It started with a disconnected phone in a Japanese garden. Now there are hundreds of "wind phones" in the world, including ...

People use the wind phone to “call” and have a one-way conversation with deceased loved ones. Here they can say the things ...

A frustrated Justine Haupt came up with an unorthodox solution: she designed and built a mobile phone with a rotary dial that ...

Almost accidentally, we have a new addition to our living room décor that has prompted much conversation among our friends.

If you’ve never owned a rotary dial telephone, then you’ve probably never seen a number card installed in the center of the ...

I explained that I have no desire for one of the sleek, modern cell phones with all of their bells and whistles. I have no compelling need to remain accessible 24/7. My cell is for emergencies or for ...

Now you have an old school phone, complete with old-school ringer, rotary or push-button dialing, a dial-tone when you pick up the receiver, and even a busy signal. Calls made through POTS (Plain ...

From polaroid cameras to free driver's ed, here’s a look at some commonplace things from the '80s that are now considered ...

The TCL Flip 3 targets our grandparents — the folks who used rotary dial phones as kids, enjoyed twirling their fingers around corded landline phones, and used Motorola flip phones in the early ...

My husband bought an old rotary telephone with the intent to put it ... "I was so hoping to hear a dial tone," she said. We then searched for the sounds online and let the younger generation ...

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