The saddest reality is without such a device most people would simply get bored and turn the app back on. This restriction key lockout is actually a needed tool in the modern day.
Exciting exactly this functionality I get with my Xaomi Note 7 phone in the ultra energy-saving mode although not by extra brick extern but I just have then just a few apps active that I have to choose before and the rest is all no longer possible and I find it actually quite sufficient, for that I do not need this external brick thing. But the idea itself for certain people who do not have this will to waiver a good thing.
How nice to record the explanation of the video at around 15h 41m. My inner Monk really appreciated the - most likely unintended - disk drive reference. It's one of the times to rejoice every day, right after 13 37
Maybe it's just me, but I dislike the idea of contriving external controls to "make yourself" behave in a certain way. I find it more useful to modify my own behavior as required.
A huge hello to you all Perifractic, Ladyfractic and of course the Puppyfractics (o: I wanted to drop you a somewhat personal message (although scaled down for the youtube chat) to say thank you. I have been watching your channel for a few years now on and off, but for the past few months - as regular as a clock on steroids (o: I say thank you, as I have been going through some bad times and your channel has really kept me smiling. Oh, and hugely interested, as I am a retro geek too, and proud. Never change, the channel and the presenters are perfect as they are. Much love, Lee UK. x
I have a Moto flipphone from the mid-late 00s which is the same way. Unfortunately, the keyboard is also built for the kind of hands which could wield Mjölnir! XD But the two things aren't tied together; I could have an identical-looking, newer phone with a much lower key force.
It seems odd and redundant to have the NFC tag on the fridge when you have to click something in the app itself - it's the app that does all the work, it doesn't need the NFC "brick" at all, but it would be a good activator if it worked with the phone is in any state (such as locked) by simply tapping the brick and not interacting with the app at all.
I had the Nokia 8110 “banana” phone long before The Matrix came out. While I miss the near indestructibility of phones from that era I do not miss the “funny” shouts of “Oi! Neo!”
i guess I'm doing it right when this is already what I do. if I'm with people, I consider it insulting to them to look at my phone (except when they ask the time, etc.).
I still use my old flip phone I had when I lived in Japan (very basic, and basically doesn't support much stuff that'd work outside of Japan) and even then, 99% of the time I don't know where it is other than "somewhere in my flat". Must be my age (nearing 40).
I stave off the temptation of distracting apps by simply not installing them (and disabling most of the default apps). My phone has no games or social media apps on it. Considering I'm the person everyone comes to for tech/software help, people are always surprised by how little I am bound to tech. But I can see why some people would need an external switch like this, that is inconvenient to get to to disable it, in order to avoid the siren's call.
Cracking little video and how cool is the Brick. Not going to lie I miss my 3310 did what it needed to and no need for updates, the good old days and ofc snake who didn't play snake. Looking forward to the video you put out and as always have a lovely weekend. Keep up the great work and take care 🙂
I don't know how iPhones work, as I was always an android user. However, what you are trying to do there with your iPhone is already built in in most android devices. Mine has a setting (built in the OS), called focus mode. Once you set this up, you allow calls (if you want to) and notifications only from selected apps. You can set this for a specific time and also set it that it cannot be overridden. I would imagine that something similar exists for iPhones..... why would you need a separate product for that?
Windows/Mac OS are the same thing. Your computer doesn't need these but since DOS was more complicated, an OS with a GUI made things more simpler. Getting the most out of the device accessible for many easily.
It would've been better if it was a paid app and you could program any RFID tag work with it (or if you could configure the app to work based on location, nearby bluetooth devices, or certain Wi-Fi networks)... A RFID sticker tag costs next to nothing.
Sure, having a rulitual of sorts is important to create habits. But I'm not paying close to 50$ for an NFC tag worth a couple of bucks (at most, including the case) to use a functionality that is built in to my phone.
This video was very different from the others you normally do (for obvious reasons). You had some great photos of LF and video of Juniefractic. Talk about streamlining comms- Brick does it easily. I think it forced you to focus on something entirely different. Imagine being a filmmaker like Steven Spielberg in 1976. Your smartphone isn't going off, there' no email in your pocket, no texts, no other distractions, so he just got the job done. Sure, we can find other distractions. (I can think of 70's stereotypical distractions that I won't mention... just watch Boogie Nights and you'll see what I mean hahaha.) I may consider Brick. I do check my comms too much while I am out.
