http:\/\/www.pomegranatephone.com\/<\/a><\/p>\nThe ad reminds me of the Simpsons episode where Homer talks about
\nhow great bacon, pork chops and ham all are, and when Lisa explains
\nthey\u0092re all from the same animal, Homer rolls his eyes skeptically. \u0093Oh
\nsure,\u0094 he says, \u0093some maaaagical animal, Lisa.\u0094<\/p>\n
The Pom, which boasts a HD projector, 50 language real-time voice
\ntranslator, on-board coffee maker, electric shaver and, of course, a
\nharmonica, is said \u0093magical animal.\u0094 Problem is, it\u0092s a big, fat,
\nwould-be awesome fake. I knew, as I was watching the phone suck up a
\nglass of water and spit out piping hot coffee from a modified K-cup
\ninsert, that it was a viral video scam.<\/p>\n
But there was this little part of me that cried out, \u0093hey, I want to
\nbe able to shave while speaking Farsi, playing the blues and sipping a
\nlatte! I want it, I want it!\u0094<\/p>\n
The very fact that the Pomegranate is even within the realm of
\ncomprehension is phenomenal in itself. I mean, I just picked up a G1
\n\u0093Google Phone,\u0094 which sports a touch screen, full qwerty keyboard, web,
\nemail, camera, and a high-speed connection. I can look up anything in
\nthe universe by voice command on Google and look up any product in the
\nworld and compare prices by snapping a picture of the bar code. I can
\nhave my phone \u0093listen\u0092 to any song being played digitally and it\u0092ll not
\nonly find the album cover, artist, publisher and year released, but
\nit\u0092ll also link right to Amazon MP3 or iTunes so I can download it to
\nthe on-board MP3 player.<\/p>\n
Ten years ago, I was considering my first mobile phone, whether I
\nreally could use it or not. Now, I not only have the G1 wunderkind
\nphone, but as soon as I saw something better, even though my logical
\nmind kept reminding me it wasn\u0092t real, I longed for it. I pined, I
\ncoveted.<\/p>\n
At the heart of the technology industry is a delicate dance between
\nwooing you with a seductive dance for the new, while also making you
\ndissatisfied with it, pretty much as soon as you get it. Thus the cycle
\nbegins again. Though the Pom is laughable now, I\u0092m sure there\u0092s some
\ngeek somewhere that\u0092s watching this viral ad and thinking, \u0093yaknow, if
\nI tweak my iPhone just so, I bet I could make it brew coffee\u0085<\/p>\n
Who says our economy\u0092s in trouble? God bless human innovation, combined with an insatiable desire to consume.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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