Apps brought to you by ninjas

The Ninja Phone comes with five pages of pre-loaded apps, hidden behind a Yellow Pages-themed interface. When you dial the operator, you'll get a live person -- another Ninja Tel person. Some of the operators have been friendly voices, while others have been... snarkier.

Other apps include Eliot's Vending Services, which allows Ninja Phone owners to interact with the previously-mentioned vending machine at the Ninja party; the Ninja game, a customized version of junken (or ro-sham-bo for all you non-Ninjas); OKNinja, a ninja chatting service powered by AllJoyn; and a direct line to the Android IDE so that hackers can write their own apps for the phone.

The Ninja Phones can be sideloaded with standard Android apps, such as Lookout's flagship mobile security app.