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Is this the new Obama phone?

Sectéra Edge

CNN wonders if the Barak Obama’s new phone is the Sectéra® Edge™
 (love the multiple super-scripts in the product name!) by General Dynamics. Features include a “classified key” that you flip when you want to jump on the Top Sekret network for calls, email, or browsing.

Click on the image above and check out the one-line “trusted display.”  Just the thing to check in on twitter.

Not exactly a svelte device (it’s a little bulkier than a Palm Treo), this thing runs Windows Mobile. Goes with the territory I guess. It’s been reported that the White House PCs are running a six-year old version of Windows.

Oh, and it costs $3,350, without a data plan 😉

UPDATE: Turns out he’s going to get a real BlackBerry after all.

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5 responses to “Is this the new Obama phone?”

  1. Davide D'Incau Avatar
    Davide D’Incau

    I guess not the lightest device out there

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  2. Davide D'Incau Avatar
    Davide D’Incau

    must be as heavy as the new presidential car <a href="http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/obama-rolls-a-s.html&quot; target="_blank"><a href="http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/obama-rolls-a-…</a>" target="_blank">http://blog.wired.com/cars/2009/01/obama-rolls-a-…</a></a>

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  3. Greg Tavares Avatar
    Greg Tavares

    My question is, will al of his contacts need to have one in order for his communications to be secure?

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  4. Margaret Howe Avatar
    Margaret Howe

    it costs $3,350? yikes. Wonder if he'll find it as addicting as his crackberry.

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  5. Navel Gazing, 2009 Avatar
    Navel Gazing, 2009

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