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The most well-known phone design of all time is probably the classic Western Electric 500. Its simple and easy two-holed receiver design endured for generations and led to the classically charming no-handed cheek-to-shoulder phone hold. Retro Telephone Handset
Over the years, the portable phone took away that simple crutch – the thinner they became, the more likely people smartly avoided craning their necks to talk into them.
Now, the Yubz Talk accessory company is bringing back the classic tubing handset of the WE 500 (along with the classic hold) with its own designer-only retro handset adapter. It won't make your connection any more clear, and it will cost you more than some of the newest Bluetooth adapters at over $45.
Instead, it allows retro-focused hipsters to easily telegraph their cultural inspirations to the rest of the world, while at the same time, showing an utter disdain for them. This gadget will most likely fly in large American cities. Everywhere else, not.
Yubz cell phone adapters come in different colors and can also be plugged into the USB of a computer to make Skype calls (There's also a new wireless option). And it comes with an answer button that tells you when a call's coming in. Despite repeated inquiries, it does not come in an avocado color, which would match the phone in the house I grew up in.
The largely unnecessary phone accessory is sold in Neiman Marcus, Pottery Barn and Urban Outfitters and it’s definitely not part of our top Cyber deals of the day.
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