How to Completely Customize Your Phone's Sounds
You might occasionally swap around the wallpaper on your smartphone, but do you give much thought to the bleeps and…
Swiss Town Replaces Church Bells With Ringtones, Ushers in Hell on Earth
While the local catholic church and its bell tower undergo renovations in Lucerne, a small town in Switzerland, the…
A Pianist Recreates Popular Ringtones and the Results Are Actually Really Fun
Musician Tony Ann recreated popular ringtones—like the iPhone’s Marimba and T-Mobile’s jingle—with a piano. Though…
7 of the Most Horrible Technology Sounds
Not long ago, I asked you for your picks of the worst sounds that technology has cursed us with. You answered with the…
What's The Best Ringtone You've Ever Heard?
There are two worlds of ringtones. There are the "this is my favorite song" ringtones and there are the "holy shit why…
Nokia Hired An Entire Orchestra Just To Put Out a Couple of Measly Ringtones
Nokia was looking at some of its numbers when somebody noticed that the popularity of classical music ringtones was…
T-Mobile's Obnoxious Scream Tones Will Help You Find a Lost Phone
No, you're not hearing a pack of wolves approaching. And a train is definitely not about to barrel through your living…
Taliban Ringtones Are Saving Lives in Afghanistan
There's really no sense in buying ringtones anymore. That is, unless you're living in Afghanistan and need to convince…
Download the Muppets Gizmodo Ringtone for Free
We've been excited about the new Muppets movie for months, and now it's here. Have you seen it? We have! And we love…
Why Are We Still Buying Ringtones?
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait. $2.1 billion worth of ringtones were sold this year? Who still buys these…
Apple Now Sells You Ringtones Directly Through Your iPhone
In full compliance with Apple's "never use your computer for anything ever again" initiative, you can now buy ringtones…
Get These Spacenerdgasmic NASA Ringtones for Your iPhone and Android
Attenshun space nerds with NASA underpants! NASA is now offering some really awesome ringtones for your iPhone, Android…
Left Behind: Ringtones, Techno-Post-Its, and Other Stories We Didn't Post
So much news passes before our collective eyes every day that we couldn't possibly cover it all. Mostly because much of…
Use a White Noise Ringtone to Find Your Lost Cellphone Faster
We've featured numerous ways to call your lost phone so you can find it, but reader Java-Princess lets us know that a…
Cleartones are a Beacon of Tranquility in a Sea of Cacophony
Ringtones suck. Not in theory but in practice. They exist for one reason and that is to notify; this however, doesn't…
What Do Kings Use for Ringtones?
Would you believe me if I said that King Juan Carlos of Spain has the sound of giggling children set as his ringtone?…
How Much Did LG Have to Pay Ennio Morricone to Make Their Ringtones?
When it comes to soundtracks, Ennio Morricone is virtually unmatched. Composing tunes for movies like The Good, The Bad…
The New iPhone SMS Ringtones
While looking for new features and hidden secrets within iOS 4.2 Beta 3, we found a gem: New SMS ringtones! Have a…
Ringtone Creation Stripped From iTunes 10
For reasons unknown, it appears Apple has removed from iTunes 10 the ability to create ringtones out of your songs for…
How Phones Ring a Bell in Your Head
The instant you hear a cellphone ring, your brain reacts in a unique way - if the ringtone matches that of your own…