Commodore is launching the Callback 8020, a flip phone for retro fans. With no browser or social media, digital detox is the focus.

The manufacturer explicitly positions the device as a response to constant availability and what it considers problematic mechanisms of modern smartphone platforms. In conversation with heise, Commodore CEO Peri Fractic describes the Callback 8020 as a “not stupid dumbphone” for people who want to spend less time scrolling and more time in the real world. It is envisioned as a secondary device for staying reachable without being constantly exposed to the temptations of a smartphone with its notifications, apps, and games. The decision was influenced by his young daughter and his own behavior: “I was addicted to my smartphone,” says Prei Fractic.

Fantastic. We need more people like that.

  • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPEnglish
    419·
    11 days ago

    You still can get cheap dump phones.

    Regarding do this device:

    1. Manufacturing a phone in small numbers is not cheap
    2. If there were a way that you could have 50% more attention for your kids, yourself, and the people around you, how much would that be worth for you? How much is your attention worth?
    • WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      11 days ago
      1. I’m simply pointing out the price tag on the phone in question.
      2. I don’t need technology to save me from myself.
          • HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.orgOPEnglish
            222·
            11 days ago

            no need to troll here.

            And fascinating how predictibly this happens each time the interests of big tech companies are touched…

        • BassTurd@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          11 days ago

          Are you suggesting that every person with a smart phone is a dead brat parent or spouse? You do know that some people actually do have self control.