Some Games Never Die

I wanted to share with you a new download available on Orange network phones in the UK. Orange network users are now able to download the Ohio Art Company toy Etch-A-Sketch to their mobile phones. The fun does not stop with drawing and saving one’s masterpieces, the true highlight emulates the notable shaking of the toy to erase the drawing. Mobile phone users simply press 0 button to erase their drawing and the phone vibrates.

You may laugh, but I do have a connection to politics with this. I was speaking with a gentleman the other day about mobile technology use on campaigns and he was describing his experiences pitching candidates the idea of using PDAs when cutting turf. One client thought PDAs were just a glorified Etch-A-Sketches. The story just cracked me up!

For those using computers who are so jealous of these Orange network users, worry not, you can play with Etch-A-Sketch here… and they even have a nice little script to erase the drawing.