Okwap's limited-edition cellphone: blessed by Matsu
By Peter Rojas 
posted Jul 1st 2004 3:24PM
posted Jul 1st 2004 3:24PM
We'll admit to never having heard of Taiwanese cellphone manufacturer Okwap, who are said to be totally big over
there right now (something we suspect is like your band being huge in Belgium), but they're trying to give their
handsets a little spiritual edge over the competition with a new divinely-blessed limited-edition cellphone. Each of
the 2,000 Matsu phones have been blessed in a ritual at a Matsu temple (Matsu is the Chinese goddess of the sea or
something like that) and comes with a hologram of the deity on the back, religious chant ringtones, and Matsu-themed
wallpaper. We fully expect Motorola to strike back with a Jesus phone soon, though we'd probably feel bad swearing on
one.
[Via Textually.org]
Motorola is not based in Texas. Its headquarters are in Schaumburg, IL, a northwestern suburb of Chicago.
"...We fully expect Motorola to strike back with a Jesus phone soon..."
WWJD? - What Would Jesus Dial?
I'm not a priest but I do bless my phone often. Damn thing drops a call and I'm like "Jesus f*****g Christ!"
Inventec Appliance Corp (IAC) makes OKWAP products and also makes iPods.
Okwap?
That sounds like Elmer Fudd swearing.
OKWAP is built by Inventec Appliances Inc (IAC), also the manufacturer of iPods.
These phones made by Inventec Appliances Corp, the same company that makes iPods.
actually, OKWAP is REALLY REALLY, big in Taiwan....