"If you grew up before the aughts, your idea of talking on the phone probably involves holding an actual telephone to your ear. Kids today have probably never seen that kind of communication device, but those of us who were used to cradling the handset will feel a certain nostalgia for it. Of course, we need to move on and accept that mobile phones and smartphones are the present and the future."
"But if you still want a bit of nostalgia that is also highly functional, Native Union has just relaunched the POP Phone. It is a retro‑styled handset that plugs directly into any USB‑C‑enabled device (smartphone, tablet, or laptop) and instantly turns it into a hands‑free speakerphone. It requires no charging or Bluetooth pairing as you just plug in and talk without any distractions. This classic‑looking, high‑fidelity speakerphone for everyday conversations and video calls will also make you look like you time-traveled from 20 years ago."
"The handset looks like the telephones we had in the '80s and '90s, complete with a vintage‑style spiral cord. Instead of being connected to a landline, the cord ends in a 3.5 mm headphone‑and‑microphone combo plug, so you can attach it to your device. It even has pick‑up and hang‑up buttons on the handset, so you don't need to touch the device. (Unfortunately, you still can't slam the handset down like you might have when hanging up angrily; doing so would risk damaging your device.)"
Native Union relaunched the POP Phone, a retro-styled handset that plugs into USB-C devices to serve as a hands-free speakerphone. The handset requires no charging or Bluetooth pairing; users plug it directly into smartphones, tablets, or laptops and use pick-up and hang-up buttons on the handset. The handset design echoes 1980s–1990s telephones with a spiral cord that terminates in a 3.5 mm headphone-and-microphone combo plug. The device is optimized for video-call platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and FaceTime and includes noise-reduction to minimize background sounds outdoors or in noisy environments. Multiple textured color options are available.
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