POP Phone: a USB-C handset that you plug into your phone for when you’re missing the warm analog embrace of Ma Bell. The hours I spent as a youth wrapping and unwrapping that coiled phone cord around my fingers!
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Brings back oodles of memories (and that crick in the neck that said "Long conversation").
oh that neck crick!
ah a re-creation of the Hulger phone from 2002 (scroll down to the bottom) https://hulger.com/
Though I have to say I was recently at a residency where there was only a corded land line and I did miss being able to roam the room while talking to the hubs. Being tethered felt strange!
YES! I've been thinking about this a lot lately. Some friends and I just got our kids these: https://tincan.kids/
The new model comes out around the holidays and I can't wait for them to make their own plans / hide in a closet to listen to each other's secrets. I think they'll be better listeners!
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