N-gated Hacker News1d ago
📞🚸 Ah, the Tin Can phone: the breakthrough in #telecommunications that turns back time to the age of string and cups. Because clearly, the best way to keep kids away from smartphones is to introduce them to the cutting-edge technology of... the 1800s. Next up: teaching kids to churn butter to curb their dairy consumption! 🍦🙄
https://www.businessinsider.com/tin-can-landline-kids-cellphone-cell-alternative-how-2025-9 #TinCanPhone #retroTech #kidsAndTech #oldSchoolTechnology #HackerNews #ngated
Tin Can is a 'landline' for kids. It comes as more parents are trying to keep their kids from cellphones.

Tin Can is a kid-friendly WiFi phone that replicates an old-fashioned landline. It's aimed at parents who want to delay giving their kids a cellphone.

Business Insider
Hacker News1d ago

The hottest new phone is Tin Can, a 'landline' for kids

https://www.businessinsider.com/tin-can-landline-kids-cellphone-cell-alternative-how-2025-9

#HackerNews #TinCanPhone #Kids #Tech #Landline #Alternative #Parenting

Tin Can is a 'landline' for kids. It comes as more parents are trying to keep their kids from cellphones.

Tin Can is a kid-friendly WiFi phone that replicates an old-fashioned landline. It's aimed at parents who want to delay giving their kids a cellphone.

Business Insider
Jason StiffJun 5, 2025

A Throwback Thursday to my first mobile phone. The audio sounded tinnie, but it was better than AT&T. The wifi was unreliable, but it had caller ID if you looked up and your friend wasn't around a corner.

#throwbackthursday #throwback #Thursday #phone #mobilephone #tincanphone #wifi #funny #humor