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Rotary Un-Smartphone

In a previous incarnation of this newsletter, I wrote about Justine Haupt's concept for a rotary-dial smartphone. It was an interesting, if slightly counterintuitive, concept. But now that phone is a reality. And it’s a pretty wonderful piece of future nostalgia.

Photo via Justine Haupt/Sky’s Edge.

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