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Remember the 'taco phone?' Yeah, that was the Nokia N-Gage. It had a clever name, for sure. The awkwardly designed handheld gaming console was launched in 2003 as a rival to Nintendo's then-top-notch Game Boy Advance. Nokia's advantage? There was a cell phone built in. Unfortunately, talking on the phone required awkwardly turning the device sideways so that it resembled a taco held to one's ear. The N-Gage wasn't just a disappointment, it was an outright flip.

Nokia revamped the awkward handheld in 2004, dropping the "side-talking" and shaving a few bucks off the price, but the "taco phone" reputation had unfortunately stuck.

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R U Kiddin' Mii?
Wii is an AWESOME name! Haven't you seen the great commercial with the large Japanese gentleman, dressed akin to a 'man-servant' standing in front of a tree and saying? "Wiiiiiiiiii" as he lifts his... (Read the rest)
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Thanks for the great laughs.  Bruizer | 07/17/07
Audrey? You're stretching...  ejhonda | 07/17/07
But I loved my Newton  A.Sinic | 07/17/07
UPC.. had forgotten about that one!  Non-Zealand | 07/17/07
Regarding Segway  Dukhalion | 07/18/07
Wii  dhays | 07/18/07
I wasn't dissappointed...  Narg | 07/18/07
DreamCast  tomam | 07/18/07
I agree  Greenknight_z | 07/19/07
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UMPC's are not a disappointment  miombligo | 07/18/07
R U Kiddin' Mii?  shohom67 | 07/19/07

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