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Kickstarter Campaign Launched for Enough Phone
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In Short: The campaign page clearly states that the phone in their photos is a non-working prototype, reflecting the company's current stage of development.
The Enough Phone, a small Android device, has gone live on Kickstarter with a $399 price tag.
The campaign page clearly states that the phone in their photos is a non-working prototype, reflecting the company's current stage of development.
According to Ars Technica, the phone will be an unlocked 5G device with global support, though it is not expected to compete with flagship models.
The company's approach to design is described as cheeky, with the name 'Enough Phone' suggesting a focus on basic functionality.
The Enough Phone aims to offer a minimalist experience, with plans to reduce its specs to 8MB of RAM and a 200 MHz processor, reminiscent of early 1990s technology.
Tech commentator Marques Brownlee, known as MKBHD, noted that while the phone might appeal to those who prioritize simplicity, it may not be suitable for everyone.
The Enough Phone's compact design will make it stand out, as it will be smaller than most existing smartphones.
The Enough Phone's Kickstarter campaign has garnered significant attention, with the company calling the response 'nothing short of extraordinary.'
What this adds
The Enough Phone's minimalist design and focus on basic functionality set it apart from current high-end smartphones.
The Enough Phone's development timeline and final specifications remain uncertain, as the current prototype is non-functional.
What's confirmed
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What's still developing
- Treat that as a stated plan for a phone that doesn’t work yet, not a guarantee.
- Sure, people talk about wanting smaller phones, but will they buy one?
- This will be even easier if he can bring the device’s specs all the way down to 8MB of RAM and a 200 MHz processor, which would have been more than enough to run MS-DOS in 1995 but is now far less than the iPhone 17, which runs on 8GB (8192 MB) of RAM.
- At publishing time, the Kickstarter is sitting at approximately $124,000.
- It’s finally happening — this week, we are (probably) about to see Apple’s first foldable iPhone, more than five years after Samsung launched its first foldable phone.
- The device reportedly skips the telephoto camera, which could be disappointing to the kind of consumers who are willing to open their pockets for a phone that’s expensive enough to feed a family for months.
- Anthropic just put a proactive AI agent on your phone that reads your email and shops for you before you ask, and it is heading straight into territory Meta already claimed with 10 million users.
- The Bee Frontier is an upgrade to Amazon's existing wearable bracelet concept, featuring what the company calls 'contextual conversation processing.' The Bee Eclipse, a credit card-sized device, magnetically attaches to the back of a phone and offers similar always-on AI capabilities.
- Amazon introduced the Bee Frontier wearable and Bee Eclipse phone attachment, two AI devices that capture conversations and turn them into summaries, to-dos, and reminders.
- Four MEMS microphones plus a vibration microphone let it pick up both sides of a phone call as well as in-person conversations.
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