After what feels like
centuries of waiting (and suffering through that painful
CeBIT demo), we finally get to see the Meizu
M8's OS in action... and it's not as bad as you think. Sure, the interface is totally derivative of the iPhone, and there is that pesky cursor floating around, but all-in-all it looks like the company has managed to knock out a decent -- if incredibly familiar -- UI for its long-delayed phone. Still, there's some low rent hilarity in this video. Our favorites? The smattering of soft porn pictures and video, and Meizu CEO and all-around bon vivant Jack Wong revealed in a reflection...
wearing a face mask! Check the clip after the break (and freeze frame of Mr. Wong).
Update: Despite our excitement about Jack Wong in a face mask, some readers have pointed out (and we agree) that it's actually the camera he's using to film the video.
[Thanks, Patrick P.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
eggothewaffle @ Aug 31st 2008 7:18PM
Why so mysterious, Mr. Wong?
Flashpoint @ Aug 31st 2008 7:30PM
I would never ever buy one of these. Thus far, Chinese computer manufacturers have never invented an Operating System that I could trust. Just try using some of the chinese DAP's that pop up on our streets. when those things stop working, they STOP. No way to update them, no way to restore them. I trust apple and Microsoft simply because when/if things go wrong, there are support websites and support desks you can get results from. Whether its an RROD or an overheated Time Capsule.
k2001 @ Aug 31st 2008 7:37PM
Oh my god I just update my m6.
By the way, the os the m8 is winCE 6
steven @ Aug 31st 2008 7:39PM
Ugh... here we go again with Flashpoint's shit...
Flashpoint @ Aug 31st 2008 8:11PM
steven
Do you think I'm bothered by your lameness? Do you think I'm bothered by low rank buttons.
Well I've got one thing to say.
DO YOU RUN CRYSIS?
drumdbeat @ Aug 31st 2008 8:15PM
Flashpoint, you do talk a lot of crap.
But....
"DO YOU RUN CRYSIS?"
That was pure funny.
I would high five.
But i really dont want to.
labrats5 @ Aug 31st 2008 8:44PM
Flashpoint, I have never laughed so hard at a comment. "Do you think I'm bothered by your lameness?". I'm gonna be using that a lot.
Cody @ Sep 2nd 2008 11:11PM
the fact that you replied to his insult indicates the contrary
Marvin @ Aug 31st 2008 7:23PM
I like how its only full of cute Asian chicks.
I'm not complaining though.
gad get @ Aug 31st 2008 7:25PM
I'm glad you weren't complaining about liking that.
Knives_Out @ Aug 31st 2008 7:53PM
asian soft-core porn ftw!
Wormbolt @ Aug 31st 2008 8:00PM
Introducing the Meizu Cleavage Viewer.
gabe @ Aug 31st 2008 8:44PM
whats with azns always into young school girl porn - PERVS!
Richard Lai @ Aug 31st 2008 8:45PM
@gabe: You into granny porn?
gabe @ Aug 31st 2008 9:36PM
@Richard Lai
No but i'm not into child porn.
Chris @ Aug 31st 2008 9:45PM
Yuko Ogura FTW!
http://www.yukoogura.org/
Chris @ Aug 31st 2008 9:54PM
Gabe,
The model in the photos (Yuko Ogura) is 25. People in Japan in general eat very healthy food and many women protect themselves from the sun so that tends to make them age more "gracefully". There's nothing wrong with that in my book.
Brien @ Sep 1st 2008 10:09AM
Yeah, I'm sure she's EXACTLY as old as they say she is. ...Just like those Olympians who were supposed to be 16 and turned out to be 12-13. Where money is involved China just turns their head. ...Don't forget, CHINA SUPPORTS GENERCIDE. Girls aren't worth shit there.
Unknown @ Sep 1st 2008 12:26PM
she isnt even chinese she is a jap you dumbass
Benson @ Sep 1st 2008 4:31PM
Wow. Genercide. Is that where they kill all the generic people?
drumdbeat @ Aug 31st 2008 7:25PM
Ahah, iPhone UI and Vista Wallpaper.... Nice!
nick @ Sep 2nd 2008 4:00PM
Hey if anything that's Palm UI if you want to talk about the basic setup, now the animation flickery stuff that's would be apple but as you can see this does not flash too much like the iphone...
