Beyond Dumbphones: Building a Minimalist Yet Functional Phone
What if there was a company selling phones that, against all odds, optimized how little they were used? There’s a lot of potential here, given that every company is trying to get you hooked on their app. “Dumbphones” have emerged for this very reason. These are phones whose functionality is intentionally locked down, with the purest examples only supporting calls and SMS. On the other side of the spectrum, we have smartphones. It wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that most people owning one use it more than they’d like. ...