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Russia’s gadget-heads found something to talk
about when Dmitry Medvedev was seen wearing a weird technical device on
his wrist during a presidential charity visit to an Orthodox boarding
school in Moscow region.
Internet-users immediately identified the device as a Chinese Mobile
Watch Phone (MWP) – a GSM-compatible gadget with a 1.4-inch
touch-screen, built-in media player, FM-radio receiver, Bluetooth and
GPRS-support.
It is on sale via the web with a cost of about $120.
The web-community is still scratching its head about why Medvedev would
want a MWP. After all, he can hardly use it as a cell phone for
security reasons. However, it is in line with his image as a modern
technocratic politician, one who has his very own video blog.
In this respect Medvedev is like another convinced Apple-user, U.S.
President-elect Barack Obama, who is set to become the first American
president to bring a laptop into the Oval Office.
Obama is also reported to be a ‘BlackBerry addict’, used to checking his e-mail 24/7.
But that’s a habit he will probably have to give up for security
reasons after begin sworn into office on January 20. After that date,
all his correspondence as President enters the public domain, which
effectively renders exchanging frequent e-mails impossible.
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