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Will it freeze? i-mate JAQ takes a chilly beating

We won't say it's for certain just yet, but we've got a sneaking suspicion that the now-infamous Will It Blend series of destruction videos has created a monster. In a zany spinoff of the violent series, an i-mate JAQ is dealt a chilly beating as a presumably deranged individual ponders if it will "pass the freeze test." The snazzy smartphone was placed in frigid waters and then frozen block solid, only to be bashed repeatedly once it returned from the freezer. As with most of these cases, the JAQ didn't exactly perform admirably, and in fact, it failed to ever turn on again. So if you don't mind seeing perfectly good electronics go to waste, or you'd just like another bright idea to try yourself, be sure to hit the read link for the ominous video.

O2's "Ice" first European handset with uiOne

Sprint's been working with Qualcomm on uiOne-enabled handsets for the better part of a year now (you know, Qualcomm's solution for skinning handsets' user interfaces with themes) but Europe's been left out of the fun -- until now, that is. Coming it at a fairly reasonable £0 on contract, O2's clever looking "Ice" candybar isn't exactly high end, but it still manages to pack a reasonable punch with 3G data, Bluetooth, video and music players, and microSD expansion. It seems to lack GSM 850, but if cheap 3G suits your fancy and you've always wanted that, uh, "tropical look" in your phone's menus, the Ice might be right up your alley; it's available now on O2's site.

[Via Slashphone]

The $75,000 Motorola SLVR

We can't help but think the jewlers involved here could've found something a bit more snazzy to glue 260 diamonds and a platinum plate to, but that's just us. This extra extra shiny edition of the SLVR was recently shown at the Fresh Art "Zoom" Exhibition, and sells for a mere 75 grand. It seems quite ironic that after spending enough money to ice up a $75,000 version of the SLVR they couldn't manage more than cameraphone pics to promote it, but perhaps it's a subversive method to make their product appeal to the everyman. Right.




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