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HP unveils three classic calculators for iPhone
The Raw Feed — HP unveiled three classic calculators as iPhone apps: The HP 12c, HP 12c Platinum, and HP 15C. Although the exact look and feel of these calculators is cool enough, the most amazing bit is that the apps actually use the original ROM code. They're programmable, too, just like the originals. Unfortunately, because this is HP we're talking about, they're also overpriced: They cost $15, $20 and $30, respectively. ...

Calculadoras de HP en el iPhone
Celularis — ... una excusa ideal para comprar un teléfono nuevo? Si sos de los que usan calculadoras HP clásicas ya tenés disponibles para el iPhone la HP 12c y la HP 12c Platinum para funciones de negocio y la HP 15c con algoritmos científicos ya incluídos y, encima, cuando las ponés en modo “landscape” tienen hasta el mismo diseño y son, como las originales.. programables!. Ya empiezan a estar disponibles en el iTunes App Store por entre u$s15 y u$s30 Via: MacWorld ...

Get your classic HP calculator on with 3 new iPhone apps
Obsessable News Feed — ... Conversations: HP releases iPhone versions of classic calculators | Software | iPhone Central | Macworld [macworld.com] ...

HP Releases Classic Calculators For iPhone
jkOnTheRun — ... to the special functions each performs. The calculators are programmable just like the originals. Like the native iPhone Calculator , the HP calculators are displayed in full in landscape orientation just like the originals. When rotated to portrait mode, they display in a simplified form, just as Apple’s does. These emulated calculators are not cheap, they run $15, $20 and $30 for the 12c, 12c Platinum and the 15c respectively. HP may be onto something. (via MacWorld)

iPhone gives new life to old HP calculators
VentureBeat — ... These apps are pretty much identical replicas, according to MacWorld, with all the old buttons and features available when you view them in the iPhone’s wider landscape view. (When you change to the vertical portrait view, buttons for some of the more advanced features disappear.) If a user taps on the HP logo, they even see the list of useful formulas that was once stuck to the back of the device. ...

Are You an HP Calculator Geek? There’s an App for That.
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hp calculator iphone apps: almost worth buying just for their looks
technabob — ... accessible when viewed vertically; the landscaped version gives you their full functionality. The apps actually use the original ROM code, but because of the iPhone’s superior specs they run faster than their real-world counterparts. Unfortunately, good looks plus ultra geeky functionality make for high prices: the 12c sells for $12 (USD), the 12c Platinum is $20 and the 15c is $30, although I’m pretty sure they’re still cheaper than the real ones. [via Macworld via The Raw Feed]