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A growing discourse across academic and mainstream media examines how smartphones have eliminated boredom and created a behavioral trap for users.
Users are rejecting instant notifications for a new wave of apps that simulate the slow, unpredictable pace of carrier pigeon messaging.
10 news sources are covering this Health story right now — PULSE is tracking how fast it spreads.
The Light Phone is launching a minimalist clamshell flip phone designed to combat doomscrolling and the ubiquity of AI.
The Light Flip arrives as a $299 minimalist device designed to eliminate social media and reduce screen time through a stripped-down clamshell design.
Commodore releases a new minimalist flip phone positioned as a digital detox device.
Commodore’s new minimalist flip phone targets Gen Z with a digital detox alternative to smartphones.
Commodore returns to the hardware market with the Callback 8020, a $499 flip phone designed to enforce a digital detox by blocking social media.
Commodore enters the mobile market with the 'Callback' flip phone, designed to facilitate a digital detox by banning social media apps.
The Commodore brand is re-entering the consumer electronics market with the launch of a new flip phone designed to limit digital connectivity.
A growing body of research links late-night phone use to fragmented sleep and cognitive disruption—sparking a summer-wide challenge to unplug.