Almost accidentally, we have a new addition to our living room décor that has prompted much conversation among our friends.

My husband bought an old rotary telephone with the intent to put it ... "I was so hoping to hear a dial tone," she said. We then searched for the sounds online and let the younger generation ...

I explained that I have no desire for one of the sleek, modern cell phones with all of their bells and whistles. I have no compelling need to remain accessible 24/7. My cell is for emergencies or for ...

In Tanzania, where over 7.8 percent of the population lives with some form of disability, the digital divide is an offside ...

The TCL Flip 3 targets our grandparents — the folks who used rotary dial phones as kids, enjoyed twirling their fingers around corded landline phones, and used Motorola flip phones in the early ...

The hot keys and the rotary dial allow for effortless adjustments while keeping eyes ... A convenient storage cubby and phone holder have also been added behind the steering wheel. Along with ...

Automobile windows operated with a manual crank and cars had no seatbelts. Most homes had one rotary-dial phone, sometimes mounted on a wall. If it was necessary to contact someone when you were ...

All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. TCL Flip 3 allowed me ...

They attempted to "dial" the number but stopped halfway when ... Final score: Teens – 0, Rotary Phone – 1. Thank goodness we've moved on to keypads because, judging by this, they'd be better ...

The Seventies was a time of bright colours, rotary-dial phones and parents who did not mess around when it came to discipline. If Philip Ingham, 54, had a time machine he would go back in a heartbeat.