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  2. Phantom vibration syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Phantom vibration syndrome or phantom ringing syndrome is the perception that one's mobile phone is vibrating or ringing when it is not. Other terms for this concept include ringxiety (a portmanteau of ring and anxiety), fauxcellarm (a portmanteau of "faux" /foʊ/ meaning "fake" or "false" and "cellphone" and "alarm" pronounced similarly to "false alarm") and phonetom (a portmanteau of phone ...

  3. 50 Toy Fads That Have Driven Parents Crazy Over the Years - AOL

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    For starters, every sound effect this game makes is cartoonish and insane. Second, it speeds up a little bit each time, which can make the listener feel like they’re going insane. Third, when ...

  4. Motorola bag phone - Wikipedia

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    The Motorola Bag Phone was sold in several types of carry cases ("bags"), with each model being available with one or two types. The earliest bag phones, which used a large transceiver similar to that used in the Tough Talker transportable phone, came in a large upright case, in which the transceiver and battery (if applicable) sat in the ...

  5. Should you get a 'dumb phone' for your mental health? - AOL

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    “Using a flip phone sounds simple in theory, but it’s a complicated commitment while I’m traveling and rely on Google Maps, restaurant recommendations and Google Translate,” she says ...

  6. Phreaking - Wikipedia

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    Phreaking began in the 1960s when it was discovered that certain whistles could replicate the 2600 Hz pitch used in phone signalling systems in the United States. [3] Phone phreaks experimented with dialing around the telephone network to understand how the phone system worked, engaging in activities such as listening to the pattern of tones to figure out how calls were routed, reading obscure ...

  7. Phone etiquette 101: When it’s rude to be on speaker — and ...

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    You’re going to experience things that turn a simple phone call into a frustrating moment: Calls are going to get dropped, weird echos will occur. Remember to blame the device and not the person.

  8. Telenoid R1 - Wikipedia

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    The Telenoid R1 has a minimalistic design; it is roughly the size of an infant with a bald head, a doll-like face, and automated stubs instead of arms. [2] It contains 9 actuators which allows the R1 to have 9 degrees of freedom. Each eye can move horizontally independent from each other, but their vertical movement is synced.

  9. Pocket dialing - Wikipedia

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    Typically, a call is caused by the person's movement changing the shape of the pocket in a person's clothing in such a way that a small amount of pressure is applied to some of the buttons, or in the case of a touch screen phone, a call can also be caused by the screen of the phone facing the person's body and a small amount of perspiration ...