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Retro Smartphone Handsets

Yubz Creates Handsets That Look Great and Protect You From Radiation

— November 28, 2012 — Tech
While Retro Phone docks help you channel your vintage self at home, you can now be retro and chic in public too, with these Retro Handsets for your mobile phones. Carry these retro handsets, connect them to your mobile phone and speak away. While these handsets, manufactured by Yubz, look great, they also have the benefit of protecting you from the strong radiation waves of your cell phone. Yubz claims that the Retro Handset has been certified to reduce cell phone radiation by 96%.

They come in different colors, including metallic gold and silver, and in funky prints too. Products such as these combine good marketing with a cause that people care about. Cell phone radiation is a contested topic in many places, and these products encourage users to be safe and creative at the same time by using this innovative product.
Trend Themes
1. Retro Tech - Manufacturers can capitalize on nostalgia and create modernized versions of vintage technology such as retro handsets for mobile phones.
2. Health and Safety Tech - Design products, like retro handsets, with a health and safety feature that also has a style element appealing to consumers.
3. Marketing-based Innovation - Marketing a product with a specific cause can bolster sales, manufacturers should create products that encourage users to be creative and also educate them on it's cause such as cell phone radiation.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Electronics - Manufacturers can explore the production of retro or vintage-inspired consumer electronics, such as retro handsets for mobile phones.
2. Telecommunications - This industry can incorporate health and safety and style features, like those found in retro handsets, as a compelling product differentiation from competitors.
3. Marketing and Advertising - With more conscious consumers, there are opportunities for advertising agencies to create marketing campaigns that promote cause-based purchases, like retro handsets, and encourage creativity among users.
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