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Hummer makes a cell phone
No word yet on how long the rugged new mobile's battery will last.
By Farhad Manjoo [2007-06-06]
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  • Just FYI

    Links on your RSS feed are occasionally taking me to the Salon front page instead of your blog posts. No idea why, but it's a bit annoying.

    -- jnfr
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    Wednesday, June 6, 2007 01:22 PM

  • Cellular phones

    When will the US market get a phone that (a) is a good phone (battery life, reception, ergonomics) (b) is not an exceedingly mediocre anything else (camera, computer, home theater, George Foreman grill) and (c) is not a cube 4 inches on a side nor is it 8 inches tall and 0.05 thick that (d) will not break in 4.5 weeks so you can buy another (undiscounted) phone?

    Not to imply that the Hummer phones appear to meet any of the above, but the state of the mobile phone market (in the US at least) has me baffled. Does anyone over 15 honestly use their phone to watch HILARIOUS Bam Margera videos or download the latest Ciara turd? Yet that represents the entire business model of our providers...

    /rant

    -- ironocrat
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    Wednesday, June 6, 2007 01:23 PM

  • Amp'd Mobile declares bankruptcy

    "Where you at?" Not payin the damn bill, G.

    But before to start casting the first or second stone, remember that if you have a Nextel phone that push to talk sound is patented so that all your buddies can know that you have one.

    And honestly, I get it, you have blue tooth. I'm sure you really need to have that bud stuffed in your ear while you're on the weight bench in case, what? Chuck Norris needs you?

    -- RealName
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    Wednesday, June 6, 2007 01:42 PM

  • Now you don't have to follow someone out to the parking lot

    To see what he drives in order to tell if he has a small...umm, how do I put it? A small.....cock.

    --Anonymous
    Wednesday, June 6, 2007 02:47 PM

  • this is the dumbest idea

    since the Acer Ferrari line of red plastic cases around mediocre consumer devices.

    I wonder if they'll also get a fluffing from "technology analyst" Rob Enderle.

    (Funniest review ever):

    http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1523503,00.asp

    -- teho
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    Wednesday, June 6, 2007 05:57 PM

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