Cheap phone modelled on Coca-Cola cup

andy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:17:17 +0000

Apparently there’s something to be said for making your gadgets less desirable to thieves. This usually involves not waving your shiny new cellphone around and shouting in it, but it can also include disguising them so they look like crap.

Take this landline phone modelled on a takeout Coca-Cola cup. Yes, really. In fact, it’s a double whammy because, at $6.64, it really is cheap.

The keypad is on the bottom of the cup and laid out in old-fashioned dial formation. The earpiece and microphone are located above and below the Coca-Cola logo. To hang up a call, simply stand the cup upright on a desk.

It would be great if the fake straw was an aerial, but in fact this isn’t a wireless model. In fact, that’s the giveaway that you’re really talking on the phone and not whispering sweet nothings into a plastic cup. Your friends and family may not think you’re quite so mad after all (just a bit).

I think I’ll stick to my iPhone.

Product page (Via)

Bluetooth Rotary Phone

Jim — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:24:06 +0000

Yeah, this surprised me too. At first sight I asked, “bluetooth rotary phone, say what!”. This is the SparkFun original Portable Rotary Phone, yeah if you’re from the 70′s and lower 80′s you’d definitely remember this sweet phone you’re used to burn lines with your special “friend”.

Comes complete with its original bell ring, the clicks, the tone, the feel, the entire show!

But the twist? This is the only rotary phone you can pair with your bluetooth enabled cellphone. Yup! Great eh?

The sad ending… it’s US$250… and if you’ve got the moolah, then skip happily right here.

Features:

Main controller board
Ringer module
Bluetooth Module
6000mAh Lithium-Polymer battery
Built-in fast battery charger (2 hour max charge time)
Wall adapter (US spades but is 110-240V rated)

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