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Vodafone debuts $32 solar-powered mobile phone for rural India

@ keitha73: I find it odd that anyone living in the technological age that we are all in would question the desire for a cell phone by any person. Increasing communication is a good thing, and people there have the right to choose what they do.

What is interesting about this is that the phone is cheap, and uses solar power. There are always drawbacks to any new product, but solar power is a huge advantage for a lot of people. My question is this: Why don't we have this in the US? Corporate gasbags need to stop stifling the innovation of the creative people working for them before the United States falls behind on every aspect of technological advancement.

@ keitha73: I find it odd that anyone living in the technological age that we are all in would question the desire for a cell phone by any person. Increasing communication is a good thing, and people there have the right to choose what they do.

What is interesting about this is that the phone is cheap, and uses solar power. There are always drawbacks to any new product, but solar power is a huge advantage for a lot of people. My question is this: Why don't we have this in the US? Corporate gasbags need to stop stifling the innovation of the creative people working for them before the United States falls behind on every aspect of technological advancement.