NoPhone explained

NoPhone
Type:Privately held company
Products:NoPhone Air,NoPhone Original, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Selfie

NoPhone is a company that manufactures a plastic object that resembles a smartphone. It was created as part of the backlash against smartphone addiction.[1] [2] [3] The company manufactures four different types, the NoPhone, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Air, and NoPhone Selfie.[4] [5] The solid bricks of plastic are marketed as being "completely toilet-bowl resistant."[6] [7] [8] The NoPhone was created in 2014 by Van Gould, Ingmar Larsen, and Ben Langeveld.[9] Larsen told ABC News:

"We wanted to make people aware of their addiction by creating a product that can be used for their addiction. It works as a placebo."[10]

In 2016, the company pitched the product on the ABC TV program Shark Tank, but was unsuccessful.[11]

The NoPhone was developed by The NoPhone Team from New York. Crowdfunding via the Kickstarter.com site was used to finance the project. The requirement was US$5,000; however, with the participation of 915 people, more than $18,000 was raised within a month.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: These Creatives Made a Plastic Slab to Ease Smartphone Addiction, and It Sold Like Crazy. 2017-06-12. en-US.
  2. News: The noPhone: A fake phone to help you talk to people. CNET. 2017-06-12. en.
  3. News: The NoPhone: A plastic slab for that special someone with special needs. CNET. 2017-06-12. en.
  4. News: Cure Your Smartphone Addiction With The NoPhone Air. 2016-09-20. Vocativ. 2017-06-12. en-US.
  5. News: NoPhone Air: the Latest iPhone Aimed at Cellphone Addicts - Dispatch Weekly. Geddes. Tanya. 2016-09-21. Dispatch Weekly. 2017-06-12. en-US.
  6. Web site: 'NoPhone' Creators Believe Their Plastic Phone Replica Will Help Beat 'Phone Addiction'. 2016-04-07. ABC News. 2017-06-12.
  7. News: There's a Kickstarter for NoPhone, a phone that literally does nothing. 2014-10-28. 2017-06-12.
  8. News: This Fake Phone Helps You Focus On Real Life. Hall. Katy. 2014-10-28. Huffington Post. 2017-06-12. en-US.
  9. News: The 'phone' that does absolutely nothing gets price cut in limited-time offer. 2015-02-16. Digital Trends. 2017-06-12. en-US.
  10. Web site: The Fix for Your Phone Addiction? A Fake Plastic Phone. 2014-08-20. ABC News. 2017-06-12.
  11. Web site: NoPhone – Plastic Cell Phone on Shark Tank Toilet Bowl Resistant. 2paragraphs.com. en-US. 2017-06-12.
  12. Web site: 2015-10-01. dead. 2015-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20151002142719/http://www.chip.de/news/NoPhone-Telefon-ohne-Funktionen-verkauft-sich-bestens_73712066.html. 2014-10-31. CHIP Online. NoPhone: Telefon ohne Funktionen verkauft sich bestens.

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