Dry January, but for Your Smartphone
The author participated in 'Month Offline', a challenge where participants swap their smartphones for a lower-tech device and pay $75 for the experience. The author received a dumb.co flip phone, a device designed to be a simpler alternative to smartphones.
A group of people participated in 'Month Offline', a challenge that started in Washington, D.C., and is now based in New York City. Participants paid $75 to swap their smartphones for a lower-tech device and attend weekly meetups. The author received a dumb.co flip phone, designed by a former Washington Post software engineer, Jack Nugent. The device can be paired with a smartphone through an app called Dumb Down, allowing for normal calls and text messages to be forwarded. The flip phone has scaled-down versions of popular apps like Uber and Google Maps. The author took the dumbphone everywhere and received positive reactions from strangers, who were intrigued by the device. The dumb.co flip phone is designed to be a simpler alternative to smartphones, with a custom operating system and a focus on basic functionality.
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