Thanks for sharing this product, Perifractic! I’ve been trying to devise a way to use my phone less in passive moments when not on-call at work. As I am someone with limited self-control, this may well be the device for me to try! That being said, as unlikely as it was, I was hoping this would actually make my Nokia brick or LG flip phone useful again… alas, one can dream!
@@Landrew0 salient point as that is - and while I’m working on it, as most humans do to improve themselves - why not utilize a functional tool as a stopgap and assist toward that goal?
My first mobile was a Eriksson ga628. Brilliant thing. Dropped it off a roof once. When I put it back together again it carried on until it got retired about 3 years later
Tap the top of the phone? It looks like it isusing the NFC coil. Which is on the back. You could likely use the back of the phone (central) for the same thing
Old school phones and the word brick totally had me thinking anything but this! Seems a really cool invention. Thanks for brightening my weekends with your retro magic ❤.
WOW!!... you have there a silver Milestone 3 😍.. I have the LATAM Black version ( no LinageOs for him so is useless 😔 ) .... but I still use the last ones of those like my everyday phone... the Photon Q LTE from 2014.. (I have the Droid 4 also fully functional 🙂 ) updated to LiangeOS (Android 7.1.2) .. both still perfectly functional today.. the Photon Q is still my everyday phone 🤷♀ .... and it lives in airplane mode and silence mode 🤨 .. ...... Remember when we check emails and perhaps Mercadolibre/e-buy at the morning.. or at night.. and that was it.. that's me..... my phone live in airplane mode and silence mode all day.. until I decide to check it once or twice at day..... the only app that have permission to override silence mode is WhatsApp.. SMS and AquaMail.. any other app DO NOT have permission to "run at boot" or "run in the background"" in the Privacy Guard..... they are all off until I open them once in a while.. I guess I am my own "Brick" 🤐
When I want to do a simi detox I have a cheap Android 10 GO Edition Phone with only the bare minimum I need to keep in touch with work/family/friends installed on it, and get me through a day like my music apps soundcloud/YT Music, and shooting off the random work email but leave all the social media apps, and games behind, I just swap the SIM card from my main Android phone when I need it, and off I go.
Interesting concept. I don’t get why you have to interact with the app AND tap the brick. Seems like just tapping the brick should do the thing. Great video!
These seem like a cool idea, however, I noticed that you have to launch something in order to activate it, I would hope there would be a mold that you could choose were all you need to do is just tap the phone to it without having to do anything else. The other thing that I would want to add, since there’s an app included with the tool, is someway to double tap on the brick or in this case, it would be OK to have a second tap, or be able to toggle, which thing automatically happens with the brick, and which thing you have to do an extra action for, but to literally make it, so that it is just a phone . And if you did that, have several skins that look like various phones. In this mode, you would only be able to make calls and Answer or send texts.
I LAUD your efforts to detoxify your life and eliminate as many smartphone interactions as you can from your life. I truly FEEL your pain as regards your relationships with phones... My life got so bad that I can't even put a SIM card in my smartphone UNLESS it's time to call in a medical prescription or speak to my one friend with a mobile phone (ONLY at the same pre-arranged time). Nobody can get a hold of me...period...and I severely restrain myself. My own lack of control over my own telephonic life necessitated these Draconian measures. Mind you...I'm not WORTH getting hold of...but that's another story, LOL! Wishing you EVERY success in your digital phone detox! Aloha.
That is a very cool invention. It probably beats using airplane mode. I used to have a cool tool on my Blackberry which automatically fielded calls and prevented me getting distracted when I was driving. Great video Perifractic.
Thanks for the video review. Not really getting the point of the Brick device itself, if you've got to open it on phone to then tap why not just have the Brick app say brick on and brick off? Actually, could probably set similar rules to disable apps with a cheap NFC tag and tweaked settings. Idea's there but reckon it'll end up in a drawer gathering dust after a few weeks.
I agree! While the Brick may be useful for many, I know myself well enough to admit that I might intentionally forget to use it, or find ways to bypass it. It's similar to when my parents used bitter nail polish, which ironically made me develop a liking for the taste just so I could keep biting my nails. So instead of training myself to use The Brick, I prefer to focus on training myself to reduce phone usage outright. Nevertheless, I appreciate the availability of diverse tools that cater to different needs and preferences. It's about finding what works best for each individual, rather than forcing everyone to rely on a single tool and shaming them if it doesn't work for them, y'know?
