?

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Brian @ Nov 9th 2007 9:35PM

come on dude, it involves an iphone - OF COURSE it's newsworthy!

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Brian @ Nov 9th 2007 9:38PM

PS that was sarcasm, the tags didn't show up

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kastonie @ Nov 9th 2007 9:56PM

wtf this is a blog not the new york times or cnn....if i were a writer on engadget mobile or whatever blog, id post about how my crap went last night...just because....

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tristan @ Nov 10th 2007 12:12AM

wow ok, why not scroll past instead of wasting time commenting that it's not news?

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Big John @ Nov 11th 2007 2:58PM

It's a fun story that points out Hollywood's shortcomings when it comes to electronics. From wrong-looking computers (Swordfish, anyone?) to improper use of gadgets seen here... lighten up man.

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pintweaks @ Nov 9th 2007 9:38PM

I wouldn't be too surprised if the director told him to hold it that way so as not to set off the proximity sensor � located in (or near) the ear port - so the screen wouldn't turn off.

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David @ Nov 9th 2007 9:41PM

lol, yeah I was watching that and I pointed that out to my friends too. "He's holding the iphone upside-down." o_o

While you're at it, last week Stephen Colbert took a call on an iPhone (that was completely off) from the South Carolina Democratic Party. Somehow the call still went through, he must have installed truthiness...

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tristan @ Nov 9th 2007 10:37PM

lol i saw that! it was distracting me from the scene

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supes @ Nov 9th 2007 11:07PM

he's a cylon!

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Jeremy W @ Nov 9th 2007 11:27PM

NBC must have some kind of deal with Apple for iPhone product placement. It's been pretty blatant in a few episodes of Chuck.

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jamma @ Nov 10th 2007 8:09AM

and in LOST as well: the satellite phone from series 3 if anyone's wondering

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Brad @ Nov 10th 2007 12:09PM

in Journeyman (NBC) the main character uses an iphone

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BigD @ Nov 11th 2007 5:21AM

Isn't NBC beefing with Apple? So wait...let me get this straight...

NBC doesn't like their shows on iTunes, but they have this deal to place Apple's products in everyone of the shows that they don't want Apple to profit from...

Make sense?

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Jeremy W @ Nov 11th 2007 7:59PM

Why doesn't it make sense? Business is business. NBC was glad to take the money for the product placement, and Apple was glad to have it. The whole iTunes deal doesn't enter into the equation.

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c.Lake @ Nov 29th 2007 9:27PM

@ Jeremy W
The hell it doesn't! If business IS business -- than you're in business to make money. So why would NBC pull their show's off iTunes? Stupidity. Obviously they shot the shows, before the iTunes deal fell apart, I'm sure you want be see iPhones on NBC show any more -- maybe Nokia.

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JAmerican @ Nov 9th 2007 11:35PM

I kinda like the iPhone because it shows who knows their tech and who simply likes flashy designer toys.

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Duscrom @ Nov 11th 2007 12:37AM

Oh? It does?

Well, i guess you didn't say it was accurate telling of that. Cause there are some of us who know tech AND like flashy toys. I have my reason for owning the iPhone.. and I know my tech. I had a T-Mobile Wing. I just wanted something a bit more stable and user friendly.

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ryan @ Nov 10th 2007 3:11AM

Its the same on journyman... He holds the phone upside down when he talks... I noticed that in one of the early episodes, thought it was kind of weird and must be a mistake... but its like that every time he uses it.

Apple has some fantastic product placement. I am an apple fanboy (sans iPhone..) and I dont know if its because I love their stuff so much or what, but I tend to notice apple products in different movies, shows. in Bones and House they use ACD's, Computers and iPhones in Chuck and Journyman, tons of others...

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muddyh2o @ Nov 10th 2007 9:33AM

actually, two NBC characters this year have some unique physical characteristics.

it seems that victor booth and dan vassar both have the ability to speak with their ear canals. and they can also sense audible sounds through vibrations in their teeth. these things are accomplished through bionic implants.

later this season, we'll see that will anthros implanted these devices into them in 1997. didn't you notice that both shows are set in san francisco?

it's all detail in the plot, and reminiscent of 80s tv shows, we're going to start to see some character crossover. stay tuned.

but they're certainly using their bionic powers to use the iphone in an even more advanced manner.

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