Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Hack!!!!

No doubt, just about everyone has heard about Kyle MacDonald. He was able to turn a red paperclip into a house through a series of trades. Well, now meet George Hotz, of Glen Rock, New Jersey. George is the latest internet blogger to make a trade for something "sweet". George was able to trade his Apple iPhone for a Nissan 350Z, 3 new iPhone's, and a paid consulting job. Not bad for a 17 year-old high school kid. Now, this seems pretty ludicrous, I mean, one iPhone for a new car and 3 new phones. Well, this wasn't just any iPhone, it was special. Now, I am not talking make you breakfast in the morning or a complimentary reach around type of special. No, what this phone could do is work on the T-Mobile network. OOOOHHHH! AHHHHH! That's right, this 17 year-old spent 500 hours trying to figure out a way to hack the iPhone to allow it to work on other networks besides AT&T. Well, he found a way, and is being handsomely rewarded for it. Of course, the legalities of this issue are still up in the air, but hey, with a 350Z, he will have no problem finding a date on Friday night.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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