Loved the latest Quick Bytes episode it was fantastic! Great how you introduced us to a new product for a digital detox and bringing back that nostalgic of the Nokia and Ericsson feel. The video was excellent showing us all the key points. Keep up the excellent work on my favorite TH-cam channel, and I'm eagerly looking forward to your next episode!
Interesting but why is there a need for hardware? Why not just check if your phone is connected to a home wifi network instead (or maybe you tap it to another phone with the same app that is left at home and could act as an Brick activator/deactivator).
Any shortcuts app that would trigger based on proximity to Wi-Fi could be disabled to override the block. When talking about digtal detox / phone addiction, it's important to remove all temptation and ability to override it. I mention at the end how having hardware achieves that.
Love this! I currently use the Opal app to reduce screen time which is effective, but a NFT device left at home means its much less likely that you’ll get around the locks.
No good for me, I do not use my phone all the time, I use the PC more, like all day been doing it from the age of 12 with the C64, I was on my C64 all day and my tube in the Black and White TV blow, you heard it go bang... :) from C64 1984 to Amiga 1991 then PC 1995... :)
You are correct, these smartphones are habit forming and addicting. But i dont know if dumbing down my smartphone is really enough. Rather than throwing an app at this issue, I would prefer just have a retro phone that works on our current networks. That seems quite possible. What do you think?
I only make calls and text on my smart phone, I'm 59 and only bought my first non landline phone about a decade ago. I have no interest in apps, I'll leave that area to the younger generation 😁
While it's called an iPhone, I don't consider mine a phone at all. It's a portable computer, library and messenger. I rarely make phone calls. It's essentially a real-world version of the titular Guide from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
I'm in my fifties and have been in to "tech" from the age of 14. I had several 'smart' phones long before Apple and Android appeared. But people have far too many distractions with modern phones, often consisting of inconsequential rubbish and things that they really don't need to see or do immediately. Yet they can't even be bothered to watch where they're walking. If something is important, it could be replaced by a short phone call, not a dozen messages. Otherwise it can usually wait until I'm not doing anything else. I generally switch off most notifications and check things manually. But that doesn't mean smartphones aren't useful tools too. 😉
@@espressomaticIt isn't the capabilities off the phone that are the problem, it's the fact that people are addicted to using them, even when they should be paying attention to other things. A lot of these distractions aren't so important or necessary to reply to that you need to do it whilst walking, driving, working or being with friends and family etc. Smartphones are a useful tool, but having a hammer in your hand doesn't mean you have to spend the whole day hitting things with it.
I built my own phone from a kit. MIght be a great outdoor phone. I'm amazed that you seem to have to kept every phone you ever owned. But then again it fits the channel's theme 🤣
Goodness, I had forgotten that I had an Ericsson R380s back in the day! I do miss those days of experimentation with phone design. And physical keyboards (come back Blackberry, all is forgiven!)
Why don't you just switch off your data? I often find foolish people wondering why my battery last over 9 days. [ over 14 when new 2 years ago ] 1. It's a Blackview 2. I turn off features I'm not using [ wifi, bluetooth, data ] 3. I never get malware.
Not for me, as I'm just able to ignore my phone perfectly well while I'm out, but I can see it being useful for people with a really bad phone addiction problem.
@@RetroRecipes the "brick" is exactly that, an nfc tag, the key is not on your phone in the situation that @stevebor1 described on his comment, and it can also be left at home. In fact you could probably make crazier setups like having a separate "key" that you carry with you that would give you limited access to a couple more apps for a few minutes but just once a day, for emergencies.
nice idea, I only use my main phone for the car to play music lol.. but its scary house mobile devices control your life, kids lives and even infants .. you can sit in a place like a mall or on a bus or indeed in a public area and everyone is focused on there little blue screen .. as if nothig else matters.. we be have become addicts to tech which in a way is not good for our health or indeed others as children get obese and children denand playing on the device which in one way drops IQ levels too heart breaking .. good video Cristian takes me back too with those old phones .. 3210 oh yes used to unlock them in UK .. one2one lol to O2 :D
Perfectly aged cheeses? Now I know where you get your jokes from ;) A nice product that will fit the bill for many people, I am sure. And great to see those old phones again. I lusted after a T28 so much back then. :)
I think the idea is interesting, but I think the biggest issue is if you really needed something on your phone that you've blocked off and yet you leak the Brick at home, you're kinda screwed. Yet, if you take the Brick with you, it defeats the purpose of it in the first place. I think it's ultimately just down to the individual to exercise their own restraint, but perhaps a tool like this might help people build up more restraint.
