Mobile

From Tin Cans To Touchscreens: The 40 Most Important Phones In History

With due respect to Alexander Graham Bell, he couldn’t possibly have known that his patent for “the method of, and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically” would give birth to today’s smartphone. Here’s how we got there.


December 10, 2008
Mobile

DIY iPhone Retro Rotary Docking Station

Interestingly enough, a retro rotary phone lends itself well to iPhone docking. Plus, building one yourself looks to be a fairly simple procedure (so long as you are willing to cannibalise a speaker dock).