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Nonsense!

I really need to call my mother...

@JFlowas For inexperienced developers, it is simple and is great for practice. The design could be re-imagined or recycled into a PMP, or an electronic dictionary by a budget brand. It's really more of a developer novelty and hobby device.

MS should have just modernized the "6.5 Classic" apps and update the window management and shell. It would allow for backwards-compatibility, power-user features (XDA crowd), and match the new features of newer smartphone platforms. In other words, take 6.5 (I REALLY dislike 6.5.x's lower menu buttons), use a larger screen with larger screen elements (so that the same amount of buttons and features on the screen is the same), put animations and transitions into the interface, and integrate the built-in apps better so as to be a role-model for developers.

It's meant to be a platform for developers to develop and practice on as well as a reference design, not a final consumer electronic. Currently it can be bought in packages of ten only, but it would make a great novelty if they sell it individually or if an online store decides to stock it.

Why stop at the brain? What about the rest of the nervous system?

Since a phone's major purpose is to work reliably for calls(and emergency 911 calls, too!), durability and reliability should be priority. Whether you pay $30 for a pay-as-you-go flip phone or $500 for a Nexus One, it should work like a phone at the very least.

Happy birthday!

Perhaps the Compaq Airlife 100 (You can side-load apps or maybe hack in the marketplace) or maybe this: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/04/usmarts-mc-1-claims-worlds-smallest-title-certainly-wins-ov/

Remind's me to clean out my own office...