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MWC 2012: A One-Armed Android in Barcelona

March 2, 2012 | Sarah Reedy | Comments (2)
   
  
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3:00 AM -- BARCELONA -- Mobile World Congress 2012 -- Barcelona's big mobile extravaganza was chock full of Androids -- big Droids, dancing Droids, pinnable Droids, mobile Droids and one special little Droid, braving the show floor for the first time.

The lack of an arm didn't stop our furry, little green correspondent, plucked from obscurity -- or a claw game at Sprint Nextel Corp. (NYSE: S)'s CES party -- from bringing you the latest snapshots of the show and city.

Click on the image below to launch a slide show of the one-armed Droid's adventures in Barcelona. [Ed. Note: This is what happens when you cut off our travel budget.]

Leaving on a jet plane
From a factory in China to Las Vegas for CES to Chicago to Barcelona: that's one globe-trotting Droid.

For all the real news and analysis of MWC, check out our Mobile World Congress Show site.

And, for a human's perspective, flip through our other slide shows:

  • MWC 2012: More Pictures!
  • Looking for lightRadio
  • MWC 2012: Picture This!
  • Photos: MWC Pops With Bursty Devices

    • Mobile World Congress of yesteryear:

  • MWC 2011 Photos: Show Floor Scenes
  • MWC 2010: Scenes From Mobile World Congress
  • MWC 2009 Photos: Fun, Fones 'n' Fruit
  • MWC 2009 Photos: Dial B for Barcelona
  • Mobile World Congress Pics, Part II
  • Mobile World Congress Pics, Part I

    • — Sarah Reedy, Senior Reporter, Light Reading Mobile
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    jhuntdog
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    Sunday March 11, 2012 1:58:08 PM
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    I'm glad to see that one-armed droid doesn't let his bias get in the way of enjoying the ipad! Pic 21

    Craig Matsumoto
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    Friday March 2, 2012 6:49:43 PM
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    Pic 14 is classic.

    Did Droid come one-armed, or did he have some awful accident?

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