Ellen Page & Wilco: Texting Machines

GeekSugar — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:05:36 -0800

Dear SNL, I love you. Love, geeksugar.

Not only did SNL bring back ultimate geeky girl Tina Fey for their first show back from the strike, tonight's host is going to be Ellen Page (whose Juno hamburger phone was a big winner in Oscar Season), along with Wii-lovers and all-around bada**es Wilco. Either SNL is a huge geeksugar fan and trying to seduce me with this promo, or they just got the memo that Ellen Page = young, and young people = texting.

Oscar Worthy Gadgets: Juno's Hamburger Phone

GeekSugar — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:04:16 -0800

"Can you hold on for a second? I'm on my hamburger phone. It's just like really awkward to talk on."

I'm beyond excited that Juno got nominated for so many Oscars, including Best Picture, because it was one of my favorite movies of 2007. The awesome music, the whip-smart dialogue, and the hipster-geek coupling of Michael Cera and Ellen Page? Perfect. And we all know what was my favorite part of the movie, and it must have been yours too because I've seen it brought up in comments, and all over Buzz and Yum: Juno's hamburger phone!

Not only is it a hilarious-looking phone, I think it mirrors Juno's characterization at that part of her life: Quirky, fun, and unexpected. Juno may not be a high-tech geek, but she's a geek nonetheless and I loved her for that. I heard that Diablo Cody actually had a hamburger phone when she was younger, and wrote it into the script. If you're equally as entranced by the hamburger phone, you can buy your own for $16 - and check out the one they released as a promotion. Stay tuned for more Oscar worthy gadgets this week!

Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight