iPhones Are Getting New Ringtones for the First Time in a Decade
Remember ringtones? Back in the day, when phones still rang with something other than spam calls, people even used to pay for the privilege of choosing a bespoke call sound.…
You Can Get Ring’s Video Doorbell for $39 Right Now
Photo: BrandonKleinPhoto (Shutterstock) Ring’s cheapest video doorbell just got cheaper: The Ring Video Doorbell Wired is currently 40% off, dropping from its $65 price to $39. This is the 2021…
In Defense of the Landline Telephone
Photo: Stokkete (Shutterstock) Once among the most ubiquitous pieces of technology on Earth, old school, wired-and-jacked telephones are disappearing. In 2019, only about 31% of American households still had a…
How to Turn a Landline Telephone Into a Cell Phone Bluetooth Receiver
Photo: ShutterStockStudio (Shutterstock) I’m not usually the nostalgic type, but I miss landline phones. Cell phones may do eight billion things, but they are tiny and inconsequential—artificial, semi-disposable black rectangles—whereas…