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Phones

Meizu Adding Live Messenger to iPhone Vapourware Clone

Posted by Jesus Diaz at 7:47 PM on March 31, 2008

The apparently incombustible Meizu CEO, Jack Wong, has just announced that they are going to add Live Messenger to their M8 mobile phone, the rather pathetic and sad motherboard that wants to be an iPhone clone when it grows up (if it ever gets released). In other words: new vapourware announced for vapourware. The usual cynics are probably asking themselves "why should I care about this crap?" Which is exactly what we are asking ourselves right now. [Meizume—thanks Heartwork]


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Gadgets

Death Ray Machine Does What Jesus Could Not

Posted by Haroon Malik at 11:00 AM on January 28, 2008

deathrayclevelGI.jpgFor this week's retromodo installation, we're looking at the Death Ray Machine, (awesome name). Apparently, the device was put together by a Cleveland scientist, and its abilities were only showcased in a one time display to members of the National Inventors' Congress at Omaha, Nebraska. The Death Ray Machine was witnessed to instantly kill dogs, cats and rabbits once its beam shone on them.


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