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Saturday, August 12, 2006
A mobile phone that's so retro it's not even mobile
Update: According to DMEurope the GSM function is based on the GM862 GSM/GPRS module from Telit that can be programmed using the Python script language, yet the editor has misunderstood how it's used though (the phone is sold complete).Or, it's as much a mobile/portable phone as Osbourne-1 was a portable computer.
Note the lack of a high-resolution display for web browsing etc, and that it also lacks a camera, but you can at least make voice calls. Considering a mobile phone that can only do voice calls cost less than $100 w/o subscription (and doesn't even even exist) you pay a lot for the red plastic and the rotary.
Note "This phone is for entertainment purposes only!" but I've actually seen others sell these kinds of "mobile" phones for elderly etc.
Spark Fun Electronics
(via Textually)
