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Eclipse DECT Phone is Visually Stunning

Eclipse DECT Phone is Visually Stunning

Yes, this sleek, gorgeous device is actually a landline telephone — reinvented for a more aesthetically-conscious consumer. Continue reading

Lady Gaga More Important Than Technology, Says Google

Lady Gaga More Important Than Technology, Says Google

Want to see something slightly depressing? Try this little experiment in an incognito browser window. Continue reading

Unevenly distributed: love on the phone, yesterday and today

Unevenly distributed: love on the phone, yesterday and today

“We speak on the phone, but where is your body?” Suzanne Fellini sings in “Love On the Phone.” You can’t push on a string; you can’t embrace over a wire. But can the wire embrace us? Continue reading

Coca-Cola Landline Phone: The Caffeinated Communication Alternative

Ahh, Coke. Other than beer, probably the prototypical American beverage of choice. Why create a phone celebrating the iconic soda? Well, why the hell not. Even if you prefer Pepsi you can’t deny the dramatic impact that Coke as a brand has had on the world culture. So, why not, indeed? Why not mash together the American love of caffeinated beverages with our love of gossiping on the phone. Even if the landline is on its way into the abyss... Continue reading

Exploded: The Anatomy of Everyday Objects

Adam Vorhees really loved biology class. When the day came around to dissect frogs, he was ready to jump out of his skin with excitement. So what if he’s a little creepy? Anatomy can be fascinating. Even for objects of the non-living variety. Vorhees’s Exploded photo set illustrates the anatomy of some everyday objects with intriguing results.

Walmart Exclusive 360 Controller For Art School Girls

What do antique telephones and dragons have to do with one another? Fuck if I know, but this controller’s design is sporting both. In light of the holiday season, Microsoft has released red and green versions of it’s wireless 360 controller that come packed with a charge kit for $65 bucks, while Walmart is exclusively selling this hideous design bundled with a wired headset for $50. If you’re a girl, in art school or both then maybe this controller design... Continue reading

The FuChat Detects Anger and Responds With It

Apparently, eco-friendly WiFi routers aren’t the only thing D-Link is in to. The FuChat, as it so appropriately named, is a cordless phone capable of making internet and land-line phone calls. That’s not all, this phone also has the function to detect changes of tone in a person’s voice and changes in body temperature, alerting the user of their current emotional state through an emoticon on the phone’s exterior, almost like the Robometer. The phone is made up of biodegradable... Continue reading

The Last HOPE: Telehacking

Trying to call your female escort to let her know you’ll be late? Use one of these payphones hooked up to the Internet via a PBX system. Probably running Asterisk I’m guessing. Check out photos of the setup after the jump.

Ring Ring Ring – Beer Bottle Phone

Hamburger phones, sandwich phones, pig phones, are all edible, or at least look edible.  Breaking the edible theme of telecommunication comes the Beer Bottle phone. Both drinkable and breakable (to an extent) it even has a last number redial button just in case you want to call back your girlfriend who was done talking to you the moment she hung up. If you had one of these in your room, none of your friends would ever doubt your taste in... Continue reading

YUBZ Makes The Wireless Become Wired

Cellphones are getting so small these days that you totally lose your cool factor by having your phone be so inconspicuous. I, for one, want people to know that I have an awesome phone. If you feel the need to draw some attention to your mobile life, YUBZ has created an old-style telephone receiver to add on to your cellphone. Effectively, making a wireless device partially wireless defeats the purpose of trying to live a mobile life. But we all... Continue reading