Modular dumbphone brings swappable keypads – and you can order one now

We've covered a bunch ofanti-distraction phones on here, and they largely focus on stripping down your device's functionality to the basics. The Sidephone, meanwhile, takes a modular approach to customizing the hardware to fit into your life.

A screen takes up the top half of the front fascia, while the bottom has room for swappable modules. You can drop in a QWERTY keypad, a T9 dialpad like you've seen on dumbphones, a game controller, and even an iPod wheel-inspired shortcut button pad.

That might make this desirable to gadget nerds who aren't even necessarily in the market for a less engaging phone.

Sidephone's Mini Controller Keypad

The two-person team behind the Sidephone SP-01 says it's closer to a dumbphone than a smartphone; it's designed for people looking for a healthier relationship with their personal device.

The Sidephone is built on the open source foundational platform behind Android, but doesn't...

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