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Samsung Galaxy Beam helped the trapped Chilean miners preserve sanity

By Daniel Petrov

Published: Oct 22, 2010, 3:43 AM

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Samsung Galaxy Beam helped the trapped Chilean miners preserve sanity

You know the story of the 33 Chilean miners trapped underground while they were digging for copper and gold to feed the capitalist's world ever increasing appetite for money and gadgets, right? Sure you do, unless you have been trapped in another mine at a place where CNN doesn't have reporters.

Well, what do you know, about 70 days later all those folks were taken out in a narrow cage to start the standard we-are-suing-and-writing-a-book procedure. What caught our gadget-obsessed attention, though, was the tiny fact that a Samsung Galaxy Beam projector phone was one of the items sent down to the trapped Chilean miners. The Chile-Ukraine friendly soccer game was preloaded on it, and a pep talk message from the mining minister kept the spirits up.

Now we have two questions - how long did the 1800mAh last, and will the heroic handset still be on the back burner of Samsung's Froyo update plans after this?

source: SamsungHub

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Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena from 2010 to 2025, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.