For those of you who have been enjoying things like the Human Skull USB Drive, the Human Skull MP3 Player Belt Buckle with LEDs and the Glowing USB Human Skull, here’s another morbid gadget to get your hands on: the human skull phone with glowing eyes.

Product Specifications:

• Special skull design phone
• Flashing blue LEDs on its eyes when ringing
• Tone / Pulse switchable dialing
• Flash button
• Redial button
• Size: 191*120*115mm
• Weight: 440g

The Human Skull Phone with Glowing Eyes is available from the gadget4all.com site for $25.

If you haven’t yet been able to get your hands on the popular iPhone, and you just can’t wait for the day to come when you can call up your friends to tell them that you own an Apple phone, here’s a quick and cheap solution.

There is not much information available about this landline telephone shaped like an apple. All we know is that it’s sold in assorted colors, measures 3.74 x 3.74 x 3.74 inches and weighs 9.88 oz.

The Apple Phone is yours for $12.27 over at the Deal Extreme website.

Speaking of the iPhone, a friend of mine has just launched a new website called iPhone Sync. Here you will find news, tips, tricks and hacks for the Apple cell phone.

If you are a part of the small group of people still using landline phones, and you want something that stands out from the crowd, this violin model might be just the ticket.

The mahogany-colored phone measures 3 x 3 x 4 1/2 inches when it’s folded, it is tone/pulse switchable and it features buttons that will light up in the dark.

Here’s a video demonstration of the violin phone in action:

Product Description

• Receiving a call: when the phone rings, pick up the receiver and use as you would with any standard telephone
• Dialing a call: pick up your phone and listen to the dial tone, then press the keys of the number you want to call.
• Ending a call: after you have finished your conversation just hang up the handset. If you want to make another call immediately, press the ”Flash” button once and the line is ready for another call.
• Redial: If you dial a number and get a busy signal, you can press the “FlASH” button and then the “REDIAL” button. The number will be automatically redialed.
• Mute Key: for your privacy, depress the “MUTE” key as long as it is depressed, the other party will not hear anything you say

The Violin Phone is available from the sourcingmap.com website for $19.99.

Just like yesterday’s Retro USB Microphone, this 4-port USB 2.0 compliant rotary dial phone hub is another fun example of adding retro design to modern day gadgets.

Product Specifications:

• USB 2.0
• 4 ports hub
• Turns the cover to use the hub
• Prevent any dust get into the port
• Support Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
• Size: 115*115*33mm
• Weight: 120g

The USB Telephone 4-Port Hub is available from the gadget4all.com website for $15.

(The Red Ferret Journal via Geeky Gadgets)

The Pro Phone Center has four tone settings and amplifies incoming sounds up to 50 decibels. On top of that it will separate noise from voice to give you the best possible listening experience.

There’s multi-band compression and adjustable volume, along with digital 5.8GHz transmission to provide less interference. There are four tone settings to customize your listening experience. You’ll appreciate the full duplex speakerphone in the handset and base – and the handset is contoured, to be comfortable and easy to hold. The concave earpiece creates an acoustic chamber to provide crystal-clear sound. This is an excellent, feature-rich solution for those with hearing loss.

The digital answering machine comes with adjustable-speed playback and remote access. There’s also call waiting, of course, and caller ID with 40-name and number memory. And the unit is hearing aid compatible. There are also features especially helpful for those with vision problems, like the bright visual ringer flashes that signal incoming calls. The high-contrast white LED screen is bright and easy to see, and generously spaced backlit buttons make dialing easier.

The Pro Amplified Phone Center ($269) is available from firstSTREET.

If you have the Star Trek Chandelier hanging from the ceiling, then there’s a good chance you want to lay your hands on this phone as well.

The Star Trek USS Enterprise Telephone ($98) may not be to most ergonomic one of communication gadgets, but who really cares when it’s possible to talk to your friends and colleges through a spaceship.

The limited edition phone is an exact replica of original starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-170. It comes with a numbered certificate of historical data and a William Shatner inscribed signature.

When the phone rings, a Red Alert sounds and the warp nacelles flash.

Features:

• Regular ringer option
• Pulse/tone switchable
• Redial and mute buttons
• Hearing aid compatible
• FCC and ETL approved

(Via 7Gadgets)

The TeleSpy may not be a true alternative to a standard home alarm systems, but it can function as a low-cost option when you want to add a little extra security to your home.

The TeleSpy features an intrusion notification systems built into a working telephone. With the internal hidden motion detector and microphone this plain telephone is now your DIY way to install a home alarm. Simply enter the number you would like the TeleSpy to call in the event of an intrusion and turn the power switch on. When the motion activated sensor is triggered the TeleSpy will call the number and the internal microphone will allow the call recipient to hear what is happening!

Features:

• “Slim Line” type standard telephone
• Stores one number
• Plugs into standard RJ-11 phone jack
• 30 seconds of listening – after 30 seconds the TeleSpy call disconnects and re-arms
• Built-in passive infrared motion sensor
• 45-degree wedge beyond the sensor origin
• Amplified condenser microphone
• Includes: Telespy, coil phone cord, phone cord, AC adapter, instructions

The TeleSpy Intrusion Detector is available at ThinkGeek for $59.99.