This smartphone gives you diabetes (Pepsi P1: China's $205 Android)

Sugary-drink pusher PepsiCo is making a phone. Well, “licensing its brand” rather than actually making it. But it’s still a head-scratcher, whatever the mechanics.

The Pepsi P1 is expected to launch next Tuesday, with a reasonable set of specs. Nothing Earth-shattering, but pretty decent for $205. No word on who the ODM is.

But it’s only for Chinese consumers. So unless you can manage to import one, look elsewhere for your next diabetes-inducing BYOD toy.

In IT Blogwatch, bloggers feel pudgy just reading about it. Not to mention: Yes, there really was a Pepsi Concorde…

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