Kogan hopes you'll spend stimulus bucks on Kevin37 HDTV

by Darren Murph posted Mar 8th 2009 at 12:01AM

This, folks, is the tell-tale sign of someone eager and willing to capitalize. Kogan, the guy who almost made a QWERTY-packin' Android phone, has conjured up a brilliant way for Aussies to spend their forthcoming stimulus checks. You see, the Australian government has sent out AU$900 checks to citizens who made under AU$100,000 last year in an effort to boost the overall economy, and lo and behold, this 37-inch HDTV (comically named Kevin37 -- the locals know what's up) is priced at exactly AU$900. As for specs, you're looking at a 1,366 x 768 resolution panel, 1,200:1 contrast ratio, six-millisecond response time, 600 nits of brightness, a PAL / SECAM / NTSC tuner and a slew of connectors. Get your orders in now before you think better of it, and watch for it to head your way in late April.

[Via Gizmag]

Filed under: Displays, Others, LCD

Tags: Australia, economy, hdtv, Kevin37, kogan, lcd

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Ruprecht @ Mar 8th 2009 1:26AM

I always wondered what it would be like to be governed by a socialistic yet overtly religious, poll driven, economically plundering, self absorbed pseudo intellectual policy wonk.

I give you Prime Minister Rudd.

$900 for doing... nothing. Where do I sign up for this gravy train? Keep those printing presses fired up.

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DVD4ME @ Mar 8th 2009 7:04AM

Agreed, the guys a tool.
Let's not spend the $ on infrastructure and job creation, hell no, we don't want any of that long term security BS. Lets just waste the surplus and go into deficit with a big free handout too the dirty herd to spend on cigarettes, alcohol and poker machines.
This money, the second in a few months, will be pissed up against the wall and gone in a fortnight.
Kevin your a genius, the good ship Australia is now officially RUDDerless and heading for the rocks!

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Michael @ Mar 8th 2009 9:38AM

Aren't you damned if you do and damned if you don't? Hoover didn't do ANYTHING to end the depression (didn't even try) and the American people began nicknaming shanty towns "Hoovervills"

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Olive Blakhok @ Mar 8th 2009 3:49PM

Kevin Rudd is a brilliant strategist. He meets with Chinese and Japanese politicians every day to determine how to get the Australian economy growing. He saw Japan with a stagnant economy and an uncensored Internet, then saw China with a (somewhat) growing economy and a heavily censored Internet.

And that is why he advocates Clean Feed (Internet censorship for Australians).

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Gus @ Mar 8th 2009 7:26PM

The guy is more interested in trying to be a hero on the world stage and having his name up in lights than concentrating on the local economy.
He is a self centred show pony and is now showing extreme political naivety and immaturity.

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