Verizon/Droid "Big D"

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Maybe “smart” isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. After all, smart people (albeit misguided smart people) were largely responsible for bringing the world’s financial system to its knees last year. Under the circumstances, it’s not surprising if the prestige of smartness isn’t what it used to be. This spot for Verizon’s new Droid cell phone (via mcgarrybowen) taps into this wariness of smartness for smartness’ sake, explicitly saying that “instead of a smartphone, you need a robot phone.”

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