August 28th, 2008 by Dave Perks

The phone of the future (if it was 1976)

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Here's how out of the loop I am: I had no idea there was a market for luxury phones. But, if this isn't an introduction, I don't know what is. I saw an article on the TAG Heuer Meridiist in the latest issue of a certain men's magazine (the kind with articles, not pictures, thank you very much). I couldn't help but check out the website. Personally, I think the phone was separated at birth from the Texas Instruments TI-1200 calculator I had in the third grade. But if that's your thing, it can be yours for just $4,849.50.

The Meridiist TI-1200

Uncanny, huh?

But worth every penny when you consider this line from one of the designers:

"We thought, let's design it like a tool. Let's design it like a tool that allows you to talk and also tell time."

How revolutionary.

All the videos on the Meridiist site feel more like SNL commercials than promo pieces for a luxury item.

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