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World's Slimmest Phone
moto writes "ThinkCE has some news of the world's slimmest phone. From the article: 'Slimmer than a stick insect with the runs, the new world's thinnest phone comes in the shape of the EV-K100 handset, an ultra-thin gizmo made by Korean cell phone makers KTF Technologies. Measuring a wafer-thin 7.9-millimeters, the EV-K100 grabs the "world's slimmest" crown from local rivals VK, whose VK2010 and VK2100 phones measured up at a comparatively lardy, pie-scoffing 8.8mm (with Motorola's RAZR being a positively obese 14.5-mm thick).'"
Imagine how small they could have made it if they didn't try to jam a shitty camera and mp3 player into it...
The one looks to have very similar dimensions to the RAZR, which I already have. I also like that the razr is a flip phone, and also that it's almost entirely metallic. This makes it particularly sturdy and scratch-resistant, which is very important for a phone that fits comfortably in your pocket. There is no information on how sturdy this new phone is.
As annoying as all that is, I've had 2 flip phones, and known many other people who have had them. They always die within a couple years due to some breakage of the joint. You can usually lock non-flip phones so that you don't dial them while in your pocket. Most non-flip phones I've seen had a much stronger screen than flip-phones in order to protect it from being scratched. If you're still paranoid, get a case.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
Aren't they the phones that were in "V for Vendetta"? Proof if anyone needed it that product placement works. Consumer culture is devilishly scary, sometimes.
All the techniques ever used to make men moral have been themselves thoroughly immoral... (Nietzsche)