GLOBAL – Dip a hand into Ovi Store’s pocket and you’d be surprised what old treasures you might find. Rotary Dialer is an app that turns your touchscreen device into a traditional (old school) rotary dialer telephone, allowing you to dial numbers like you did in the good old days (assuming you were born before 1985, that is). It’s a cool little app, costs nothing and will surely keep you amused whilst you’re trying to get hold of someone. Or something. But what is our fascination with old school tech?
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LONDON, England – Rushing out the door yesterday morning to catch a train (after my phone ran out of juice in the middle of the night, and the alarm failed to go off) I grabbed the nearest device I could find – my N95 – on the basis that when I last looked, it had some juice. Turned out it didn’t (I’d actually previously switched it off because the battery alarm was going off). But I’d been to a party the night before and so not of sound mind. Still, I managed to get a charge for the N95 so it became my phone for the day. In fact, I’ve not yet switched back.
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ESPOO, Finland – I’ve not been able to do a link round up in the past few days. Did you notice? Do you like these round-ups?
In any case, I managed to get online today for a quick fix of info from around the neighborhood. I’m in a punchy mood, so certain things stood out. What I have for you today is a Retro Phone, a Car Phone, an Open Phone, and a Journo Phone. Intrigued? Then read on.
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