If you’ve been wishing for respite from your fancy smartphone, it’s coming soon. Earlier this year, Justine Haupt showed the world a custom cellphone she built that got rid of the things you’ve come to expect and replaced them with and old-school rotary dial for placing calls.
Earlier this year, Justine Haupt revealed a custom cellphone she built that eschewed unwanted battery-killing distractions like a touchscreen. In its place was an old-school rotary dial for placing calls.https://t.co/DgvDhuaWEZ
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People responded so well that Haupt is now developing a “mark 2” version of the design that will be available as a ready-built device and features a larger electronic paper display, newly manufactured rotary dial parts instead of old salvaged hardware, an SD card slot, and will be upgraded from 3G to 4G. A listing on Haupt’s new robotic’s company website—Sky’s Edge—claims the phone could be available as early as September.
