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Rotary Cellphone: Galaxy Note Senior

It’s a pain to teach older folks how to use a smartphone again and again. It’s time we had a phone that they can use easily, so they stop bothering us. This is perfect. YouTube’s Mr. Volt built a custom cellphone out of aluminum, brass, and wood with a working…

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Make a Mini Rotary Tool from a Bottle Cap

These days, Dremel rotary tools are pretty affordable, but if you want one for the price of free you can make one from stuff you likely already have around the house. It may not have all of the power of the real thing, but it will handle simple jobs for…

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3D Printed Case Turns iPhones into Rotary Dial Phones

If there’s one thing I truly don’t miss about land-line telephones, it’s the really old rotary dial phones. Not only did it take so much longer to dial numbers on these phones, but it was really easy to make a mistake on them. Thankfully, rotary phones have gone the way…

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iRetroPhone Takes Your iPhone Back in Time

Remember back in the day, when all phones still came with wires and people had to physically turn a dial to call someone? I do. And I also recall begging my mom to let me be the one to do the dialing because I liked turning the dial with my…

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The Space Invaders Called, and They Want Their Phone Back

You know my rule. Slap some Space Invaders on something, and I’ll probably post it. Ok, I won’t post just anything with an Invader on it, but if it’s remotely interesting, I’m a pushover. Take, for example, this Space Invaders bedecked phone.…

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Rotary Cell Phone: Steampunk at its Best

It’s true that a lot of cell phones tend to look alike. That’s not the case with this cool retro concept that was created by Richard Clarkson. He calls it the Rotary Mechanical cell phone concept. It’s supposed to replicate the functionality of a smartphone, with some analog style.…

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Sagemcom Sixty Cordless Phone Goes Back to the Future

In a time where land-line phones are a dying breed, the idea of an old rotary phone seems even more like a distant memory. But Sagemcom is trying to breathe new life into the old desk phone with this modern tribute to Bell’s iconic rotary phone.…

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Portable Rotary Phone Gets Bluetooth Upgrade, Still Won’T Fit in My Pants Pocket Without Drawing Stares

Would you believe this is a mobile phone? SparkFun’s newly redesigned portable rotary phone ($249.95 USD) has been upgraded to work with any Bluetooth phone. Just pair the “portable” phone with your cell phone, and you can send and receive calls on this old school rotary phone. Even the ringer,…

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The Rotary Dial Mobile Phone

A while back we showed you the retro bluetooth handset you could use with your mobile phone. Well if you’re one of those people who didn’t think that took the concept far enough, you might want to check out the Portable Rotary Phone from Spark Fun Electronics. This fully-functional, highly…

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Rotary Cellphone: Galaxy Note Senior

Make a Mini Rotary Tool from a Bottle Cap

3D Printed Case Turns iPhones into Rotary Dial Phones

iRetroPhone Takes Your iPhone Back in Time

The Space Invaders Called, and They Want Their Phone Back

Rotary Cell Phone: Steampunk at its Best

Sagemcom Sixty Cordless Phone Goes Back to the Future

Portable Rotary Phone Gets Bluetooth Upgrade, Still Won’T Fit in My Pants Pocket Without Drawing Stares

The Rotary Dial Mobile Phone

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