Wow... I fail at reply buttons. That was @the first post

I /really/ hope you're joking. Inductive charging is not going to give you cancer (except in California, where everything does, apparently).

"...I can't figure out which is faster Chinese mobile manufacturers cranking out KIRFS or Engadget's coverage on them."

Presumably the manufacturers are faster, given that otherwise Engadget would run out of things to cover at some point :P

In retrospect, that sounded fanboyish. It wasn't intended to, but I found their choice of slogan amusing.

I hate to have to be the one to say this (don't hate me), but if MS' new slogan is "Life without Walls", then where do they put their Windows?
/me stops himself from mentioning the fences/gates line

I agree that it's overpriced, although depending on what sort of hardware is in there, it may likely be worth more than $5. Considering I can get a good 3-axis accelerometer from STmicro for $10 (single quantity) (I'd presume this includes another accelerometer), your $10-15 price-point sounds reasonable.

There are plenty of phone knock-offs on DealExtreme, and most of them have lots of parenthetical "manufacturer claims" features. e.g. "Java (manufacturer claims)". Agreed with Engadget - if they were cheap, they might be worth a look, but not at the price they're charging. (Then again, comparing with DX's normal prices, it is remotely possible that they're half-decent, really terrible knock-offs :P)

@giyad
I haven't used S60 myself, so I can't comment on its features or flaws, but I think it would be interesting if Nokia released some Linux-based phones. I own an N810 Internet Tablet, and I'm quite impressed with the good job they did on the OS. While the debate about desktop Linux readiness rages on (with no sign of stopping), I think it's fair to say that a properly designed Linux distro, tailored to a specific mobile device, can be completely viable. And the great thing about that sort of setup is that you can have a consumer friendly device, and still make it hackable. When I pop out my N810 in class to look up a related article on Wikipedia, it's just as simple as doing so on any other OS... but when I want to, I can open a root shell, and do whatever the heck I want. From what I've heard of OpenMoko's offerings, it sounds like they haven't hit that balance yet, so I hope Nokia introduces something of that sort.

Actually, that Boo should go to Broadcom and co. I agree that it would be nice if Linux had better hardware support, but some companies don't make it easy. e.g. BCM's website said "Linux support"... I had to go through about 5 people on the phone to get someone who finally said (a bit sheepishly) "well, by that they mean that you could /theoretically/ write a Linux driver for it"
That said, every release just gets better :D

I have a calculator with a VFD screen (you know, like the old cash registers and elevator number signs?), and it has a power consumption that would make a modern pocket calculator cry (and then divide by 0 and burst into flames). That said, it's a neat piece of history. I also use Free42 on my Internet Tablet, which is an open source recreation (not an emulator) of the HP-42S, which was made at the height of their awesomness of old.