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crunchgear.com - 1/15/2009

Now there’s a Barack Obama-branded cellphone (in Kenya)

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Hah! A Kenyan cellphone company has released a Barack Obama-branded cellphone . It’s decked out in red and blue, with fun phrases like “Yes We Can” all over it. The company, Mi Phone, has named the phone the Mi-Obama. (Obama’s father was born in Kenya.) It’ll cost around ...

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cellular-news.com - 1/15/2009

A Barack Obama Branded Mobile Phone

— cellular-news.com — ­Handset vendor, Mi has launched a Barack Obama branded mobile phone for sale in Kenya - the... home country of the President Elect's father. The handset is co branded with the Obama colours and logo and is being sold for roughly $30. The company says ... (more) A Barack Obama Branded Mobile Phone

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unwiredview.com - 1/15/2009

Barack Obama phone launched - not in the US, but in Kenya

— unwiredview.com — The first ever Obama-branded mobile phone is called Mi-Obama and it was recently launched, not in the... US, how people would’ve expected, but in Kenya – the country where Obama’s father was born. Mi-Obama is produced and sold by Mi-Fone, a company that ... (more) Barack Obama phone launched - not in the US, but in ...

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/15/2009

Obama phone - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — obamaphone.jpg Barack Obama's dad came from Kenya, and as a result he's a popular figure in the... African country. It's to see the world's first oPhone, which will sell for just $30 through local carrier miPhone. The specs don't offer much in the way of ... (more) Obama phone - Boing Boing Gadgets

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Kenya Hearts Barack With First Obama-Branded Cellphone [Cellphones]
Gizmodo — Kenya's Mi Phone says yes we can...slap some red-and-blue Barack Obama branding on a cellphone and sell it in Kenya, home of Papa Obama, for $30. [Cellular News via Crunchgear] ...

Obama phone
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... from Kenya, and as a result he's a popular figure in the African country. It's to see the world's first oPhone, which will sell for just $30 through local carrier miPhone. The specs don't offer much in the way of change: it's a dual-band GSM handset in "Black + Obama colour" and enough memory to hold 100 SMS messages and 300 phone book entries. It has an FM radio, a couple of games, and basic calc, calendar and other basic features. Yes We Can phone [miPhone via CrunchGear and CN]