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Online gadget retailer Chinavasion has launched a mobile phone with integrated... cigarette lighter. Smoking_phone_01 Chinavasion's Machismo: puff while you chat The Machismo is supposedly “the world’s hottest cigarette lighter mobile phone”. Actually, it's probably the world's only cigarette lighter mobile phone. A “ …

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  1. Bob 18
    Dead Vulture

    If the RF radiation doesn't kill you...

    the tar will!

  2. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Pedant alert!

    Nicotine doesn't stain. Even if it did can you imagine how many ciggies would be needed?

  3. The Original Ash
    FAIL

    Seriously?

    Is the background picture of a dead celebrity included in the price?

    So much fail...

    1. Anonymous Coward
      WTF?

      Re: Seriously?

      Mena Suvari isn't dead, you clot!

  4. gaijintendo
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    Or if you want to look sharp:

    http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.23065

  5. Code Monkey

    Airport security

    I wouln't want to try and get one of those through airport security. I'm certain they'd suspect anyone carrying one of these to be some jihadist nutter hell bent on setting his (or her) undercrackers on fire over a populated area.

  6. Disco-Legend-Zeke
    Grenade

    This would also be handy...

    ...for setting off your underwear, assuming the phone would glide through airport security.

    Grenade because there is no underwear bomb icon.

  7. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    ah! my ears are burning!

    hah! is funny because phone is lighter!

  8. Yet Another Anonymous coward Silver badge

    Clever marketing

    When Nokia had all those exploding batteries - they should have just relaunched it as a campfire-starting outdoors survival phone.

  9. Flugal

    £42?

    Sounds like a bargain.

  10. Anonymous Coward
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    Actually

    I geninely wouldn't quite like this if it was integrated into an actual decent phone. One less thing to carry around in my pocket.

  11. Gavin Bloeman
    Coat

    Nothing new

    They've been trying to make phones lighter for years....

  12. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    I'd love one

    I think anyone who at least occasionally smokes would love this option on their phone. Not enough to switch from the phone I have now, but it is a nice feature. A shame smoking is such a taboo now-a-days that a big phone company would never make one.

  13. Mickey Finn
    Pint

    Wrong priority...

    Personally, I would rather be able to make the odd phone call with my lighter.

    You're never alone with a Strand.

  14. P.Nutt
    Pint

    Just a mis-understanding

    When the brief said for a lighter phone the engineer just got confused.

  15. Rod MacLean

    Hmm

    They also claim that the phone is a touch screen, can sing and dance and clean your home for you and all for just over £40?

    Go on - someone try buying one and let us know if your money disappears into a black hole...

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