#light phone

[butchbabyankan]

[techfeels]

Meadow

Interesting new device in the minimalist phone genre, called Meadow. Similar to the Light Phone III in that it offers only a curated selection of apps, designed to give you the convenience of a smartphone without being sucked down distraction rabbit holes.

But whereas the Light Phone requires you to either keep swapping your SIM between your regular phone and it — or use it as your only phone — the Meadow uses your main phone number for calls and gives you unlimited access to a separate 4G network, making it a better companion device to a smartphone. The downside of this approach is that you need to pay a subscription to use the network, though — don't think there's any getting around that. It's also still too expensive — $400 — to be anything more than a niche device, and is only available to pre-order in the US at the moment.

The form factor looks great to me — I love the choice to go square rather than a phone-like rectangle, and it's apparently "half the size and weight of a smartphone". It looks easily pocketable from the marketing photos, and with nicely rounded corners that make it look soft and inviting — a much more friendly aesthetic than the kinda-brutalist Light Phone III.

It's also kind of hilarious that on the back, next to the camera, is a little convex mirror — I suppose if there's no selfie camera to check your appearance with then that's an interesting fallback option.

While I don't think I'm personally tempted by these kinds of devices — I either want to go out with my full smartphone camera array, or no phone at all — I think for some people (mainly people who don't care as much about photography, or who are heavy users of social media) they serve an important role, and I'm glad to see more of these companies popping up. If they can get the price down to $200 and somehow give you access to a cellular network without a subscription (the way that Kindles used to offer something similar) they could start to take off. Fingers crossed.

[ms2253]

refreshing, realistic review of light phone iii

[macmanx]

Over the last month, I have tested three very different minimal phones – a budget-friendly $80 Nokia 2780 flip phone, the premium $600 Light Phone III, and the uniquly e-ink $400 Minimal Phone – to see if they can genuinely help me detach from social media while not completely disconnecting me from friends and family. While on some level, they all helped me achieve that goal, but holy cow the experience they provided could not be more different.

[vkuljak-blog-blog]

Light Phone 3

All the verbiage and pictures property of: https://www.thelightphone.com/lightiii a tool for a better life Introducing the Light Phone III. A phone designed to give you the tools to flourish as the most thoughtful & intentional version of yourself. We know how difficult it can be to go against the grain of a culture that seems ready made to distract you, that’s why we created The Light Phone III,…

Light Phone 3

[forgottenbones]

A day in the life with the Light Phone II (dumbphone)

[handwark]

[theartofsleek]