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gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/15/2009

Obama phone - Boing Boing Gadgets

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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 change: it's a dual-band GSM handset in ...

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DVICE Atom Feed:  Obama cellphone is for true superfans only

Wired: Gadget Lab:  $30 Obama-Phone Launches in Kenya

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boltbrowser.com - 1/15/2009

Boing Boing Video - CES: Joel reviews Sign Language Translator Gadget

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gadgets.boingboing.net - 1/13/2009

Today is a good day to type...with a Klingon keyboard - Boing Boing Gadgets

— gadgets.boingboing.net — klingon_keyboard.jpg Cherry sells this keyboard with Klingon keycaps, perfect for transcribing the works of Shakespeare in their original language. Like the most robust battle keyboards, it attaches to your console via the hardened PS/2 interface. ... (more) Today is a good day to type...with a Klingon keyboard ...

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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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Obama cellphone is for true superfans only
DVICE Atom Feed — ... It's got a big Obama logo on the back, the Obama "O" on the main button nub, and a classy color scheme. It's pretty basic beyond this. If you want this, you'd better be living in Kenya, because that's where it's available. Obama is hugely popular there, seeing Barack is half Kenyan. So, capitalizing on that, local carrier miPhone has unleashed this little beauty. I'd say the chances are good that we'll see this thing on eBay pretty soon. Boing Boing Gadgets, via Boing Boing Gadgets

$30 Obama-Phone Launches in Kenya
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... of a $30 phone, it does almost nothing. No 3G, no touch screen, no nothing. Well, almost nothing. There's an FM radio and a flashlight, both handy additions for the target market. The best part, though, comes from the description -- the color is listed as "Black and Obama Color". The President Elect has now clearly claimed both red and blue as his own, much as Deutsche Telekom patented Engadget Blue. Product page [Mi-Phone via Cellular News via BBG] ...