Justine Haupt, a developer of astronomy instrumentation at Brookhaven National Laboratory, spent the last three years developing a device that strips away all of the non-phone functions of modern smartphones. The Portable Wireless Electronic Digital Rotary Telephone (aka Rotary Cellphone) does not have a touchscreen, menus, or other superfluous features. It fits in Haupt’s pocket, and it makes calls.
She has a site that sells the kit. $170 plus parts you'll have to locate.
ReplyDeleteTempting, very tempting.
Isn't it crazy what phones have turned into. I had a nice little simple, cheap phone that worked and now Straight talk is going to make me buy a new one.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is, is that they are radios. We used to listen to people talking on their phones/radios while they were driving on I-80. We were using an aircraft radio.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post.
Paul L. Quandt
I want one! After reading a bit, she is having a few issues with it. I am going to keep an eye on it and, when she has the majority of the bugs worked out, jump like a fat kid on cake!! Too friggin cool and anarchist!!
ReplyDeleteIt's hideous. Who wants a lumpy thing like that in their pocket? And with an antenna too! Stupid idea, bet it doesn't catch on.
ReplyDeleteAnon, you would be surprised. All I want is a phone that just has a contact list and nothing else, no frigging apps, no texting and no games and no touch screen. Like George Smythe above, a simple phone. Not a monstrosity.
DeleteSomeone who wants a phone, portable computer with no off switch or keyboard.
DeleteAnd definitely not a freeping "communicator" which doesn't do phone calls well.
Transmit Wattage?
ReplyDeleteI want one. I loathe my smart phone for tracking, spying, listening and manipulating me.
ReplyDeleteYou can't buy a phone that doesn't do all those things.
I'm not sure your average cell system recognizes pulse dialing.
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