This seems pretty strange at first, but now we can find out where National Geographic is coming from. For years and years, National Geographic has been offering beautiful photography (and more recently, even TV footage) that has increased the number of people to jump on planes and travel to the farthest corners of the globe where our cell phones  refuse to cooperate without any delay. Now it seems like they're trying to make up for that matter.

The educational and scientific society announced that it is partnering with Cellular Abroad to assure the National Geographic Talk Abroad Travel Phone, a bar-style GSM phone that operates in more than 100 countries all around the world. The actual hardware isn't the nicest part - it's the plan, or lack thereof, that's the greatest feature. There's no contract to sign and minutes can be put together whenever or wherever you want. Incoming calls in most countries are totally free, but expect to pay 90 cents per outgoing minute, so you pay the price to ba able to have these features. The phone can be purchased for $199 or rented for $49 a week. It comes pre-loaded with 30 minutes of free and easy talk time. Or instead, a SIM card is available for $79 (the card also comes with 30 minutes free).

So, in case that you can stand to hold back a few extra weeks before jetting off on that Malawian safari, you can bring this phone with you. It's available starting from this month.