With a name like HiPhone, it has to be good, right? Totally . The outfit famous for knocking off RIM’s BlackBerry Storm in impressive fashion is back, this time with a psychedelic mishmash that could make even the most hardened soul chuckle once or twice. The F320 is — as you can so clearly see above — a terribly funny combination of iPod nano and rotary phone, and while we wouldn’t trust the specifications for a minute, we’re told that it’s a dual-band GSM handset with a built-in multimedia player, FM tuner, camera, 2.6-inch touchscreen and Bluetooth. There’s no mention of a price (unless you’re willing to commit to buying a few hundred), but trust us, it’s better that way. [Via PMP Today ] Filed under: Cellphones , Portable Audio , Portable Video HiPhone F320: ‘a rotary phone and an iPod nano walk into a bar…’ originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:03:00 EST

This is the HiPhone Nano N3 +, a 2.8-inch touchscreen based with swivel screen cellphone. It’s a Chinese clone of an Apple product that never happened, but which actually looks like it could have happened. Sure it’s not perfect and it lacks the finesse of Apple’s designs—and I shiver thinking about the software this thing packs—but look at it. There are MacBooks in there. And iPod nanos and even part of the old iPod shuffle in that internal ring—not the one Heather tried to swallow

Yes, KIRF number two hundred is a special affair. The HiPhone Nano N3+ is one of those knockoffs that transcends the category and is just plain awesome all on its own. We can’t vouch for its performance or build of course, but the N3+ clamshell is part iPhone , part RAZR , and part iPod, with a little bit of Star Trek: TNG attitude thrown in for good measure. Seriously, though guys: we weren’t kidding when we hinted (told you) that this would be a perfect birthday gift.