Hasta La Gadget!

Here’s a pairing sure to make all parties involved slightly uncomfortable. iPhone hacker David “planetbeing” Wang has managed to get a version of Android running on Apple’s popular handset. As the above video demonstrates, switching on the phone gives the user the option to boot into either Android or the iPhone OS. Doing the former will load a Linux boot screen, penguin and all.

What’s particularly impressive about Wang’s hack is the fact that the phone can surf the Web, take calls, and send SMSs through Android. The whole thing works using Rogers’s wireless network.

As Wang points out, the whole thing is still pretty rough. He refers to the hack as being in its alpha stage. Still, neat, I suppose. Finally: a way to combine an appreciation for Apple hardware with a passion for Flash and desktop-based porn apps. Add a sliding keyboard, and you’ll have a great little phone.