Video roundup

Zack Morris's giant phone.



The latest edition of Everything is a Remix, focusing on The Matrix.



1979 commercial for Pabst Blue Ribbon featuring Patrick Swayze and his incredible hair.



Stop-motion ninja battle by Oliver Trudeau.



Robin in action in Arkham City. Via all these fine sites.

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Rotary Mechanical smartphone

Rotary Mechanical smartphone designed by Richard Clarkson:

The rotary mechanical smartphone is based on the idea of incorporating more feeling and life into our everyday digital objects. In modern times these objects have come to define us, but who and what defines these objects? Are we happy with generic rectangles of a touchscreen or do we want something with more tangibility, something with more life, something with more aura?

I have looked at where industrial design has come from, and where it might be going to, and by doing so have tried to create an object that is true to both, a harmonious combination of mechanical parts and digital technologies. Rotary mechanical is a question not only about the ever increasing ‘digital take-over’ of everything in our lives but also what is lost when this happens.

There are two interchangeable brass dials, a true rotary dial and a button dial, the act of changing these is inspired from changing the lenses on a camera. The body is electroplated copper which is then painted and designed to improve aesthetically as is wears. The design of the phone references both steampunk and minimalistic genres to combine and contrast the different forms and surface finishes.

High-res shots at Flickr. Via.

*See more concept phones here.

Image roundup

Eye of Sauron atop AT&T skyscraper.



Mobile phone with rotary dial.



Moon pic circa 2007.




Ice cream killed the dinosaurs.



Ken Jennings personalized a copy of his book with ninjas.

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John's Phone

John's Phone by John Doe Amsterdam - - a "simple" phone with lots of delightful touches, including an address book and LCD screen. You can try to win one as described here.

*The HTC Droid Incredible is one penny at Amazon.

Link roundup

1. Available for preorder at the BBTS, Tron Kubricks and Bearbricks.

2. How to block a number from calling your cellphone.

3. How hackers at Def Con almost closed down the Sands casino.

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Green phone (link roundup)

Green eco-friendly concept phone by James Barber.

And a few more links:

1. Manga-style Glee fan art.

2. "A man whose great-great grandfather was killed and eaten by cannibals has taken part in a unique reconciliation event in the South Pacific."

3. BBDO promoted Gilette razors by placing what appeared to be bloody tissues covering nicks on ads in New York.

*Previously: Cannibal Girls of the Forbidden Island.

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Vintage phone (link roundup)

Rotary phone spotted here. I've never seen that design before. You can see a more traditional rotary phone here.

UPDATE: Twee points out that it's an Ericofon, and there are several on sale at eBay.

And a few more links:

1. MIT's Great Dome was modified to look like sheet music displaying the first seven notes of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

2. Pirate octopus with eye patch and peg leg.

3. Best photo of the Geek Squad, ever.

*Previously: This phone is tapped.

*Buy vintage phones at eBay.

Vintage phone (link roundup)

Rotary phone spotted here. I've never seen that design before. You can see a more traditional rotary phone here.

UPDATE: Twee points out that it's an Ericofon, and there are several on sale at eBay.

And a few more links:

1. MIT's Great Dome was modified to look like sheet music displaying the first seven notes of Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up."

2. Pirate octopus with eye patch and peg leg.

3. Best photo of the Geek Squad, ever.

*Previously: This phone is tapped.

*Buy vintage phones at eBay.

Seunghan Song's Window Phone

Seunghan Song's "Window Phone" concept features a display that mimics different weather conditions, including frost and rain. More photos here.

*Previously: This phone is tapped.

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Turn a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone into a real phone

Go here for step by step instructions on turning a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone int a real phone. There are several Chatter phones on sale at eBay.

*Previously: Make a paper business card with working gears.

This phone is tapped

Wiretapped phone spotted at Flickr.

*Previously: Payphone/plastic cup gag.

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Payphone, plastic cup gag

Photographed in Michigan. Via.