| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Founded | October 14, 2014 |
| Products | NoPhone Air, NoPhone Original, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Selfie |
| Website |
www |
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]
See also
References
- ^ "These Creatives Made a Plastic Slab to Ease Smartphone Addiction, and It Sold Like Crazy". Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "The noPhone: A fake phone to help you talk to people". CNET. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "The NoPhone: A plastic slab for that special someone with special needs". CNET. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "Cure Your Smartphone Addiction With The NoPhone Air". Vocativ. 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ Geddes, Tanya (2016-09-21). "NoPhone Air: the Latest iPhone Aimed at Cellphone Addicts - Dispatch Weekly". Dispatch Weekly. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "'NoPhone' Creators Believe Their Plastic Phone Replica Will Help Beat 'Phone Addiction'". ABC News. 2016-04-07. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "There's a Kickstarter for NoPhone, a phone that literally does nothing". 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ Hall, Katy (2014-10-28). "This Fake Phone Helps You Focus On Real Life". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "The 'phone' that does absolutely nothing gets price cut in limited-time offer". Digital Trends. 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "The Fix for Your Phone Addiction? A Fake Plastic Phone". ABC News. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "NoPhone – Plastic Cell Phone on Shark Tank Toilet Bowl Resistant". 2paragraphs.com. Retrieved 2017-06-12.
- ^ "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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