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World's smallest cellphone might be a bit too small
Hey, I like tiny phones as much as the next guy, but this is insane. Take a gander at the Xun Chi 138, purported to be the world's smallest cellphone. You won't here any arguments from me on that front; it's freakin' tiny. But the problem is that it's so small there isn't even room for a keypad, forcing you to use the stylus and touchscreen to do any input. Plus, there's the danger that you could accidentally swallow it while making a call. Is a phone this small really that convenient? I think there's a size that you want your phone to be, and once it gets smaller than that it just turns into a gimmick. And the Xun Chi 138 is decidedly a gimmick. Ah well, it isn't one I'll have to see people pinching up against their ears, as it's only coming out in China.
By crjoneslv at 1:00 PM ON 09/26/06
I'm waiting for inside in the ear canal!
By techstatistic at 7:58 AM ON 09/28/06
Thank goodness there is no keypad.
By bthoom at 8:52 AM ON 09/28/06
I have thought that phones (and the net for that matter) would best be handled by a mastoid implant. Probably around age 16 - The girls, and least, seem to aquire an intense need for phones around then. Until then with this phone they could hide it in their hair - don't you think?
By crjoneslv at 11:57 AM ON 09/28/06
Just with the implant, concerned about the transmitter so near the brain. I know we've already got some problems with emf from the current generation of phones.
By blzrd at 1:16 PM ON 09/28/06
I have a solution for that. Put the transmitter in your foot. Then string a small wire up through your body to your head which has the reciever. I have imagined a day when such things were possible.
By piconrep at 11:37 PM ON 09/29/06
Why not put the transmitter in a butt cheek. You have plenty of padding there, and it would give a whole new meaning of talking sh*t to someone lol.
By souprman at 8:37 AM ON 10/05/06
I think it a step closer to my dream of have a cell phone that looks and acts like what i hope to be: A real Starfleet communicator badge. I thik they would sell like hotcakes to trekies and their aree so many other aplication and styles.
By mark at 2:12 AM ON 06/19/08
its so nice i want to buy that ? ?
By bobbyjo at 7:24 PM ON 07/29/09
I might mis-yake it for a suppository.
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