{"id":19463,"date":"2023-06-13T16:35:16","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=19463"},"modified":"2023-07-07T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T05:14:26","slug":"20230613-19463","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230613-19463\/","title":{"rendered":"Users are stupefied by this calculator that can run even Honkai Impact 3rd\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hallyvorc\/status\/1667875671325171712?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweet<\/a> showing screenshots of people running Honkai Impact 3rd on a certain Chinese android calculator has gone viral among Japanese users, with people expressing shock and confusion as to how and why such a high-spec calculator was made. The tweet has since been retweeted over 4000 times.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u306a\u305c\u304bAndroid\u3092\u642d\u8f09\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u901a\u5e38\u96fb\u5353\u3002\u5b58\u5728\u81ea\u4f53\u306f\u3053\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3067\u77e5\u3063\u3066\u306f\u3044\u305f\u3051\u3069\u3082\u3001\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u3068\u304b\u52d5\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3068\u6539\u3081\u3066\u672c\u672b\u8ee2\u5012\u611f\u304c\u3050\u3044\u3050\u3044\u6765\u307e\u3059\u306d\u2026\u2026\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fzZJAOYsP3\">https:\/\/t.co\/fzZJAOYsP3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/01nm9Z03DH\">pic.twitter.com\/01nm9Z03DH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; hally (VORC) (@hallyvorc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hallyvorc\/status\/1667875671325171712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> A regular calculator that\u2019s equipped with android for some reason. I already knew about its existence from this article, but seeing it running games and stuff really makes me question the original intent of whoever made it&nbsp;<\/font><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The device in question is the Chinese \u201cGHLBD calculator\u201d equipped with a high spec tablet chip, touch screen and Android 9.0. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnx-software.com\/2023\/03\/02\/ghlbd-android-calculator-mini-review-an-allwinner-a50-based-android-9-0-calculator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">review<\/a> by CNX Software, it is a simple, non-scientific calculator that also features a calendar, notepad, history of calculation, Wi-Fi and other functions. On the other hand, though the calculator runs Android, the default Android launcher seems to have been disabled, which goes to say that the calculator was not originally intended to be used for anything more complex.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this has obviously not stopped people from bypassing the limitations and finding other exciting uses for the calculator, with Chinese tech lovers making it somewhat of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilibili.com\/video\/BV1Ne4y1W7JP\/?spm_id_from=333.788.recommend_more_video.-1&amp;vd_source=1c071942348817818731defc73b0bbff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fad<\/a> to purchase the (previously) cheap calculator and find ways to emulate various games, stream videos and the like.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what really struck Japanese users on Twitter was the calculator having enough capacity to run\u00a0Honkai Impact 3rd, a large 3D game with sophisticated graphics, with most expressing disbelief at the fact and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZOAef15jMggCu4v\/status\/1668101694180454400?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">some<\/a> finding themselves wanting the gadget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u521d\u671f\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u306fAndroid\u30e9\u30f3\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u304c\u306a\u304f\u5358\u306a\u308b\u96fb\u5353\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3057\u304b\u4f7f\u3048\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3067\u3001\u3053\u3053\u307e\u3067\u3084\u308b\u306b\u306f\u76f8\u5fdc\u306e\u30cf\u30c3\u30af\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308b\u3068\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7b4EY0yQjm\">pic.twitter.com\/7b4EY0yQjm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; hally (VORC) (@hallyvorc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hallyvorc\/status\/1667877467254853632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><font size=\"2\"><strong>Tweet translation:<\/strong> In its default state it can only be used as a simple calculator without an Android launcher, so a significant amount of hacking is required to get to this point.<\/font>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Users were also quick to start thinking of theories to explain the glaring gap between the level of the hardware and software used for the calculator, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pusai\/status\/1667889598461263875?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suggesting<\/a> it might have been designed for cheating on exams, with it being able to access the internet and open pdf files. Others sided with the more widely accepted theory of it being reverse engineered based on availability of cheap parts. In either case, the sight of Honkai Impact 3rd being run on the small screen of a calculator is undoubtedly what left the strongest impression on all.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tweet showing Honkai Impact 3rd, the 3D game with complex graphics, being played on a confusingly high-tech Chinese calculator has gone viral in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":19465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-19463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Users are stupefied by this calculator that can run even Honkai Impact 3rd\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A Tweet showing Honkai Impact 3rd, the 3D game with complex graphics, being played on a confusingly high-tech Chinese calculator has gone viral in Japan.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230613-19463\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Users are stupefied by this calculator that can run even Honkai Impact 3rd\u00a0 - 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