Flashback: Siemens SX1 was the original McLaren phone

The Siemens SX1 is remembered for its crazy keyboard, but the phone is unique in many ways - some of them could be announced this month and not look old. Instead of the traditional phone keypad layout, Siemens placed the 0 through 9 keys, * and # either side of the 2.2" screen. This took a lot of getting used to, even to dial a simple number. Texting was a whole different adventure. Siemens SX1 The game Typegun was pre-installed on the phone to make the process of learning to use the keypad fun, similar to how Solitaire familiarized new Windows users with the mouse over a...