Massive thanks to Sponsor, Private Internet Access. Head to https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/NostalgiaNerd to check out their VPN deal!... Commodore, a brand that has been with us for decades. As synonymous with computing as ICL or IBM, but almost universally loved. Commodore brought us the C64, the SX64, the Commodore Amiga, The Commodore PET Smartphone... WHAT. Yes, in 2015, a company known as Commodore Business Machines released a Commodore branded smartphone, and then seemingly vanished. This video explores what happened with that Smartphone before finding out what the company are doing these days, having announced a new "computer product" called the GK64 (Gaming Keyboard afaik). But wait, there's more, it's not even clear that this company own the Commodore brand rights. Plus ANOTHER company has emerged called Commodore Engineering who seem to be going down the same path. Are these rip off brands up to no good, or are they genuinely trying to offer us something connected to the Commodore brand that we know and love? Join me for a rollercoaster. For the text version of this video with full references go-to https://www.nostalgianerd.com/commodore-heist Big thanks to Mr Mobile for helping out with this video! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheMrMobile Also thanks to Scene World for their footage and help https://sceneworld.org/podcast/ - http://youtube.com/SceneWorldMagazine And thanks to Richard Troupe for his input (and general comments all over Facebook) https://twitter.com/richardtroupe ๐Ÿ•’Timeline๐Ÿ•’ 0:00-02:30 Introduction 02:30-03:41 Ad 03:41-11:20 Commodore PET Smartphone 11:20-14:22 Hands on Commodore Smartphone 14:22-15:38 The Commodore LEO 15:38-23:47 Who Owns the Brand? 23:47-37:42 Commodore Business Machines 37:42-41:20 The NEW Commodore Computer? 41:20-45:32 Commodore Engineering 45:32-48:30 Commodore Corporation 48:30-50:26 Summarising 50:26-51:21 Credits ๐Ÿ”—Video Links๐Ÿ”— Commodore Business Machines; https://commodorecompany.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cbm.commodore/ https://twitter.com/Commodoresmart https://www.instagram.com/commodoresmart/ Commodore Engineering; https://commodore-eng.com/ https://www.facebook.com/commodorengineering/ Icaros Desktop; https://vmwaros.blogspot.com/ ๐Ÿ† Support ๐Ÿ† Support my channel, get exclusive videos & perks, as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/nostalgianerd from just $1 ๐Ÿช NN Shop & Affiliate Links! ๐Ÿช My eBay Shop: https://nnerd.es/NerdShop (Now Re-open!) My Retro Tech book: http://nnerd.me/HVFtSB (2nd edition is out!) Desk Shelves for Retro Computers: http://nnerd.me/RetroShelves (Because you're worth it) ๐Ÿป Share/Like ๐Ÿป If you wish to share this video in forums, social media, on your website, or ANYWHERE else, please do so! It helps tremendously with the channel! Also, giving a thumb up or down also helps with visibility on Youtube. Many thanks! ๐Ÿ“Ÿ Subcribe ๐Ÿ“Ÿ Click to Subscribe: https://nnerd.es/2K4TYvX ๐Ÿ“ฑ Join me on Social Media ๐Ÿ“ฑ ๐Ÿฅ http://www.twitter.com/nostalnerd ๐ŸŽฎ http://www.twitch.tv/nostalgianerd ๐Ÿ‘ฑ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ“˜ http://www.facebook.com/nostalnerd ๐Ÿ“ธ http://www.instagram.com/nostalgianerd ๐ŸŒ http://www.nostalgianerd.com ๐ŸŽฅ Equipment ๐ŸŽฅ Panasonic Lumix G5 Rode NT-1 Mic Corel Video Studio Ultimate 2020 Corel Paint Shop Pro 2020 ๐Ÿ“œ Resources ๐Ÿ“œ In video links and references are provided where possible. If you believe I have forgotten to attribute anything, please let me know (drop me an email via. the about page on Youtube or send me a tweet), so I can add it here. Apologies if I have missed anything out, it takes time to make these videos and therefore it can be easy to forget things or make a mistake. Errors and omissions excepted. Some material in this video may be used under Fair Dealing / Fair Use. Where under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976 (UK: Sections 29 and 30 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988), allowance is made for purposes including parody, quotation, criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, education and research. Fair Dealing / Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.