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US Teen Trades Hacked iPhone for Nissan 350Z

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the something-for-nothing dept.

PieGuy107 writes to mention that seventeen-year-old George Hotz of Glen Rock, NJ has made the trade of the summer. Hotz traded his hacked iPhone for a new set of wheels (Nissan 350Z to be exact) and 3 more 8GB iPhones. "[Terry] Daidone, who's the co-founder of Louisville, Kentucky-based CertiCell, has apparently also offered the young man a paid consulting job, but stresses the company doesn't have 'any plans on the table right now to commercialize Mr. Hotz' discovery'."

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  1. Monday called by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    they want their story back.

  2. Life's lessons... by feepness · · Score: 5, Funny

    The poor kid is absolutely boned come tax time.

    1. Re:Life's lessons... by vux984 · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Do people under 18 pat taxes?

      Yes.

      Old enough to pay taxes.
      Not old enough to vote what they are use for.

      One of the many injustices in the system.

  3. Read the TFA! by zedturtle · · Score: 5, Insightful

    He was given the car by a guy who owns a mid-sized cell phone repair shop in the midwest. This guy (Certicell)'s getting massive publicity out of the hoopla surrounding the unlock. The unlocked iPhone isn't worth a 350Z. Getting mentioned on every news-outlet and riding the coattails of Hotz's fifteen minutes of fame is worth a 350z.

  4. 1996 called by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It wants its pop culture reference back.

  5. Re:Irony? by tftp · · Score: 5, Funny

    It likely does now.

  6. Re:Hackability... by tgd · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah but when you buy name brand instead of Walmart, you know your shoes were made by eight year olds, not five year olds. My morals are worth another $30.

  7. keep hacking by koutkeu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next step: Hack the 350Z and trade it for a jet