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Inventor of Cell Phone Gave iPhone to Grandson, Tweets on Droid?!

By , Thursday, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:45 am
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No doubt a genius, but perhaps also Woz-centric (think eccentric but with technology founding stripes), cell phone inventor Martin Cooper always likes to have the latest and greatest mobile device on the planet. Ish, according C-SPAN:

> Right now I'm using the Droid, because I want to get some experience with the Android operating system, and I, so far have some favorable results.

He also likes to Tweet from it -- he's @MartyMobile if you want to follow along. In his defense, however, he did have an iPhone. He gave it to his grandson. Lucky kid!

[via @ikagirl via Android Central]

Rene Ritchie

Editor-in-Chief of iMore, Executive Producer at Mobile Nations, co-host of Iterate and ZEN and TECH, cook, grappler, photon wrangler. Follow him on Twitter @reneritchie

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  1. Vanessa says:

    I would love for Marty to eat my py. Mmmm he's so darn sexy.

  2. Marty says:

    @Vanessa eewwwww wtf?!

  3. Rory says:

    Kinda looks like Blue from Old School. He's alright, I decided.

  4. iDavey says:

    Thats some nice endorsement right there.

  5. Spicoli says:

    It's Mr. Hand!!!

  6. apple king says:

    so.. he switches phones everytime something big is released...

  7. I have a feeling he's on Motorola's payroll ... but you have to give credit to the guy for keeping more active and up to speed than most of us that are much younger.

  8. Koot says:

    BLUE!!!!!

  9. kev says:

    @ Mary Beth Lowell, Well at least he used to be on Moto's payroll. He was working for them when he invented the cell phone.

  10. MrC says:

    Engadget also said that he has a Jitterbug phone for when he just wants to make phone calls...

  11. Edie says:

    Ewh,! He has a DROID. The wannabe robot, slash- #1 wannabe iPhone killer! He can go suck on the DROID. He must be on crack! (Kidding about the suckking.. Just an over exxageration.)

  12. Drew says:

    If he created the first cell phone, then why isn't he using the cell phone the revolutionized the mobile phone? Android didn't, Apple iPhone did. Martin Cooper, drop the ugly Droid, and get an iPhone.

  13. Spazbite says:

    Your my man Blue!

  14. Bent24 says:

    @spazbite

    I believe it's....."You're my boy, Blue!!!" unless you were self expressing. That's a classic comedy though. Good times.

  15. After we ate everyone gathered for the celebration.

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