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37 Behind-the-Times Landlines

From French Fry Phones to LEGO Phones

— March 29, 2010 — Tech
Show the home phone that it still matters by clicking through this cluster of behind-the-times landlines. Your home phone will reward you with three way calling and call waiting.

Remember when those two things were hot new innovations! You could have parties over the phone thanks to three way calling. I can't help but feel nostalgic when I think of all of these behind-the-times landlines. It seems like just yesterday I was hoarding the home phone (the cordless one) for all of my conversation needs.
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Activity
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Europe Ditches Landlines
Europe Ditches Landlines
Almost 1 in 5 Rely on Mobiles
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36
Techtacular Home Phones
Techtacular Home Phones
The Motorola HS1001 is Making the Home Phone Relevant Again
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35
Hand-Held Magic Pads
Hand-Held Magic Pads
Notion Ink Smartpad Makes Other Smart Devices Wear Dunce Caps
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34
Shoe Phones
Shoe Phones
Forget eBay, Paul Gardner-Stephen Shows You How To DIY
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33
Wi-Fi Phone
Wi-Fi Phone
Connect With Skype
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32
Fake Calling
Fake Calling
Slydial Leaves a Voicemail Without Placing a Call
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31
Mobile Technology for Landlines
Mobile Technology for Landlines
Ringboxx Personalized Ringtones
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30
Landline Endangerment
Landline Endangerment
People Ditch Landlines for Mobiles and Alternatives
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29
Emotion Sensing Eco Phone
Emotion Sensing Eco Phone
FuChat Cordless Phone
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28
Bluetooth Pillow Phone
Bluetooth Pillow Phone
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27
Soda Landlines
Soda Landlines
Coca-Cola Company Creates Single Line Phone in Disguise
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26
Fire Extinguisher Phones
Fire Extinguisher Phones
Play Pranks and Make Calls on This Cheeky Safety Device
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25
Nixing Dorm Land Lines
Nixing Dorm Land Lines
UK Coeds Prefer Cell Phones
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24
USB Plug-In For Phones
USB Plug-In For Phones
Cheap Calls With MagicJack
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23
Wii Phone
Wii Phone
Nintentdo Patents VOIP Phone Concept
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22
Retro Cell Phone Handsets
Retro Cell Phone Handsets
Go Back to a Simpler Time With Native Union's Moshi Moshi Handset
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21
USB Floppy Disks
USB Floppy Disks
Reinvented Retro Gadgets
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20
Tubular Telephones
Tubular Telephones
The Marc Schomann Homephone Dials Up a New Look For Communication
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19
Retro Phones
Retro Phones
160 Bucks For Your Grandma's Phone
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18
MP3 Ringtones For Your Home Phone
MP3 Ringtones For Your Home Phone
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17
Creative Camophones
Creative Camophones
Fun Designs That Actually Make Landlines Look Cool Again
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16
French Fry Phones
French Fry Phones
A Side Order Landline for Conversational Munchies
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15
Beer Phones
Beer Phones
Budweiser Can and Bottle Phones
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14
Android Camera Phones
Android Camera Phones
Samsung i7500 Smartphone is Finally A Reality
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13
Dual Handset Landlines
Dual Handset Landlines
Double the Receivers, Double the Fun
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12
Landline Phone Revivals
Landline Phone Revivals
Retro PC Plug-Ins
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11
Recycled Landline Phones
Recycled Landline Phones
SunCorp & Chauhan Eco Phones
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10
Hardcore Home Phones
Hardcore Home Phones
Verizon Hub Takes the Landline To New Heights
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9
Futiro Skype Phones
Futiro Skype Phones
Slick and Sexy
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8
Landline Smartphones
Landline Smartphones
Cloud Telecomputers Creates the Ultimate Desk Handset
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7
Fake iPhone Landlines
Fake iPhone Landlines
The OpenFrame Home Phone
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6
Celestial Landlines
Celestial Landlines
OREFON Cordless Phone is Out of This World
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5
Disney Princess Phones
Disney Princess Phones
Cinderella High-Heel Landline Lets You Talk Past the Stroke of Midnight
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4
High Heel Phones
High Heel Phones
Pretty in Pink Landlines
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3
LEGO Phones
LEGO Phones
The Fully Functional Tyco ‘Big Blocks' Phone Makes a Comeback
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2
Overly Girlie Phones
Overly Girlie Phones
Dinstinctly Feminine Landline Phones To Make Any Man Cringe
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1
Free Phone Calls
Free Phone Calls
Magic Jack USB Phone Gizmo
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