Oprah Has a 'Fancy' 4G Phone That You Can't Have

By Jane McEntegart
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They say if you want something to sell well, you need to get it on Oprah. The queen of daytime television played a ginormous role in the original Kindle's success and now she's got a new gadget – Sprint's HTC EVO 4G.

Yesterday, Oprah was talking about collecting pledges for her NoPhoneZone initiative. The idea is that you promise to make your car a 'no phone zone' by signing a petition that says you won't text in the car and if you need to make a call, you'll either pull over or use a hands-free kit.

It's a great cause but it's not as interesting as say, an HTC EVO 4G -- you know, Sprint's 4G smartphone that isn't due out until the summer time. Oprah whipped the highly anticipated phone out while demonstrating how easy it is to pledge to the NoPhoneZone initiative via text. How did Oprah get her hands on one of these? And how come she's not giving them away to everyone in the audience (especially the ones with eBay accounts)?

Take a brief peek at the device below.

Jane McEntegart

Jane McEntegart works in marketing communications at Intel and was previously Manager of Content Marketing at ASUS North America. Before that, she worked for more than seven years at Tom's Guide and Tom's Hardware, holding such roles as Contributing Editor and Senior News Editor and writing about everything from smartphones to tablets and games consoles.

32 Comments Comment from the forums
  • buckinbottoms
    did someone actually cam an oprah episode?
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  • mlopinto2k1
    I think it would be pretty sweet if when you got in your car, it deactivated your phone unless you had a hands-free device installed... and sent anyone calling to a voice mail stating that your driving and you cannot take their call. Obviously unless you had the hands-free device installed.

    I'm not trying to be a goody two shoes, I seriously see at least 100 people a day driving with their knees and their heads DOWN texting. That is a seriously friggin problem. From 16 year olds to 50+... I see it all. Everyday.
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  • Marco925
    She looks Stoned out of her mind.
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  • Rhynn
    she's a billionaire...she can afford to have items built one-run, straight-from-patent if she wants. I'm surprised she's not flying around in her starship plinking cities off the map at any given second to be honest.
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  • babybeluga
    No such thing as 4g...........
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  • i want that phone so bad it kicks so much ass
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  • nukemaster
    buckinbottomsdid someone actually cam an oprah episode?There is allot of youtube vids that way. I even saw one that was downloaded burned to a DVD then recording with a camera.
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  • you know shes only holding on to that phone cause steve jobs won't give her a iphone 4g. trufax.
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  • Camikazi
    nukemasterThere is allot of youtube vids that way. I even saw one that was downloaded burned to a DVD then recording with a camera.That makes no sense :/
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  • babybeluga

    Funny. I'm installing 4G towers for Sprint and T-Mobile in LA County, Orange County and San Diego County. We are getting ready.

    Going to be fast. Finally. They better bump up that 5GB data cap that will go quick!
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