Automakers continue to take branding to new heights by slapping their logos on everything from computers to speakers to fitness apparel, but HUMMER has gone one step further by introducing the HT1 slider cellphone. Rather than merely affix their iconic logo to some high-end cell phone from South Korea, HUMMER had French design firm ModeLabs Group actually develop a new cell phone from the ground up. You won't be able to find this cell phone from Nokia, Motorola or any other major cell phone manufacturer.
Being a HUMMER branded product, the HT1 can be had in a variety of colors that match the paint chips used for the actual SUVs. One can even get a camouflaged battery pack cover. Perhaps the latter is a nod to the original HUMVEE that still pounds the pavement for the U.S. military.
It seems to be packed with all the bells and whistles including GSM/GPRS connectivity, a 2.2-inch 260K Color TFT Touchscreen, 2-megapixel camera, 256 MB of memory, and a microSD memory card slot. It also comes loaded with 10 wallpapers and two videos from HUMMER, which certainly doesn't help justify the €300 price tag for us. That's around $400 USD, though it doesn't matter much since the HT1 will only be available in Europe, which totally doesn't make any sense.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
fizzandpop @ Jun 14th 2007 4:49PM
Use one near me and I will laugh at you and question the size of your johnson.
paul34 @ Jun 14th 2007 5:14PM
So if it is really a consumer Hummer product, does that mean it gets 5 minutes of battery life while doing every single phone-related function just barely acceptably?
teehee
jamesc @ Jun 14th 2007 5:21PM
hahaha
It also doesn't fit in your pockets.
rv @ Jun 14th 2007 5:33PM
Why isn't it sausage shape for suggested male enhancement when in one's pocket? Seems Hummer drivers need every ounce of compensation they can get.
Seamus @ Jun 14th 2007 6:06PM
€300! It isn't even 3G. So it has a touch screen, big deal. Its just like the 4x4, overpriced and probably not particularly good. At least if you bought something else for the same money you would have a higher spec phone and you wouldn't look like a twat. Oh and people wouldn't make fun of the size of your genitals.
Andy @ Jun 14th 2007 9:07PM
I don't think it's all that bad; I'd prefer a Porsche or Aston one, though. €300 is not a lot of money when you consider some car brand signature electronic accessories retail for two or three times what they should.
Barney @ Jun 14th 2007 10:36PM
I wonder why they want Europeans to get accustomed to seeing the Humvee.
Guy from Saudi Arabia @ Jun 15th 2007 5:50AM
"only be available in Europe, which totally doesn't make any sense."
"doesn't help justify the €300 price tag for us."
You answered your own question. America just got into this cell phone "craze" and you would rarely find an American that would spend more than $200 on a cell phone. Most cellphones that go actually sell in Saudi Arabia are around $600 USD. The cellphone I have right now was 933 usd when I bought it.
I'm not calling Americans cheap or bragging about how rich we are, hell even the middle class in Saudi Arabia buy the newest cellphones, it's just that the Americans don't look at cellphones the same way other countries look at them. 400 usd would probably get you a low end (atleast compared to other cellphones in the market) Nokia. I'm also not saying this piece of crap is worth 4 bills, it's just that some brand whore would probably get it. Can the urban roads in Europe even fit a Hummer?
Chris G. @ Jun 15th 2007 7:30AM
Heh, that's a first, Americans NOT branded as consumer whores. That may have been totally unrelated, but so is this phone!
Sanga Klomchitcharoen @ Aug 1st 2007 5:02AM
I 've bought the Hummer H2 and tried to find ou the difference one. Oh I found it HT1 How can I got HT1 Hummer cellphone? I live in Thailand.
Tony W.