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Unread 08-23-2012, 07:38 PM
 
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Default Finally, a cell phone for seniors...

It's about time......

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Unread 08-23-2012, 08:19 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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It's about time......
I thought you were gonna link to the Jitterbug.
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Unread 08-24-2012, 09:36 AM
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Location: Atlanta, GA and Minneapolis, MN
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The numbers are too small!
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Unread 08-24-2012, 04:07 PM
 
Location: Sierra Nevada Land, CA
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Default OK by me, mods.

Ahem, from my thread at Epic Ski.

Cell Phone for Seniors

I thought that picture looked familar.

(I checked the properties on the OP's picture)
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Unread 08-28-2012, 09:51 AM
 
Location: Las Vegas
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I can see a bunch of hipster type kids thinking that this is cool because its so old school. These people would jump on this before the seniors do.
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Unread 08-29-2012, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Sacramento
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I can see a bunch of hipster type kids thinking that this is cool because its so old school. These people would jump on this before the seniors do.
Yup. Hipsters might be dumb enough to go for the "retro" appeal.
Nielsen: Soon-to-be seniors adopting smartphones faster than any other age group -- Engadget
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Unread 09-04-2012, 05:33 PM
 
Location: Planet Eaarth
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It's about time......
Copied or not this photoshopped image is really damn funny!!
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Unread 09-05-2012, 10:59 AM
 
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Pretty funny to watch my mom look at her iphone when its ringing and ask me what she has to do to answer it...every time
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Unread 09-06-2012, 03:39 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan and Sometimes Orange County CA
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My dad loves his Jitterbug.

He does have a rotary dial phone in his bedroom. My kids looked at it and asked what it was.
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Unread 09-07-2012, 12:29 AM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Rotary cell phones could be the next big thing.

Rotary Cell-Phone for the Retro Minded [Concept Rotary Dial Cell-phone] » e-Potpourri – Style, Design & Inspiration

» Blog Archive » Analog Rotary Mobile Phones

Rotary Cell Phone: Steampunk at its Best
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