{"id":632583,"date":"2024-08-28T18:03:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/new-barbie-dumbphone-could-cleave-tweens-from-their-screens\/"},"modified":"2024-08-28T18:03:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T15:03:25","slug":"new-barbie-dumbphone-could-cleave-tweens-from-their-screens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-barbie-dumbphone-could-cleave-tweens-from-their-screens\/","title":{"rendered":"#New Barbie dumbphone could cleave tweens from their screens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22fe175b5b8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a22fe175b5b8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-barbie-dumbphone-could-cleave-tweens-from-their-screens\/#Digital_detox\" >Digital detox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-barbie-dumbphone-could-cleave-tweens-from-their-screens\/#The_dumbphone_boom\" >The dumbphone boom<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/new-barbie-dumbphone-could-cleave-tweens-from-their-screens\/#Pulling_tweens_from_screens\" >Pulling tweens from screens<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exactly 65 years since the first Barbie doll was released, the Barbie Phone has finally arrived.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As you might expect, the flip-phone is pink. Very pink. And it comes with all sorts of glittery extras so you can bedazzle it to your heart\u2019s content \u2014 and relive some late-90s Barbie nostalgia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The phone is also dumb. Very dumb. No <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, no <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>s \u2014 just good ol\u2019 fashioned SMS and calls. But that\u2019s the point.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is the perfect tool to live your best life and take a vacation from your smartphone,\u201d said its creators, Finnish company Human Mobile Devices (HMD), which built the phone in partnership with the maker of Barbie dolls, Mattel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1409724 size-full js-lazy\" alt=\"barbie phone extras \" width=\"1250\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/barbie-phone.jpg\"\/><figcaption>The Barbie Phone comes with all sorts of glittery extras. Credit: HMD<\/figcaption><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1409724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.tnwcdn.com\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/1\/files\/2024\/08\/barbie-phone.jpg\" alt=\"barbie phone extras \" width=\"1250\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Barbie phone is a brick phon<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e at heart \u2014 albeit in fancy-dress \u2014 that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s useless. It comes fitted with a 0.3-megapixel camera, which is perfect for that early old-school digital camera look. The phone runs on the S30+ operating system and comes with 128MB of internal storage \u2014 ouch. But you have the option to add a 32GB SD card if you want.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The &lt;3 of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Digital_detox\"><\/span>Digital detox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The launch of the Barbie phone comes amid <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/article\/2024\/aug\/25\/ee-warns-parents-against-giving-children-under-11-a-smartphone\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">growing calls<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from parents, schools, and businesses to limit the time children spend on smartphones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some 90% of children in the UK <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/commonslibrary.parliament.uk\/research-briefings\/cdp-2024-0103\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">own a smartphone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the time they turn 11. The majority of these kids also use social media.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Studies have <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9407706\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">linked<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> excessive use of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok to an increase in cases of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">depression, anxiety, and diet-related issues among youth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These problems aren\u2019t just isolated to young people. Most of us would probably benefit from spending less time staring at our phones and more time connecting with the world around us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The humble dumbphone can be your ticket to this digital detox. A pink Barbie dumbphone bedazzled with sequins and glitter? Even better \u2014 perhaps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_dumbphone_boom\"><\/span><b>The dumbphone boom<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In recent years, a tech counter-culture has emerged that encourages individuals to intentionally disconnect from digital devices to improve mental wellbeing, enhance focus, and foster real-life connections. It\u2019s called <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/worklife\/article\/20230313-is-it-possible-to-digital-detox-anymore\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">digital detoxing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and its posterchild is the dumbphone: barebones devices like the iconic <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hmd.com\/en_int\/nokia-3310?sku=A00028228\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nokia 3310<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can only call and text.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies like HMD and US-based <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelightphone.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Light<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> look to tap this niche but <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future\/article\/20240515-the-dumbphones-people-want-are-hard-to-find\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">steady market.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> HMD \u2014 which <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came about after Nokia repurchased its mobile phone division from Microsoft in 2016<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 specialises in dumbphones, or also called feature phones or brick phones. It has sold 400 million of them since 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/infinite-scroll\/the-dumbphone-boom-is-real\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dumbphone movement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is quite ironic \u2014 buying a new phone to help you stop using a phone. It\u2019s also quite sad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people are so <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/katiecouric.com\/health\/mental-health\/benefits-of-dumb-phone-instead-of-smartphone-addiction\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">addicted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to their smartphones that the only way to rein themselves in is to remove the temptation. Although, considering the amount of time and money tech companies spend on <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2022\/11\/our-social-media-addiction\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">holding your attention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can hardly blame the addicts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pulling_tweens_from_screens\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pulling tweens from screens<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While dumbphones are <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/society\/2024\/apr\/27\/the-boring-phone-stressed-out-gen-z-ditch-smartphones-for-dumbphones\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">most popular<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> among hip Gen Zers and millennials, they are an increasingly appealing option for parents and schools looking to cleave tweens from their screens.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In one case, Eton College (yes, that\u2019s where Prince Harry went to school) recently <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c06k33j1dzlo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">banned smartphones<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for its first year students. The school is handing out dumphones for the pupils to use during school hours instead. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It said the decision was made \u201cto balance the benefits and challenges that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> brings to schools.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Barbie phone would work well for parents who are being nagged by younger kids who want a mobile phone but are nervous about letting them have access to social media or WhatsApp,\u201d said Ben Wood, chief analyst and CMO at London market research firm CCS Insight.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I doubt whether the Barbie phone will be that popular among teens, it could be a great option for younger kids who are not yet responsible enough to use a smartphone. (Are any of us?). I mean, if you are going to get a dumbphone, why not get one that\u2019s chic, sleek, and, most importantly, pink.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI love that pink one. Wow stickers. I want it!\u201d said my four-year-old daughter when I showed her a picture of the Barbie phone. Good job HMD.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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