Keepin’ it real fake, part CLXXV: The SMS walkie-talkie roundup

We know, the holiday season is officially kaput, but if you still owe that niece or nephew a gift and you feel like teaching them tech-savvy and brand loyalty, you might want to consider one of these KIRF walkie-talkies / organizers that let you send text messages in addition to voice calls in the same vein as that Slide Click we saw back in the day. Trust us, typing on a small keyboard or numpad is one of the best skills they can have when they grow up — it’s a lot more practical than the Morse code we learned back in our day. The lone exception here is the feature-less RAZR knockoff that does voice-only — hey, it’s only fitting that the one phone here that doesn’t knock off a smartphone have less features.

[Thanks, James]

Read – Discovery Exclusive Pink Slide and Text Messengers (Sidekick)
Read – iChat SMS Text Messenger/Chat Talkies (Blackberry)
Read – iText SMS Text Messenger (iPhone)
Read – Discovery Exclusive Flip Phone Walkie-Talkies (RAZR)

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