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Pantech's PG-2800 with "finger writing recognition" keypad

What do diet vodka pills, mobile phones, handwriting recognition, and bunny ears have in common? Well, nothing, but that didn't stop Pantech from stuffing a few Russian models into furry suits to show-off their new PG-2800 handheld with built-in "finger writing" recognition. This tri-band clamshell features a 2.0-inch, 260k color main display and 1.17-inch external sub, 1.3 megapixel digicam, and (unspecified) memory slot to store your MP3 files and snaps to. Pretty standard, eh? What's crazy here is the claim that the writing recognition occurs on the "keypad" (which features regular push-keys) and not some kind of touch-screen. Hey Pantech, how about a picture of that!? Whatever, we're pretty sure that finger writing on a cellphone isn't going to be seting any speed records for texting.