The Minimal Phone is a modern phone with a retro aesthetic. Instead of a big color display that covers the whole device, it has a small 4.3 inch black and white E Ink display and a physical QWERTY keyboard that offers tactile feedback when you type. First introduced last year, the phone's developers raised over $600,000 through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign…

macOS application to stay focus and avoid procrastination

The Commodore Callback 8020 is a new phone that's up for pre-order for $500 and which is expected to ship before the end of 2026. But it looks like a flip-phone from the early 2000s, and that's intentional. Positioned as a distraction-free phone with a retro-inspired design that evokes Nokia handsets from the turn of the century, the phone also has some features inspired by classic Commodore computers and other devices (like calculators). It's clear that the new owner of the Commodore brand is looking to capitalize on the nostalgia factor.

The Astrohaus team unveiled the Freewriter Wordrunner keyboard at CES yesterday.

I have tried a number of distraction-free writing devices over the last few years.  With that in mind, I’d like to share my thought process for why I selected each…

The Sidephone is an upcoming cellphone that looks like a blast from the past thanks to its candy bar-style design with a small screen positioned above a keypad. The $249 phone is kind of a throwback to a style of handset that was designed primarily for making phone calls, and not much else. But it's also a modern device that runs a custom version of Android, so it 

The Light Phone line of handsets are positioned as minimalist phones that do less than most modern smartphones, while still letting you make calls, send messages, and perform basic functions... without giving into the temptation to spend hours doomscrolling. But that doesn't mean users don't want a nice screen or a decent camera. So last year Light began taking pre-orders for the Light Phone III…