Beware of thugs with Nokitel handsets – the mobile phone gun!

By on November 26, 2008 in Devices

I caught this one in today’s Telegraph:

The weapon, which is black with a dummy screen, was discovered by Italian police during a raid on a mafia gang.

It can hold four .22 calibre rounds, contained beneath the display.

The phone is transformed into a gun by sliding the keypad section.

It might fool some folk, but it definitely wouldn’t fool any Mobile Industry Review readers, right?

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  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Very 90's James Bond ;)

  • jamesbody

    These have been floating around for some time now – I first encountered this particular model around 8 years ago.

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan @ MIR

    Was it a Nokitel?

  • jamesbody

    Cue WhatleyDude:

    'Your firmware is out of date – come and see me later and I'll sort it out for you later'

    (Muffled pop)

  • jamesbody

    Can't remember the branding – but do remember the two RED buttons – both of which need to be pressed in order to fire!

  • http://www.shopqwik.com Mark

    How many free minutes does it come with and is it 3G?

  • Neil

    £30 a month with unlimited bullets*.

    *Unlimited bullets as part of a fair usage policy, after 6 bullets you will be charged at a rate of £5 per additional bullet used.

    :-)

  • http://freshplastic.vox.com Anthony

    I'm waiting for a mobile phone that's disguised as a gun. Why? I like to shoot my mouth off! :-)

  • http://freshplastic.vox.com Anthony

    I'm waiting for a mobile phone that's disguised as a gun. Why? I like to shoot my mouth off! :-)

  • http://freshplastic.vox.com Anthony

    I'm waiting for a mobile phone that's disguised as a gun. Why? I like to shoot my mouth off! :-)

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