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LG Arena destroyed, just because it was fun

by Chris Ziegler posted Apr 15th 2009 @ 3:58PM

It doesn't matter how many times we force ourselves to sit down and watch them -- torture tests of the newest, hottest phones always make us flinch (and ultimately vomit, if we endure them for long enough). As tough as it is on us, though, it's ten times tougher on these poor miracles of modern mobility, getting run over, left in puddles of rainwater, frozen, stepped on repeatedly, dropped, submersed in wine (for some reason we don't fully understand), blasted with dust, and tumbled in dryers. mail.ru hasn't published its full report on the Arena's ability to survive the insane battery of worst-case scenarios, but they've published a preview video -- and it doesn't look pretty for our S-Class friend.

[Via Mobile Phone Helpdesk]

iPhone vs. recliner: recliner 1, iPhone 0

by Sean Cooper posted Aug 23rd 2007 @ 2:59AM

Ouch, Flickr user kwarren's iPhone suffered a vicious end when it slipped from his pocket and into the inner workings of his (brutally gaudy) home theater recliner. But, there is a bright side to his sad story, when presented to the Genius at a local Apple store, it was replaced without issue or cost to him. We say cheers to Apple for this type of generous support and for the comedic relief in the repair invoice: "if scratched, describe what caused it to scratch. iPhone was crushed in a recliner." Hit the read link for more pics, but be warned, the images contain grievous depictions of severe iPhone suffering.