Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
“We’re determined to approach this in a way that’s fair and safe for everyone, and we’ll be consulting with the Callback community over the next few months to make this determination,” he said.
The Callback 8020 runs the Linux-based operating system Sailfish OS, which is made by Jolla, a mobile company created by Nokia employees in 2012 that also makes phones.
Per Commodore, its phone will support “over 99 percent of Android apps” through Sailfish OS’s Android runtime app compatibility layer, including Spotify, Signal, and WhatsApp. Commodore also equipped the phone with some Commodore 64-era games.
To minimize distractions, the phone uses a dome-shaped LED light that lights up when you have a message. Commodore thinks this will be less distracting than pop-up messages, but I wager a lit-up phone draws attention, too.
The former Nokia 3360/3595 owner inside of me is highly interested in another attention-grabbing design feature:...
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