Fenix catalogue...

[Safety1st]

Guys,

Do "Fenix" have a product catalogue?

If so, where do I obtain one from...? I can't seem to find out where, on the fenix website..

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

Gary

 

[Flying Turtle]

Best place to go is probably www.4sevens.com. I've never heard of a paper catalog being available.

Geoff

 

[ypsifly]

Printed media is becoming a thing of the past. Even newspapers are starting to emphasize online content.

 

[StarHalo]

+1 for the demise of print, but a Fenix catalog would be worth it just for the broken English. More humanized design ceremoniously comes! :clap:

 

[DaddyCool]

Is 'humanized design' broken English? :oops:
I assumed this was regular, North American advertising blah :thumbsup:

Btw. here is your Fenix catalouge: http://www.fenixlight.com/newping.asp

 

[Safety1st]

OK folks..thanks for the replies/responses...

I asked because I enjoy reading through the Surefire catalogue. You know, sat in the lounge or out back with a beer, flicking through it. There's something more interesting about looking through a paper catalogue and planning your next purchase, than simply looking at on on a screen.
Perhaps I'm old fashioned... :poke:

Thanks again

Gary

 

[Mdinana]

Is 'humanized design' broken English? :oops:
I assumed this was regular, North American advertising blah :thumbsup:

Btw. here is your Fenix catalouge: http://www.fenixlight.com/newping.asp

I wouldn't say it's "broken English," but it sure as heck doesn't really mean anything. I mean, "humanized" might be a made up word. It's like saying "carized." Uh... what?

Then again, it might be just managerial marketing gobble-de-gook (that means "gibberish"). A big fancy adjective used to pad a sentence that has no real value to it.

For example: Our latest introductory product has a patent-pending revolutionary power initiation interface, producing dazzling arrays of luminescent projection!

Translation: We have a new, bright light.

 

[Flying Turtle]

Our latest introductory product has a patent-pending revolutionary power initiation interface, producing dazzling arrays of luminescent projection!

Fantastic!! I'll take two. Paypal sent. :twothumbs

Geoff

 

[importculture]

OK folks..thanks for the replies/responses...

I asked because I enjoy reading through the Surefire catalogue. You know, sat in the lounge or out back with a beer, flicking through it. There's something more interesting about looking through a paper catalogue and planning your next purchase, than simply looking at on on a screen.
Perhaps I'm old fashioned... :poke:

Thanks again

Gary

+1 I totally agree. I have a laptop and mobile broadband internet and when I'm at an appointment or between meetings it's easier to open and carry a magazine or catalog. Plus I don't always have time to take out the laptop, boot up, log in, then load the site. It's much easier to just open a mag or catalog. This is a huge reason why I'd love a flashlight magazine too.

 

[horizonseeker]

"humanized" = ergonomic.

here is what I suspect happened, english -> chinese -> english, in other words, someone took the translation of "ergonomic" in chinese and tried to translate it back into english.

 

[Mjolnir]

I have noticed that poor translations seem to use "charming" instead of aesthetically pleasing. It's amazing how many products coming out of china have "charming shape." I don't understand why they don't just hire an english speaking person to look over their translations and give them at least passable grammar. You can tell that a lot of things like this have never been seen by someone who can actually speak english; otherwise such bizarre errors would not be present.
I have some product manuals that would bewilder ANY decent english speaker.

 

[horizonseeker]

I can see you have not been to any high schools lately.

slight jokes (somewhat serious too) aside, I would be interested to know if 4Sevens has brought this up with Fenix, if he had and they still persisted in using the same translator, then I guess we are stuck.

 

[Mdinana]

I can see you have not been to any high schools lately.

slight jokes (somewhat serious too) aside, I would be interested to know if 4Sevens has brought this up with Fenix, if he had and they still persisted in using the same translator, then I guess we are stuck.

True, but have you heard any inner city (and some surbarban) kid use the word "charming" lately?

I agree though, having one person that speaks passable English would be great. I have to assume that translations in other languages are just as butchered...

www.engrish.com

It's a hoot!

 

[PetaBread]

I like printed catalogs too :thumbsup:. Get to circle what i want or what i plan to

get, instead of writing down the names and specs from the screen so i dont forget. :thumbsdow

 

[Flying Turtle]

I almost cried when Radio Shack stopped doing their catalog a few years ago. Had one in every bathroom.

Geoff

 

[Black Rose]

I've never heard of a paper catalog being available.

When I received my free Fenix knife for participating in the 2008 customer survey, the dealer than mailed the knife included the current 12 page printed glossy catalog (has the TK40 in it).