This rotary cell phone actually works — and you can buy it, too
WEBFeb 17, 2020 · An engineer has created a working cell phone that includes a rotary dial instead of a display. It’s available for $240, though you’ll have to build it yourself.
Rotary Un-Smartphone™ BETA Kit - Sky's Edge
WEBRotary dials are naturally resistant to butt dialing. Nearly instantaneous 10-segment display of signal strength or battery level. Compare to typical 4-bar signal meters.
You Can Finally Buy This $390 Rotary Cell Phone DIY Kit - Gizmodo
WEBApr 26, 2022 · Two years later, a promised purchasable DIY kit allowing anyone to build their own, complete with a working rotary dial, is finally here. As we pointed out in 2020, there’s now an entire ...
Open Source Rotary Cellphone - Justine Haupt
WEBFeb 10, 2020 · The people I call most often are stored, and if I have to dial a new number or do something like set the volume, then I can use the fun and satisfying-to-use rotary dial. Nearly instantaneous, high resolution display of signal strength and battery level.
The Open Source Rotary Cell Phone, Two Years Later
WEBSep 10, 2022 · A lot has happened since this phone last graced the pages of Hackaday. For one thing, it’s now officially known as the Rotary Un-Smartphone.
The 12 Best Rotary Phones To Buy in 2022 - SPY
WEBApr 3, 2022 · 1. Sangyn 1960s Rotary Phone. BEST OVERALL. Classic and timeless, this rotary phone from Sangyn evokes major Mad Men vibes with its 1960-inspired design.
Rotary Un-Smartphone - Sky's Edge
WEBRotary Cell Phone Mk1. The original 3G kit. The original rotary cell phone, which was a hastily realized kit-offering of a personal project that went viral; 3D printed parts and a motherboard paired with user-sourced components, like a modified Trimline rotary mechanim and an Adafruit FONA 3G.
How a Space Engineer Made Her Own Rotary Cell Phone
WEBFeb 12, 2020 · Haupt, who works as an astronomy instrumentation engineer at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, detailed how she took the rotary mechanism from an old Trimline telephone, paired it with...
Rotary Un-Smartphone is up for pre-order, ships November, 2022
WEBJan 18, 2021 · A fully assembled Rotary Un-Smartphone features a rotary dialer, a 4G cellular modem (with support for 3G and 2G networks), and a SIM card reader, and a printed circuit board with an...
You can make your own rotary cellphone - Engadget
WEBFeb 17, 2020 · Brookhaven National Lab engineer Justine Haupt has developed a rotary cellphone that's not only functional, but available to make with the help of a $240 do-it-yourself kit.
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