The disposable cellphone - Democratic Underground

scottxyz

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Fri Mar-05-04 09:59 PM
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The disposable cellphone

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa022801a.htm

With 60 minutes of calling time and a hands free attachment, it's the thickness of three credit cards and made from recycled paper products.

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Taxloss

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Fri Mar-05-04 10:05 PM
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1. Surely that's

astonishingly wasteful, if you consider the energy spent manufacturing and distributing it.

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Deja Q

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Fri Mar-05-04 10:10 PM
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2. Good use of recycled paper...

But not pracitcal and easily damaged.

Worse, "I'm going cheap and dumb," she told The Register, revealing: "In monetary terms, I want to be the next Bill Gates.". Where'd she get the idea from, then? Seattle Computer Products?!

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LastLiberal in PalmSprings

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Fri Mar-05-04 10:38 PM
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3. I'd rather they invent an exploding cellphone

or more to the point, a cellphone exploder.

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