Archive for the ‘Funny, Wacky, & Weird’ Category
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007
Stop the presses! 8-year-old girl prank calls 911 using mother's cell phone!
A little girl in Plymouth, WI, phoned the 911 dispatcher at the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Department more than 100 times last week with her mother's old, unused cell phone. Some of her more imaginative emergencies involved being trapped in ...
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2007
Gordon Gekko would love this -- the '80s Brick Cell Phone. It's an unlocked, GSM-compatible handset sporting as much 21 Century tech as it's missing. The phone doesn't have Bluetooth or USB connectivity, and wireless headsets and car chargers won't work with it, although would you really want it to? ...
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Friday, February 9th, 2007
New York State Sen. Carl Kruger says three pedestrians in his Brooklyn district have been killed since September upon stepping into traffic while distracted by an electronic device. In one case bystanders screamed "watch out" to no avail.
Kruger says he will introduce legislation on Wednesday to ban the use ...
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Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Forget about the car you drive, the way you dress, or your taste in music. Personal scrutiny has gone (to the) mobile.
Dial-a-Phone indicates 97% of Brits judge personality based on ringtone choice.
"Damn, she was smart, sexy, had a dope crib and whip; too bad her ringtone sucked. She could have ...
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Friday, January 26th, 2007
The cell phone has evolved in many ways. Beyond the obvious voice calling, it is now an messaging device, mp3 player, organizer, web browser, social networking tool. Sprint is bringing a new function to their phones. With mobileFaker Sprint turns their phones into a tool to avoid awkward social situations. ...
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2007
I've never envisioned the interstate as the next great frontier of social networking, but the folks at PL8Scan have, and what's more, you won't even have to slow down!
PL8Scan enables a driver to send a text message to another by using their license plate as an "address." What could possibly ...
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Friday, January 5th, 2007
I found this post on the Cingular customer service forums. I think it is a good example of the confusion in the marketplace regarding mp3 phones, music downloads and ringtone downloads. As consumers turn to mp3 phones these types of "complaints" are sure to increase.
I am very frustrated! I ...
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Friday, December 8th, 2006
This time, "it" happens to be the phone of George W. Bush's daughter Barbara.
"It has George Bush's private number plus Michael Jackson's, Madonna's, Paris Hilton's and Ozzy Osbourne's. The White House, Pentagon, FBI, CIA, the IMF."
It says the phone will be delivered by Osama bin Laden himself. Mercado ...
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Monday, November 27th, 2006
If you aren't still stuffed from Thanksgiving. (Or dehydrated from dysentary.) These tasty Korean BBQ charms may whet your appetite.
I want one.
Read: Tokyomango (via Gizmodo)
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Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Make your own Razz!
I remember back in the late 80s I got a soundboard for my old analog phone. It had some cheezy 8-bit sounds such as a machine gun, traffic, and bomb drops. I long for the same features on my cell phone. Thanks to RAZZ (and certain Nokia ...
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