Now the above headline invites all kind of mental imagery, we know, but we assure you this isn't some kind of sexual euphemism. That hunk of Brat you've been carrying around in your pocket (again, not a euphemism) can do more than provide you with a tasty snack. It can also help you play Peggle on your iPhone, if you happen to work in a milkshake factory or, like these Koreans, use the subway during those cold winter months.
According to machine translation of a Korean news article, CJ Corporation's snack sausages have seen a sharp rise in sales lately, most likely due to the sausages' close size and shape to that of the human finger. As the above image shows, sausage is all the rage with Korean male iPhone users. Again, not a euphemism!
[Via Pocketgamer]
Reader Comments (49)
Posted: Feb 12th 2010 1:52PM Andrew Yoon said
I don't know if I should be proud or disappointed that I'm Korean.
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 4:06AM (Unverified) said
Proud! Chrissakes nothing not to be proud of here!
(typed with my Johnson)
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(typed with my Johnson)
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 4:14AM Sordid State of Eclairs said
I would say be proud, Andrew.
However, that doesn't mean go out tomorrow and get a t-shirt made that says sausage + i-phone + korea = I've got "Seoul"
We will just keep this our little Joystiq secret:p Now, let us never speak of it again.
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However, that doesn't mean go out tomorrow and get a t-shirt made that says sausage + i-phone + korea = I've got "Seoul"
We will just keep this our little Joystiq secret:p Now, let us never speak of it again.
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 4:07AM Cap Morgan said
Want a condom wrapped sausage for your phone?
There's an app for that
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There's an app for that
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 12:09PM (Unverified) said
You know what works for the iPhone as well? A grape, I've tried it before and it does work!
BTW I'm typing this comment with my iPod Touch :)
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BTW I'm typing this comment with my iPod Touch :)
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 4:16AM ch3burashka said
For once, the Koreans are behind - I've been using my sausage for the past 2 years.
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 5:31AM (Unverified) said
As a Canadian I have to say this,
when I need to use my phone in the freezing cold I take my gloves off, like a man!
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when I need to use my phone in the freezing cold I take my gloves off, like a man!
Posted: Feb 14th 2010 3:25AM chromekreeper said
when you gotta do it, you gotta do it.
change the song that is. im not going to go and say anything else
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change the song that is. im not going to go and say anything else
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 7:09AM Istari Spartan said
For some reason I can't use my ipod touch
with my leather gloves on.
Anyone know why?
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with my leather gloves on.
Anyone know why?
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 9:43AM (Unverified) said
My friend told me that the iPhone has a glass screen, and uses the heat from your fingers to identify when you touch the screen.. That might be why..
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 10:42AM TheOtherJames said
It doesn't use heat, it uses electrical conductivity. If you touch it with something that isn't electrically conductive like human skin, it doesn't work.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Projected_capacitance
*cue The More You Know jingle*
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Projected_capacitance
*cue The More You Know jingle*
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 8:08AM Alex R said
Can't you get iPod gloves? Surely those would work with touch screens too?
http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/04/tavo-gloves-for-the-ipod/
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http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/04/tavo-gloves-for-the-ipod/
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 11:46AM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
Hopefully starving children don't know about this since they should be using their money for food instead of internet.
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Posted: Feb 15th 2010 10:01AM fysician said
I have to agree that the post was pretty irrelevant. Anyway, for his enlightenment, iPhone is equipped with what is commonly known as capacitive touchscreen. It effectively eliminates any accidental poking other than your finger because it only registers touch from a conductive material. Also the size of touch is programmed to match the average size of your fingertip. So it would be difficult to use a stylus. They could potentially add another layer of heat sensors, but this would require too much complexity for almost no additional benefit. It might even give more hassle than being without.
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 10:45AM Cypher FDP said
I'm just going to go ahead and assume this is South Korea.
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 1:11PM (Unverified) said
the flat end of a battery works too! but unlike the sausage, the battery is not edible :'(
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Posted: Feb 13th 2010 1:23PM Urmomlikesme said
Wow his little sausage must be cold XD
Poor little sausage...
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Poor little sausage...
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 6:46PM I AM IRONHIDE said
Sausage,
Touch,
something doesn't seem right here.............
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Touch,
something doesn't seem right here.............
Posted: Feb 13th 2010 7:55PM Korova Pamplona said
My question is why are their subways so damn cold. Do they run with windows open or something?
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Posted: Feb 14th 2010 9:36AM taefoto said
'Cause Koreans are extremeists. They like things either blisteringly hot or freezing cold and they've got to sway back and forth between every new room you enter. Since the insides of trains hot enough to cook said sausages, the stations themselves have to be freezing cold in order to maximize one's chance of developing a cold.
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