Knitted iPhone

I don't know whether to believe this story or whether it's just an elaborate hoax. I'll let you make up your own mind.

According to a report on the Web site iPhone Savior, a foundation has given 400 inner-city Detroit children knitted iPhones so that they can "experience what it would be like to receive brand new technology, especially when it's the hottest new mobile device on the planet". As if to add insult to injury, these knitted fakes were placed in authentic Apple packaging so that the 9-year-olds thought they'd be getting the real thing - with predictable results, as the head of the foundation noted: "I expected more excitement and cheering from the kids, but it was still great to see those tears of joy when the hand-knit iPhones were finally removed from their boxes." (Tears of bitter disappointment, more like).

The foundation chief goes on to say, "Sometimes almost getting an iPhone is better than getting none at all." Wanna bet? Knitted iPhones may be more comfortable to sleep on, but I bet they can't tell you something really useful, like what part of the house you're in.