hackedgadgets.com - 12/9/2008
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I love the look of the old rotary phones. This hack turns your old phone into a cool iPhone docking station. With 16 Watts of speakers hidden in the device there is sure to be some cool sounds coming from this covert device.
"Rotary Dial 1940’s Phone fitted with an iPhone speaker ...
gadgets.boingboing.net - 12/9/2008
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A rotary phone program running on an iphone docked in a rotary telephone
Boing Boing Gadgets —
Now that's some trippy Pink Floyd shit.
iPhone Rotary Phone Docking Station [Hacked Gadgets]
DIY iPhone Retro Rotary Docking Station [DIY]
Gizmodo —
... Plus, building one yourself looks to be a fairly simple procedure (so long as you are willing to cannibalize a speaker dock). According to the project page, a version with a microphone on the handset is also in the works along with a compatible iPhone app. That would make it possible to use it for actual phone calls—kind of like the commercial retro handsets that have become so ubiquitous these days. [fonejackerhacker via Boing Boing Gadgets via Hacked Gadgets]
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