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Retro Smartphone Add-Ons

The iPhone Rotary Dialer App is Vintage-Chic

— June 25, 2012 — Tech
This retro-inspired iPhone 'Rotary Dialer' app takes calling back more than a few years. Allowing nostalgic smartphone users to dial in a vintage way, this is sure to appeal to the novelty-loving buyer out there.

Available in a series of different skins, the app, which was created by Joshua Minor, offers lots of choice to users. Well-rated on the iTunes App Store and having received lots of praise for the innovative appropriation of old technology, this app is making a splash for its clever design. Decidedly more fun than dialing the new traditional way, this app is unnecessary but intriguing.

Priced very reasonably at 99 cents per download and updated frequently, this is an oddball add-on with plenty of style.
Trend Themes
1. Retro-inspired Smartphone Accessories - A trend for retro-inspired smartphone accessories has emerged, offering users a nostalgic experience with vintage designs.
2. Innovative App Design - There is a trend for innovative app design that appropriates old technology in a clever and fun way, appealing to novelty-loving buyers.
3. Novelty Phone Functions - A trend for novelty phone functions is emerging, with apps like the iPhone Rotary Dialer offering unnecessary but intriguing features.
Industry Implications
1. Telecommunications - The telecommunications industry can explore opportunities in offering retro-inspired smartphone accessories and novelty phone functions to cater to nostalgic and novelty-seeking customers.
2. Mobile App Development - The mobile app development industry can tap into the trend for innovative app design by creating apps that cleverly appropriate old technology, providing users with unique and fun experiences.
3. Consumer Electronics - The consumer electronics industry can capitalize on the trend for retro-inspired smartphone accessories by designing and manufacturing vintage-themed add-ons that appeal to customers seeking a nostalgic feel.
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