The mercifully brief history of the N-Gage

Sure, it has been mocked into oblivion, but do you really know the origins of Nokia’s ill-fated N-Gage? This week on The History of Fun podcast, Allegra Frank takes us through the highs and lows (but mostly lows) of this side-talking masterpiece of handheld hardware.

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