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Decorating With Rotary Phones
Confession: I got rid of my land line two years ago. I'm tempted to reconnect it though, if I could forgo the cordless phone and add a spiral-corded rotary phone to my kitchen wall. Are you tempted to decorate with rotary phones to add some vintage style to your 21st-century home?
Love It or Hate It? Rotary Phones
I remember using a rotary phone at my grandmother's when I was a little kid; in fact, I'm pretty sure she still has one in her home! Now that we're all fully loaded with cell phones, BlackBerrys, iPhones, and the like, I'm feeling a little nostalgic for the look, and the ritual, of dialing a rotary phone. Plus, they look so much better than your standard cordless.
5 Home Phones Worth Keeping a Landline For
In last year's geeksugar poll, almost 40 percent of you said you'd given up your landline for your cell phone, but the rest of us holdouts see the silver lining: beautiful telephones, with or without cords that make you feel like a glam gal from a bygone era (or at least someone not using up their cell phone minutes). Pretend with me with these retro-glam phones.
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Use Dial My Calls to Send One Message to a Group of People
Ever wish you could send out a voice message to a group of people in your contacts list? Thanks to a neat site that I discovered on Lifehacker, this is now possible! With Dial My Calls, you can send one message to all your friends for things like sharing an announcement, telling them there's been a change of plans, or reminding them of an upcoming event.
Teens Not Sleeping Enough Because of Their Gadgets
This is definitely one of those studies that doesn't surprise me. An Australian study has shown that over 50 percent of third- and fourth-year high-school students aren't getting enough sleep because they are too busy playing games, watching TV, listening to their iPod, or chatting on the phone.
It was the males who were found glued to their video games, TVs, or media players, while the females couldn't get enough gab time in on their telephones.
Midday Muse: Retro Pink
I love retro-tech accents, and this pink telephone is definitely hitting all the right buttons for me. Do you have an old-school telephone in your house? Source
Flashback: How to Dial a Telephone
It may seem intuitive now, but when dial telephones first hit the scene, peeps needed a tutorial on how to use them. It was customary to have an operator do all the work up until that time, so the simple act of dialing for one's self was quite a task. The following vid was shown in movie theaters to educate the public on how to use the new self-serve telephones.
Sophia Phone by Hulger: Totally Geeky or Geek Chic?
I love a phone that looks retro chic, yet boasts all the features of a modern telephone. Just like this 1920s and 30s inspired phone by Hulger that uses bluetooth technology to connect to your PC, Mac or cell phone. It is also fully compatible with Skype.
Glitz n' Glammed Out Retro Style Telephone
If retro phones aren't enough for you, how about one that is completely decked out with an assortment of colorful objects? This Glitz n' Glam Phone is actually for sale on Etsy and probably weighs about fifty pounds with all the additional bling. Displayed on 7Gadgets, this $50 phone comes with flowers, fruit, a black poodle, Eiffel Tower, ballerina, frog, a pink miniature phone and a bunch of other random charms, which to me look like hard candy from my grandmother's house.
Totally Geeky or Geek Chic? Red Lips Telephone
Ooo la la. Feast your eyes on the luscious lips telephone. For those who couldn't care less about phones jam packed with special features, but love funky retro gadgets, this phone may appeal to you.
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