Commodore Unveils Linux Powered Flip Phone
Commodore is targeting digital detox and doom-scrolling habits with the launch of the Linux-powered Callback 8020 flip phone.
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Commodore unveiled the Callback 8020, a Linux-powered flip phone utilizing Sailfish OS. The device was designed for digital detox by blocking social media apps to discourage doom scrolling.
Epilogue added 4d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
Commodore has unveiled the Callback 8020, a flip phone designed to discourage doom scrolling. The device is built to block social media apps as part of a focused effort toward digital detox.
Coverage from Engadget, CNET, PCMag, and Hypebeast emphasizes the phone's role in banishing social media and breaking scrolling habits. Technical details provided by Hackaday and It's FOSS specify that the device runs on the Linux-based Sailfish OS rather than Android.
Future updates may clarify the availability and specific implementation of the social media blocks on the Sailfish OS platform.
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Quick answers
What is the name of the new phone?
The device is called the Callback 8020.
Which operating system does it use?
It uses the Linux-based Sailfish OS.
What is the primary purpose of the device?
It is designed for digital detox, specifically to block social media apps and discourage doom scrolling.
Coverage (7)
- Makers of Commodore 64 releasing 'Callback' flip phone designed to discourage doom scrolling ABC7 Bay Area · 24d ago
- Commodore Made A Social Media-Banishing Flip Phone Engadget · 24d ago
- Commodore's New Flip Phone Focuses on 'Digital Detox' and Blocks Social Media Apps CNET · 24d ago
- Commodore's Callback 8020 Is the Flip Phone Built to Break Your Doom-Scrolling Habit Hypebeast · 24d ago
- Commodore's Next Launch Is a Flip Phone Aimed at Getting You Off Social Media PCMag · 24d ago
- Commodore Unveils Linux Powered Flip Phone Hackaday · 24d ago
- Commodore's New Flip Phone Skips Android for Linux-Based Sailfish OS It's FOSS · 24d ago
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