Conceptual baton phone does the twist
By Darren Murph 
posted July 22nd 2008 8:36AM
posted July 22nd 2008 8:36AM
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I'm pretty sure they'd have a HUGE impact on the market if it vibrated when called.
seconded
lol i was about to comment on that as well haha
i think women could use this as vibrator. yeah.
Ahahaha.. lonely housewives won't be able to wait for that next telemarketing call.
And just think. If you paired it with a headset you could even leave it in there during the call.
You know, Marques, there was something I liked about the subtlety of Marques' comment
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We really did get it!
damn! The first Marques was supposed to be ' konshuss ' !
Forget vibrating, I want to find the chick that could dial the phone like that. Talk about muscle control!
Only 10 digits? My mobile is 11 digits long.
I count 11 numbered rings...
what a waste
this is definitely not the future
what would you do if you were to call abroad or get into those telephone systems with "press 1 for this 2 for that"
it doesn't seem so thought through...
i only came here, to see the comments
Couldn't have said it better myself.
This looks like something I'd have as a novelty. I never used the landline anyway. No... not that kind of novelty... No... don't put it in there.... oh! Oh... Ohhhhhhhhhh righhhhhht!
What about when you need to enter another number for a menu or something like a password for your voicemail?
White Atari Phone?
"Is that a concept phone in your pocket or are you happy to see me?"
Well, international dialing is out of the question... as is pressing 1 for english, or any other touch-tone based menu option... and it looks incredibly uncomfortable.
Meh.
Why is this happening to me
If I actually still had a home phone, I'd want one of these.
I saw the pic before I saw the article or title and thought this was a new (old) joystick for the Wii.
I didn't know people still have landlines...
...because some people live in apartments, sometimes high up in the sky, surrounded by lots of steel and concrete, which doesn't bode well for cellphone signals (especially those of the CDMA flavour). In these cases, it is convenient, and sometimes necessary to employ the services of an inexpensive landline or VOIP service to complement cellular service.
P.S. That's right, I spelled 'flavour' with a 'u' - live with it.
I spell them: flavour, colour, favourite, and grey...
it says 69 at the top.
If I'm looking at the same thing I think you're looking at, it's 89, not 69.
Looks like this thing was made by Mac.
White shiny plastic = instant best seller according to Mac's marketing scheme, so this thing is defiantly gonna sell well.
Only if it also has the Apple logo.
"Thank you for calling First National Bank. Please select from the following options:
To check account balances and information, press one,
For hours and locations, press two,
To speak to a phone representative, press three
To repeat this menu, press four"
*twist*
"I'm sorry, I couldn't verify that number. Please try again.
*TWIST*
"Your call has expired. Goodbye."
*crack!*
Hata Baton Phone!
In the UK we went from 10 to 11 digits i.e. 0603 411583 to 01603 411583 on the 16 Apr 1995.
Humm, when is the next phoneday? Like when Wales has one code 029.
It looks like a white atari joystick.
"To obtain a special dialing wand.."
Looks like one of Leonardo's inventions.
Patent infrigement, anyone?
This should be dual-purpose so that I can play Flight Simulator while I'm on the phone.
lightsaber?