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Posted by StanVoid on Aug-28-2007 13:30:

Kid hacks i-phone, gets car

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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Posted by Ian on Aug-28-2007 13:47:

he looks like yans younger brother might.

Posted by pkcRAISTLIN on Aug-28-2007 13:49:

how the fuck is that worth a 350z?

Posted by bamski on Aug-28-2007 13:52:

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
how the fuck is that worth a 350z?

It's a Nissan dummy

Posted by shaw on Aug-28-2007 13:54:

that is one ugly kid.

Posted by trewqy on Aug-28-2007 14:23:

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

Posted by StanVoid on Aug-28-2007 14:30:

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.

Posted by tubularbills on Aug-28-2007 14:35:

thats just pretty stupid. the whole thing.

Posted by david.michael on Aug-28-2007 14:38:

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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."

Posted by Silky Johnson on Aug-28-2007 14:41:

God I hate ugly people.

Posted by Ian on Aug-28-2007 14:44:

OI Jen! thanks a lot

Posted by Silky Johnson on Aug-28-2007 14:51:

Hey! You're not ugly! Stop fishing for compliments!!

Posted by StanVoid on Aug-28-2007 14:58:

hackin' yo shit.

Posted by Allied Nations on Aug-28-2007 15:57:

anyone want to throw down on how much longer before someone else hacks the phone?

Posted by Silky Johnson on Aug-28-2007 16:02:

Shut up Greg! I'll hack YOUR phone!

Posted by Ygrene on Aug-28-2007 16:19:

quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Shut up Greg! I'll hack YOUR face!

quote:
Originally posted by jennypie
Shut up Greg! I'll hack YOUR butt!

Fixed.

Posted by Silky Johnson on Aug-28-2007 16:23:

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Originally posted by Ygrene
Fixed.

Posted by KiNeTiC ENeRgY on Aug-28-2007 16:25:

Some site was about to release a hacking kit with a program on how to do it, but just got shut down by AT&T. They were gonna sell it, but now it looks like it will be for free

Posted by Abercrombie on Aug-28-2007 17:06:

Maybe now with his new car, he'll see his first titties.

Posted by PvDoBseSSioN on Aug-28-2007 17:22:

wow, this dude lives 3 towns over from me!

Posted by nchs09 on Aug-28-2007 17:40:

quote:
Originally posted by 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.
hahahaha

anyhow its fucking crazy what 17 year olds can do now a days. i think at 17 i was doing more important stuff like drinking and partying.

Posted by Frenchie on Aug-28-2007 17:44:

wth?
Sad

Posted by gypsyboy on Aug-28-2007 17:58:

thats just wicked mate

Posted by beefy k on Aug-28-2007 18:24:

Posted by [mart] on Aug-28-2007 18:27:

Get a haircut, hippie.

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