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Kendrick Lamar's company just dropped a limited-edition 'dumb' phone. It's already sold out.
(www.businessinsider.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2023
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I can only imagine what kind of profit this company is making by selling a phone literally purpose built to be as lightweight as possible both physically and on features for $299.
I'd be willing to bet they could sell that for half the price and still make a reasonably-sized profit - so I might just take out my popcorn and see if somebody does.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Light Phone 2 is getting some particularly strong star power courtesy of rapper Kendrick Lamar's creative agency pgLang.
His company, which he runs alongside childhood friend Dave Free, has released a limited edition version of the "dumb" phone.
The minimalistic phone has no web browser and its screen is paper-like similar to that of some e-readers.
In its simplest form, you can call, text, set an alarm, and use it as a hotspot, but there are add-on tools that include a music player, notes, a calculator, directions, and more.
Users are invited to ask the phone a question and shake it to find out an answer.
It's not clear if Lamar himself is an avid user of the pared-down device, but more people are turning to "dumb" phones to cut down distractions and screen time.
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