Derek @ Aug 31st 2008 7:25PM
It looks like he's a pervert, he zooms up on her cleavage at :23
steven @ Aug 31st 2008 7:40PM
Well then I guess all guys are perverts, including me.
Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Aug 31st 2008 7:43PM
You must be extremely conservative to call someone looking at a clothed womans clevage perverted.
grull27 @ Aug 31st 2008 7:44PM
Me too!
EmoChicksAreHot.....Seriously @ Aug 31st 2008 8:14PM
Nah man,he had to zoom in just to notice them.
1234321 @ Aug 31st 2008 8:31PM
we'll the fact that she looks like a minor is another story
maybe she was at the olympics
greg @ Aug 31st 2008 8:59PM
ZING!...haha, indeed
Tim @ Aug 31st 2008 7:25PM
That really does look pretty good. the volume slide seems too close to the playback controls, and there ae a few other nitpicks, but overall, it seems pretty snappy and functional.
Ray @ Aug 31st 2008 10:01PM
Agree, but am i the only one bothered by this appearing to support multi touch in windows phone?
O2 @ Aug 31st 2008 11:37PM
It's hard to reply directly to you. So I am ranking you DOWN by letting you know I am not bothered by this. Hoping ppl will rank you UP by agreeing with you.
am i the only one bothered by this appearing to support multi touch in windows phone?
The Dude @ Aug 31st 2008 7:27PM
I'm holding out until they port over Duke Nukem Forever. "Come get some", indeed.
roman.kim @ Aug 31st 2008 7:28PM
iPhone UI, and Vista wallpapers, wow, this guy is asking for it...
John @ Aug 31st 2008 7:28PM
love how he pinches and zooms in on the girl's breasts. Then, of course, he has to press his finger SOMEWHERE to show off the drag feature. Classy, eh.
gad get @ Aug 31st 2008 7:28PM
A mask...? Smog problems, perhaps?
Jeremy W @ Aug 31st 2008 7:41PM
It's not a mask, it's the camera that is recording the video. Come on Engadget...
J @ Aug 31st 2008 7:28PM
Still not impressed, but I will buy if it comes with the videos. ;]
Anybody know if it'll be easily available in the US?
FIRST TO COMMENT!!
drumdbeat @ Aug 31st 2008 7:26PM
First to fail......
Quikboy @ Aug 31st 2008 7:30PM
Wow, that guy sure has a lot of girl pics and vids! Look what he zooms on at 0:24.
Seems pretty smooth to me. I guess. Kind of like a strange mix of the iPhone and Windows Vista UI. It's even running on Windows CE 6. I wonder if they'll do a US release.
steven @ Aug 31st 2008 7:41PM
The US release will be eBay, chinadirect2u, and probably many, many more importers.
gad get @ Aug 31st 2008 7:31PM
Why IS there a cursor? It's completely unnecessary, and looks really tacky.
Tonicboy @ Aug 31st 2008 11:57PM
It's extremely necessary... when you're running on top of Windows CE.
Jeff @ Sep 1st 2008 12:59AM
yeah the cursor is pretty funny.
J @ Aug 31st 2008 7:32PM
Ok, One the first. Yeah, I noticed the cleavage zoom too. [They know how to catch attention]
RAQ @ Aug 31st 2008 7:32PM
There are only two thing I want to know and they are how many video codec does it support and how long is the battery life?
gad get @ Aug 31st 2008 7:38PM
I'd rather know WHICH video codecs are supported.
steven @ Aug 31st 2008 7:42PM
If it's like the M6, it will play many formats. Video Playback: AVI, MPEG-2, RM(VB), MPEG-4/H.263/H.264 at 30FPS
Trond @ Aug 31st 2008 7:33PM
Anyone else notice that the device in the video seems to be running some sort of Windows? Check the folder names when he's showing the copy/cut/paste or whatever it is he's doing. Seems to me Meizu have just made one hell of a UI on top of WinCE or some sort of WinMo, and I can't tell if I think that's a good or bad thing.
steven @ Aug 31st 2008 7:43PM
It will run on WindowsCE 6.0.