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John’s Phone: The world’s simplest cellphone

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Jonathan Cherry in Design

The more things go high-tech, the more really simple things are seen as an attractive alternative.

We’ll be honest, every since our shiny new iPhone was stolen last year – we’ve been using a Samsung that is so simple they forgot to even give it a model number. It costs R99 new, the battery lasts for about 3 weeks on one charge, has no camera, no Internet access, has been submerged in water for hours and bounced back after spending the night in a bowl of rice to dry it out. It weighs nothing and honestly, if we were offered the iPhone back again from the son-of-a-bitch that stole it – we’d tell him to keep it.

So the new John’s Phone makes perfect sense to us.

John’s Phone keeps things simple. John’s Phone requires no explanation. Use the phone to call and hang up, turn the sound up or down, and lock or unlock it: it couldn’t be any simpler. The speed-dial feature, which allows you to save speed-dial numbers under every number key, makes John’s Phone perfect as a kids’ cell phone…. The back of the phone features a flap containing an address book and a pen – this makes John’s Phone perfect for older users too. via PSFK

Sounds bloody brilliant. We want one, but only if the charge lasts longer than 3 weeks.

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