Nextel bets on cutting-edge phone

**merlin** · 10-30-2002, 01:58 PM

On Monday, the wireless carrier announced its Nextel i90c Swiss Army Special Edition, a Motorola-built phone that Nextel has co-branded with Victorinox, the famous maker of Swiss Army knives.

Victorinox helped design the $250 phone, which sports a translucent red plastic shell and a red screen backlight and comes loaded with text versions of "The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook" and a first aid manual, among other features.

Buyers of the i90c even get a corkscrew and a plastic toothpick--though those aren't part of the phone itself; they come tucked inside a matching Victorinox knife that's part of the package.

http://www.nxtlphones.com/swissarmy/

***merlins development note*****
10/30/2002....final stage of my Merlin communicator cellphone research has begun..this space age comm. device will have built in vacuum cleaner, microwave and a toilet...future plans include adding a military grade GPS nav. system and a free cable TV service for a month + complimentary subscription to Spice channel....check back soon for updates...

Uranium-235 · 10-30-2002, 02:06 PM

do they make wireless phones that get broadcast tv? that would be cool (providing it has a big enough lcd screen)

10-30-2002, 01:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
merlin I helped the forums. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,612 OS: 3.11	Nextel bets on cutting-edge phone On Monday, the wireless carrier announced its Nextel i90c Swiss Army Special Edition, a Motorola-built phone that Nextel has co-branded with Victorinox, the famous maker of Swiss Army knives. Victorinox helped design the $250 phone, which sports a translucent red plastic shell and a red screen backlight and comes loaded with text versions of "The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook" and a first aid manual, among other features. Buyers of the i90c even get a corkscrew and a plastic toothpick--though those aren't part of the phone itself; they come tucked inside a matching Victorinox knife that's part of the package. http://www.nxtlphones.com/swissarmy/ *merlins development note*** 10/30/2002....final stage of my Merlin communicator cellphone research has begun..this space age comm. device will have built in vacuum cleaner, microwave and a toilet...future plans include adding a military grade GPS nav. system and a free cable TV service for a month + complimentary subscription to Spice channel....check back soon for updates...

10-30-2002, 02:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Uranium-235 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Milky Way/Alpha Quadrant/Earth/US/Texas Posts: 189 OS: Windows 2000 Professional 2195	do they make wireless phones that get broadcast tv? that would be cool (providing it has a big enough lcd screen)