Features:

- physical object. not an app. Not on a phone because phones are distracting.

- not required to connect to the internet for any reason

- large, colorful, satisfying-to-use buttons

- water resistant

- drop resistant

- ethically produced

- "crank to charge" (like emergency radios) feature (with removable crank)

Use case is for people who:

Input: Writing out ideas and to do lists is hard. Talking is easy. Output: Listening to audio files is hard. Reading is easy. Read the notes you just dictated on device.
-- aniola, Jun 13 2024

Bonus: includes a kitchen timer
-- aniola, Jun 14 2024


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You steam-punk this shit.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Jun 14 2024


[a1] your phone has a removable crank?
-- pocmloc, Jun 15 2024


[pocmloc] Most phones have a crank. It’s at the other end of the hand that’s holding it.
-- minoradjustments, Jun 17 2024


Considering no one ever goes anywhere without their phone anyway, standalone devices like this just become yet another item adding bulk in my pocket. If your issue with phones is that they're too distracting, there are easy ways to deal with that. Turn on Do Not Disturb mode, put it in ultra battery saver mode, which depending on the device also switches to greyscale/black and white display. There are so many ways that smartphone makers are enabling you to make them less distracting, a standalone device isn't necessary.
-- 21 Quest, Jun 17 2024



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