My Dream Phone

Maybe I'm in the minority, but I don't want a flip-phone, a camera phone, an internet enabled phone, or any combination of the three. I also despise ringtones. Several emotional moments have been made awkward/traumatic/all around despicable by my own ringtone, and many times has a good performance or speech been interrupted rudely by someone else's. However, I'm not against cell phones. I like the accessibility and the convenience, but I could do without just about every accessory. So I have devised the perfect phone for young, savvy, poor cell-phone users like myself. In the sketch at the right (which is about to scale), you will notice that besides the keypad, there are nine other visible buttons. That may seem like a lot, but considering how easy the phone would be to use, it matters not. Let me explain them—the two buttons aside the non-color screen would negotiate names and a few basic options, which could be selected by the button below the screen with the filled-in oval. Next to it, with the un-filled-in oval, is the on/off button. The brightness of the light in the center of that button would indicate the battery power. Below the keypad are a "call" and an "end" set. And on the side are easy volume control and a button that toggles between the stellar and near-silent vibrate setting and the only ring tone, the generic cough of an adult male. What also makes the phone unique is the lower portion/receiver which is stored inside the phone when it is off or on "keyguard" and which shoots out but by a slightly harder to press button on the non-visible side. This is not only new and “fetch,” but reminiscent of The Matrix, which is sure to attract many young men, who will want the phone desperately and not know why. The tiny speakers are on the top, so sound can travel up to your ear and not be too loud. And because of the simplicity and discrete size, the model could be much cheaper than phones currently on the market.