I use a samsung xcover 4s, a budget smartphone from 2019, as my daily driver. It's rooted, runs firmware I doctored myself, and runs unlauncher. In this post, I'll discuss (1), my motivation for using this phone, and (2), some technical details of the phone itself.
The Dumbphone Finder
The easiest way to find the best dumb phone for your needs. Filter, sort, and select the best minimal phone for you! Whether you need Spotify, Whatsapp, or anything, the dumbphone finder has a simple way to help you find the phone.
The Fairphone (Gen. 6+) | Everything you love about the Fairphone | Plus More.
Fairphone Shop | Fairphone
Long-lasting smartphones and accessories that benefit the planet
UltraPhones - High Isolation Studio Headphones (29db)
UltraPhones are industry standard SONY 7506 Studio Monitor headphone components mounted in a comfortable 29 db passive isolation hearing protection muff. They are the most comfortable, highest isolating headphones on the market today. Here’s what the Pros say about UltraPhones: "I've tried all the rest, UltraPhones are the best!" – Will Lee – Bassist Late Night w/ David Letterman "UltraPhones are life changing cans! Once you've tried them, you'll never want to use regular headphones again." – Shawn Pelton – Drummer SNL "The most intense headphones you can put around your skull. You're completely isolated from the world." – Ben Harper – Recording Artist UltraPhones come with: 1/4" plug which unscrews to reveal an 1/8" Mini Plug 14 Day Money Back Guarantee One Year Limited Warranty
Runcible - Circular Open Source Anti-Smartphone by Aubrey Anderson - Indiegogo
The heirloom, smart pocket device made of sustainably sourced hardwood and upgradable electronics.
Month Offline
Month Offline — try a dumbphone for 30 days with a cohort of neighbors.
Tangara - ESP32-powered music player with a battery, an enclosure, a color screen, and a touchwheel
GitHub - haileyok/MagicPodsLinux at hailey/mac-parity
AirPods, Beats & Galaxy Buds integration for Linux and SteamOS with battery monitoring, noise control, iPhone-style pop-ups, and advanced controls. - haileyok/MagicPodsLinux
Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
Israeli researchers show that even if you're paranoid enough to remove your computer's microphone, malware can convert your headphones into spy bugs.
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Blog Post
(postmarketOS is also familiar for me with Pinephone, Pinephone Pro, Librem 5, Volla and Gemini PDA but I have allready written about these devices so I will...
Smartphones – Murena – deGoogled phones and services
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Samsung’s Galaxy Buds 4 Pro are the choice — if you have a Galaxy phone
Top choice if you have the right Galaxy device.
How Big Tech Co-opted DIY – and how to Fight Back | The Quietus
As technology has developed in the last twenty years, it has brought with it a sense of enablement. Over time, access to nearly everything has become simpler, and as such, the message from Silicon Valley and its offshoots was that you can do it all. I have worked in the music industry since the late […]
No Intel, no Qualcomm: Huawei unveils its first ‘100% domestic’ desktop
Tech giant expands HarmonyOS beyond laptops and tablets as it accelerates efforts to replace US technology.
Monohm Runcible: Future Smartphone?