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Chinese 'Apple Peel' Turns iPods Into iPhones
angry tapir writes "The Apple Peel 520, a Chinese-developed product that drew the media's attention for being able to turn an iPod Touch into an iPhone-like device, is coming to America. The add-on device, which just went on sale in China, has been billed as a more affordable option for users wanting to get their hands on an iPhone, but lacking the budget."
If you can hold it in your left hand without a complete loss of signal... you'll have a better phone than a real iPhone!
What desktop systems run ARM, again? Last I checked, not a single Dell, HP, Lenovo, Acer, Apple, Toshiba, or any other manufacturer I can think of off hand has even ONE desktop system running on ARM. The giant computer store down the road has lots of Intel and AMD processors, and not a single ARM processor, not one. Heck, there isn't even a viable desktop operating system that runs on ARM. Windows doesn't and neither does Mac. Linux is NOT a viable desktop OS, no matter what the fan boys claim. I've tried it, installed Gentoo and Debian. Built a linux-from-scratch. Tried Ubuntu and Fedora. I just don't have the time to spend weeks trying to get things to work the way they do pretty much out of the box on Windows. Bottom line: ARM is good for running my microwave and DVR and phone, but it's positively NOT a desktop CPU.