Lio by Mark Tatulli for August 15, 2022

what purpose would that serve, Lio?

Looks like something Q would have cooked up for James Bond’s arsonal…

Military contract coming right up!

Perfume dispenser? Or the automatic phone setting for road use?

Given his age, Lio may match the feat of the youngest person ever to get a patent…https://suiter.com/the-youngest-person-to-receive-a-u-s-patent-robert-w-patch-toy-truck-1963/

RoboKiller? Oh, wait, that already exists!

Thought that the explosion was to take out the caller, Lio.

Basically, the plot of Stephen King’s Cell

Limited commercial value unless you are an assassin…..

Been uses in real life at least once.

You might want a more modern design.

No wonder he seems to have so much money.

I’d prefer a cell phone that worked the other way around…

If only it was smartphone and not a flipper . . . I still use a flipper

Sorry Lio, that was Alexander Graham Bell’s other patent.

Maxwell Smart had his shoe-phone. I guess this is more of a shoo-phone.

Hey, no joke — Google “Yahya Ayyash”

I didn’t know the patent office took walk-ins…

I think something like that would work in the animated Pink Panther Universe.

Old strip… But enjoyable as always!!.