2. If You'd Like to Talk, Just Buzz Me on My Cell Phone
You know, we thought our new cell phone -- it sends instant messages, it receives email
and you can use it to talk -- was a pretty hot little item in the world of wireless telephony. The diminutive size, the neat design, the color screen, the customized ring tone -- we thought it was impressive.
Boy, we were wrong.
See, as
TheStreet.com's ace wireless/PDA reporter Ken Li pointed out to us this week, there's a cell phone out there that really makes an impression on people.
Yes, say hello to the Cell Phone Stun Gun, marketed by
Safety Technology of Jacksonville, Fla. Who cares if it doesn't actually work as a cell phone? Powered by a simple 9-volt battery, it can deliver a jolt, says Safety Technology, of 180,000 volts.
Unfortunately, bringing one to the office here on Wall Street may be problematic. First off, stun guns are illegal
in New York City and New York State, it appears.
More alarming to us, however, is our fear that as absent-minded professorial types, we may one day try to answer an incoming phone call not on our cell phone, but on our stun gun. We're all in favor of sideburns, but not that kind.
George Mannes
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