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Kid hacks i-phone, gets car
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| StanVoid |
Crazy 17-year old, got a brand new Nissan.
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car.
George Hotz holds up the hacked iPhone he traded for a car.
George Hotz, of Glen Rock, New Jersey, said he had reached the deal with CertiCell, a Louisville, Kentucky-based mobile phone repair company.
Hotz posted on his blog that he traded his modified iPhone for "a sweet Nissan 350Z and 3 8GB iPhones."
"This has been a great end to a great summer," Hotz wrote.
The 17-year-old Hotz said he will be sending the three new iPhones to the three online collaborators who helped him divorce Apple Inc's popular product from AT&T's network. The job took 500 hours, or about 8 hours a day since the iPhone's June 29 launch. Watch Hotz describe his summer with the iPhone »
Hotz made the deal with Terry Daidone, co-founder of CertiCell, who also promised the teen a paid consulting job.
"We do not have any plans on the table right now to commercialize Mr. Hotz' discovery," Daidone said in a statement.
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| Ian |
| he looks like yans younger brother might. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| how the is that worth a 350z? |
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| DuBam |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
how the is that worth a 350z? |
It's a Nissan dummy :) |
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| inconspicuous |
| that is one ugly kid. |
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| trewqy |
he exchanged it for a 350z.
i'm shocked.Dont get me wrong, i've driven the car before and its a peach to drive. But i would have asked for a 911 or something |
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| StanVoid |
| i'm actually surprised he got something as valuable as a car. The kid looks like he'd settle for a souped up WoW account with some extra mana on the side. |
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| tubularbills |
| thats just pretty stupid. the whole thing. |
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| david.michael |
| quote: | Originally posted by trewqy
he exchanged it for a 350z.
i'm shocked.Dont get me wrong, i've driven the car before and its a peach to drive. But i would have asked for a 911 or something |
"I hacked an iPhone and all I got was this lousy 350z."
... HE GOT A CAR FOR HACKING A PHONE, MAN! What's he gonna do? "Well, I really wanted a Porsche or a Ferrari, so I think I'll keep my $600 phone instead." |
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| Silky Johnson |
| God I hate ugly people. |
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| Ian |
| OI Jen! thanks a lot :sadgreen: |
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| Silky Johnson |
Hey! You're not ugly! Stop fishing for compliments!!  |
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