Dec 19 2007 Cell Phone Looks Like A Rotary Doughnut

The Circle Phone by designer Jin Le is a cell phone with rotary dial and only 3 buttons -- power, connect, and disconnect. I've got to say, there's something very satisfying about using a rotary phone, it's something about the sound they make when you dial. You just don't get that from today's new-fangled phones. You know what else you don't get from today's cell phones? The ability to dial with you genitals. Ah, phone sex. By the time I finally got the number right and was connected to my girlfriend I was ready to go. Sometimes her brother would answer, but it was okay -- he had a really high voice.

A few more pictures of the thing after the ring.

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Aug 29 2007 Rotary Cell Phone Is Awesome

Because retro is apparently the new futuristic, here is the cell phone of the future, the Sparkfun Electronics Port-O-Rotary. The company retrofits the old phones with all the necessary electronics, so all you have to do is add your SIM card and you're good to go. The rotary dial works for outgoing calls, and incoming calls ring the actual bell style ringer. They claim battery life is good for 4-5 days on average, which isn't too bad. The cost is though, at $499 ($399 if you buy 100 or more), it's an expensive personal communications device. But none of that really matters, all that does is that now you can talk dirty to your girlfriend on a rotary phone whenever you want without your mother picking up the line in the kitchen and screaming at you.

Rotary Cell Phone Is Awesome [gizmodo]