Andrew Sinclair
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Nintendo Phone

+ August 12, 2003

Cell phone design has come a long way since those big Zach Morris style boxes. They have all sorts of crazy smooth angles now, but as they get smaller and sleeker, the keypad and screen get needlessly complicated. How about going back to a design classic: the 8-bit Nintendo controller? It’s just the right size to fit in your hand. It’s simple, clean, and durable (remember all those times you threw the controller at the wall after Mario fell in the lava?). Plus, it’s retro. You’ll be at least as cool as the guy with the Atari shirt. The charger could be that Nintendo robot that came with the earliest sets. Here’s what it might look like:

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