[throwaheyy]

I think those “consumer itches” probably stemmed from 1990s American action movies in which the original of this style of phone (Motorola MicroTac I think?) seems to be almost universally used.

[cf100clunk]

Agreed, those Motorolas set the pace in North America. It is quaint to watch TV shows or movies in which a character goes through the motions:

1. pull buzzing phone from pocket, purse, etc.

2. extend antenna

3. flip cover open (the really cool ones had a spring loaded cover opener activated by a side button)

4. optional: look at the display before answering

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I'd blame Star Trek (1966-1969)

https://intl.startrek.com/sites/default/files/styles/content...