Article 432TZ Taiwan's "Pokemon Grandpa" has 15 phones arrayed around his bike handlebars

Taiwan's "Pokemon Grandpa" has 15 phones arrayed around his bike handlebars

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Cory Doctorow
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70 year old Taipei fengshui master Chen San-yuan is known locally as "Pokemon Grandpa," and is a viral sensation thanks to the 15 phones he's mounted on his handlebars to help him play the 2016 augmented reality game Pokemon Go; his rig cost about $4,000 and he spends another $300/month on virtual currency to help him level up in the game. He says that playing the game keeps him socially connected and delays the onset of Alzheimer's. (Image: Reuters) (via Kottke)

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