This is a bit of strange and morbid news from the BBC. Apparently, more people than ever are asking to be buried or cremated with their mobile phones. This started out as an urban myth, but is now coming to reality.

Martin Raymond, director of international trend-spotting think-tank, The Future Laboratory said:
“the first cases of people asking to be buried with their phone originated in Cape Town, where some people’s belief in witchcraft meant they feared that “they could fall under a spell, be put to sleep and actually be buried. In fact, they were asking for the phones to be put into the coffins with them in case they woke up.”
It’s turning into a worldwide phenomenon, too – it’s catching on in Ireland, Ghana, and the US.

While I love my Treo 650, I wouldn’t want to be buried with it – I would rather it be given to someone (alive) who can make use of it!

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