If phones were just phones

In the beginning we had phones the size of briefcases. They were incredibly inefficient, unwieldy and almost certainly fatal to anybody who tried to take a call while driving. Fortunately, phones evolved, they got smaller, lighter, and more efficient.

And then they went further.

They developed colour screens and built in memory. They grew cameras and speakers and touch screens, suddenly your phone wasn't a phone anymore, it was a secretary in the palm of your hand. A secretary that sorts your emails, reminds you when your anniversary is, lets you see everyone in your rings on facespace and keeps your kids entertained for hours on end.

The people at John's Phone don't think we need secretaries. They long for days when if you wanted to take photos, you'd carry a separate camera, and when kids wanted to be entertained, they'd read a book or god forbid talk to each other. Hell, they hate the idea of built in memory so much that John's phone doesnt have one...Well it does, if you call a notepad housed in the frame 'built in' or 'memory'.

It does have its perks, its $100 price tag is nothing to sneeze at, and its impressive 3 week battery life (on stand by) is currently unrivalled on the market at the moment. Next time anybody says "I'm looking for a new phone", send them to johns phone, and maybe they'll realise exactly how ridiculous their creature comforts are.


Posted from my iPhone.