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NoPhone

NoPhone is a company that manufactures a plastic object that resembles a smartphone. It was created as part of the backlash against smartphone addiction. The company manufactures four different types, the NoPhone, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Air, and NoPhone Selfie. The solid bricks of plastic are marketed as being "completely toilet-bowl resistant." The NoPhone was created in 2014 by Van Gould, Ingmar Larsen, and Ben Langeveld. 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."

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NoPhone
Company type
Privately held company
FoundedOctober 14, 2014 (2014-10-14)
ProductsNoPhone Air, NoPhone Original, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Selfie
Websitewww.thenophone.com

NoPhone is a company that manufactures a plastic object that resembles a smartphone. It was created as part of the backlash against smartphone addiction.123 The company manufactures four different types, the NoPhone, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Air, and NoPhone Selfie.45 The solid bricks of plastic are marketed as being "completely toilet-bowl resistant."678 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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References

References

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