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January 4th, 2010, 19:05
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Yeah, we're a little too young to claim full enjoyment of this modern design icon, outside of a few film cameos and its spot at the MoMA, but Ericsson's Ericofon (pictured), originally released in the 50s, is certainly a design worthy of the Bluetooth treatment (http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/13/nes-controller-cellphone-and-zack-morris-bluetooth-headset-mod/). In a well-documented hack done up by Santiago Q., the handset can be set up to use the rotary dial, pump out the original Ericotone ring, and even offer up a dial tone when ready for input. Santiago has the software and instructions freely available on his project blog, and there's video demonstrating the handset in action after the break.Continue reading Bluetooth Ericofon hack reminds us of that time we saw an Ericofon on TV once (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/bluetooth-ericofon-hack-reminds-us-of-that-time-we-saw-an-ericof/)
Bluetooth Ericofon hack reminds us of that time we saw an Ericofon on TV once (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/bluetooth-ericofon-hack-reminds-us-of-that-time-we-saw-an-ericof/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Yeah, we're a little too young to claim full enjoyment of this modern design icon, outside of a few film cameos and its spot at the MoMA, but Ericsson's Ericofon (pictured), originally released in the 50s, is certainly a design worthy of the Bluetooth treatment (http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/13/nes-controller-cellphone-and-zack-morris-bluetooth-headset-mod/). In a well-documented hack done up by Santiago Q., the handset can be set up to use the rotary dial, pump out the original Ericotone ring, and even offer up a dial tone when ready for input. Santiago has the software and instructions freely available on his project blog, and there's video demonstrating the handset in action after the break.Continue reading Bluetooth Ericofon hack reminds us of that time we saw an Ericofon on TV once (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/bluetooth-ericofon-hack-reminds-us-of-that-time-we-saw-an-ericof/)
Bluetooth Ericofon hack reminds us of that time we saw an Ericofon on TV once (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/04/bluetooth-ericofon-hack-reminds-us-of-that-time-we-saw-an-ericof/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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