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DIY iPhone Retro Rotary Docking Station [DIY]
Gizmodo — ... a retro rotary phone lends itself well to iPhone docking. Plus, building one yourself looks to be a fairly simple procedure (so long as you are willing to cannibalize a speaker dock). According to the project page, a version with a microphone on the handset is also in the works along with a compatible iPhone app. That would make it possible to use it for actual phone calls—kind of like the commercial retro handsets that have become so ubiquitous these days. [fonejackerhacker via Boing Boing Gadgets via Hacked Gadgets] ...

DIY Rotary Phone Dock for your iPhone
Cult of Mac — ... If you’ve got an old 1940s style rotary phone lying around and about 7 hours you’re not sure what to do with, you can contact Michael at fonejackerhacker in the UK and find out how he made this iPhone docking station. It’s powered by a 16W amp with one speaker behind the dial (10w) on the front of the phone and two speakers in the handset (2x 3w). ...

Back to the Future: Rotary Phone Becomes iPhone Speaker Dock
iSmashPhone — ... UK-based FoneJackerHacker, consisting of person or persons going by the moniker "M Booth," has truly put the "retro" into "retrofit" by modifying a 1940's-style rotary telephone receiver to now serve as a unique iPhone docking station/speakerphone system.  The dock is mounted in the handset cradle, and in addition to two speakers in the handset proper, a third speaker resides behind the dial.  Promises Booth, "I am working on a version that has a microphone on the handset and with the use of an iPhone .app that I am developing you will be able to use this ...