The dumbphone revival and the broader push to reclaim our attention have zeroed in on one habit in particular: reaching for a phone the moment we wake, and again as the last thing before sleep. A growing crop of devices now promises to break that loop, from feature phones built purely for calls and texts to social-media-blocking flip phones like Commodore’s retro Callback 8020. Copenhagen-based Habity Design is tackling the same problem from a different direction, replacing the phone on your nightstand rather than the one in your pocket.
Thus is the fate of unsubsidized hardware meant to be sold to customers as the product instead of being sold to make you the product.
It’s true I guess. I don’t understand the input costs here. But an offline LCD clock is literally a dollar store commodity. The design is gorgeous though.
At small volumes the e-ink display costs more than the average alarm clock BOM. And that’s not including the other features. This was made by a “design” firm. They’re targeting those who want to pay a premium.