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10 most bizarre landline phones you’d ever buy

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Not only there are mobile phones that make you go crazy with their loaded facilities and applications, nowadays you also get land line phones of crazy shapes and sizes. Land line phones of weird types are available at reasonable prices and are easily shipped from different places as per your need. Now let’s look at some of such bizarre phones, its cost and its features.

1. ANIMATED SNOOPY PHONE:

Animated snoopy phone is a land line phone introduced by Telemania. It is an animated telephone with sound where Snoopy plays saxophone and Woodstock performs to it. Their movements can be customized during rings and demo button operation.

Features:

a) Redialing of last number

b) Compatibility for hearing aids

c) Stylish black base for characters in traditional colors

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $30.99 which is 1518.05 in INR

b) It can be purchased through amazon.com and can be shipped for free

c) Its shipping weight is 3.4 pounds

2. CROSLEY CR92 COUNTRY WALL PHONE II - OAK:

This country wall phone is a colonial style kitchen phone reproducing early American heritage. Original of this phone was introduced in 1920’s and it has the charm of original phone. Buttons are touch-tone in rotary style.

Features:

a) Provides high-quality communications

b) Options available to change between tone and pulse

c) It has recipe-style storage compartment with speaker and hold functions

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $75.45 which is 3695.94 in INR

b) It can be purchased through amazon.com and can be shipped for free

c) Its shipping weight is 9 pounds

3. MICHAEL JORDAN ANIMATED PHONE:

It is a great phone for sports fans. When this animated phone rings, the basketball opens to the basketball court which contains his fans. Jordan is announced, crowd start cheering and lights flash. Also action shots of Jordan can be seen by rotating the phone to 360 degrees.

Features:

a) It has Michael Jordan’s signature at the top

b) Ringer can be customized or conventional one can be used

c) Only limited supply available and only available within US

Purchase and price:

Currently this phone is unavailable as it is being stopped by the manufacturer

4. STAR WARS R2D2 NOVELTY PHONE:

This is the phone available for star wars’ fans, shown in Star Wars films and now can be made available at your desk. This phone has sound and animation effects when the phone rings, as it moves its head and lights up with sound built by Telemania.

Features:

a) Available to choose between tone and pulse dialing

b) It runs on ordinary D alkaline batteries

c) One year warranty available

d) Last number redialing facility available

e) It is a FCC and ETL approved phone

Purchase and price:

Currently this phone is unavailable as it is being stopped by the manufacturer

5. NICKELODEON SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS FLIP PHONE:

In this phone one piece of telephone flips open. It is sculpted in plastic with traditional colors and is shaped like a SpongeBob. It is not to be considered as a toy.

Features:

a) Volume control options available in receiver

b) Options available to change switch between tone and pulse

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is available from $32.10 which is 1572.43 in INR

b) It can be purchased through amazon.com

c) Its dimensions are 9.5 x 8.3 x 11.4 inches and its weight is 15.2 ounces

6. ANIMATED SPIDERMAN PHONE:

This phone is a perfect replica of the Action Hero in Spiderman. In this the arm of the Animated spider man raises and shoots Web and plays his theme song when a call arrives.

Features:

a) Last number redialing facility available.

b) Options available to change between tone and pulse.

c) Required 4 C batteries.

d) Ringer can be customized or conventional one can be used.

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $36.99 which is 1811.97 in INR.

b) It can be purchased through amazon.com.

c) Its dimensions are144 x 96 x 48 inches and its weight is 3.2 pounds.

7. SOUTHERN TELECOM FUR PHONE:

This phone is a perfect replica of the Action Hero in Spiderman. In this the arm of the Animated spider man raises and shoots Web and plays his theme song when a call arrives.

Features:

a) Last number redialing facility available.

b) Options available to change between tone and pulse.

c) Required 4 C batteries.

d) Ringer can be customized or conventional one can be used.

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $36.99 which is 1811.97 in INR.

b) It can be purchased through amazon.com.

c) Its dimensions are144 x 96 x 48 inches and its weight is 3.2 pounds.

8. KNG AMERICA SIMPSONS ANIMATED PHONE:

In this animated telephone, Homer talks and moves his head and pop-ups his arm when an incoming call arrives. Homer also speaks funny phrases during incoming calls like “Don’t touch it, it might be work!”, “Always do the opposite of what Bart says.” Homer is in traditional orange colors sitting in his armchair and his round belly is the rotary style keypad and the back of the chair being the hand set.

Features:

a) Last number redialing facility available.

b) Options available to change between tone and pulse.

c) Ringer can be customized or conventional one can be used.

d) It has push button dialing in a rotary fashion.

e) It also has ringer volume control.

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $49.99 which is 2,448.78 in INR.

b) It can be purchased through Olivabel.

c) Its dimensions are 11.5 x 10 x 10.2 inches and its weight is 5.2 pounds.

9. HOT LIPS PHONE:

This phone has an amusing hot-lips design. It has a two-piece push button and has a bright pair of red lips. The handset cord is black in color.

Features:

a) Last number redialing facility available

b) Options available to change between tone and pulse

c) Compatibility for hearing aids

d) It consist of Modular plugs

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $19.05 which is 933.17 in INR

b) It can be purchased through amazon.com and can be shipped for free

c) Its dimensions are 10 x 4 x 6 inches and its weight is 2 pounds

10. HAMBURGER CHEESEBURGER BURGER PHONE:

This is a cheeseburger phone. This phone is like the one shown in the film JUNO and has the mute facility too. The bun and cheese are made from molded plastic.

Features:

a) Last number redialing facility available.

b) Options available to change between tone and pulse.

c) It also has a LED In-use indicator.

Purchase and price:

a) Its price is $10.99 which is 538.35 in INR

b) It is sold by uxcell and can be purchased through amazon.com

c) Its dimensions are 5 x 5 x 5 inches and its weight is 2 pounds

Source http://www.designbuzz.com/entry/10-bizarre-landline-phones-buy/
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:55:40 GMT
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