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- Oh please...
- by Static-X-Machina October 5, 2007 10:27 AM PDT
- Honestly, how lazy does humanity have to get?
- Like this Reply to this comment
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(3 Comments)I mean, how hard is it to just SWIPE the thing?
Interesting? Yes. Thought provoking? Yes.
Useful? Not so much for me. Get a belt clip for a quick release to swipe and click it back in place.