As mentioned they give you 5 emergency unlocks. After that you have to uninstall the app and reinstall it to reset those. So it's a pretty good balance of emergency need vs. restriction.
Why not just do the obvious and leave your phone at home or shut it off? If you are meeting someone for lunch (etc.) why not devote that precious time to the moment you have together?
...you missed out the magnet, and 3D printed case, and shipping. We can't expect these things for free or even cost price, and it solves a real problem IMHO.
I had one like the flip up phone the LG sitting there and Samsung made one like that I had one like the CAT that was a Motorola my first cell phone was in 2002 my mom bought it at Value city department store right inside the door of the store it was a Nokia my second one was like the blue cell phone sitting there but it was a Samsung also the 3rd one was a Samsung flip phone and the 4th one was a Samsung that looked like the LG sitting there same color then the Motorola and I had another Nokia I was getting into smartphones had three Nokia smartphones an Alcatel coolpad when my mom passed on in 2016 I quit t mobile in 2017 and got another cellphone company through family dollar it was an Alcatel and then in 2018 my first one with At and t was an LG smart phone had a succession of those for awhile then got a Samsung and same deal then a Motorola and no an Alcatel that cannot keep a charge now I am probably going to jump ship in a few days and get Straight talk truth
I remember getting my T28s and feeling so proud of it. It was the smallest phone I had ever seen, unlike the huge ones everyone else had. I took it with me to a company event to show it off, but then I panicked when I couldn’t find it. I searched everywhere, feeling more and more frustrated. Then I realized it was in my shirt pocket all along. I felt both relieved and embarrassed. That’s how tiny the Ericsson T28s was. Marvelous times
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Cool video and cool invention. Early congrats on the baby!
@@btiller44 Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹
I remember my Nokia 3210. I would charge it, and then, only 12 months later, I had to charge it again!
The saddest reality is without such a device most people would simply get bored and turn the app back on. This restriction key lockout is actually a needed tool in the modern day.
Exciting exactly this functionality I get with my Xaomi Note 7 phone in the ultra energy-saving mode although not by extra brick extern but I just have then just a few apps active that I have to choose before and the rest is all no longer possible and I find it actually quite sufficient, for that I do not need this external brick thing. But the idea itself for certain people who do not have this will to waiver a good thing.
Recent Samsung smartphones also have this, and as a bonus it really is an ULTRA battery saver.
Great idea. It’s like something off Black Mirror.
You're right food is important . Someone told me once can't do anything on a empty stomach 😂
How nice to record the explanation of the video at around 15h 41m. My inner Monk really appreciated the - most likely unintended - disk drive reference. It's one of the times to rejoice every day, right after 13 37
Maybe it's just me, but I dislike the idea of contriving external controls to "make yourself" behave in a certain way.
I find it more useful to modify my own behavior as required.
A huge hello to you all Perifractic, Ladyfractic and of course the Puppyfractics (o: I wanted to drop you a somewhat personal message (although scaled down for the youtube chat) to say thank you. I have been watching your channel for a few years now on and off, but for the past few months - as regular as a clock on steroids (o: I say thank you, as I have been going through some bad times and your channel has really kept me smiling. Oh, and hugely interested, as I am a retro geek too, and proud. Never change, the channel and the presenters are perfect as they are. Much love, Lee UK. x
Oh those Nokia hammers... those things were built stronger than Thor's Mjölnir
I have a Moto flipphone from the mid-late 00s which is the same way. Unfortunately, the keyboard is also built for the kind of hands which could wield Mjölnir! XD But the two things aren't tied together; I could have an identical-looking, newer phone with a much lower key force.
A baby?! CONGRATULATIONS. That's one thing I miss being a dad in the early days--holding my daughter...
Send me that CAT if you don't want it, I think it looks gorgeous! :D
It seems odd and redundant to have the NFC tag on the fridge when you have to click something in the app itself - it's the app that does all the work, it doesn't need the NFC "brick" at all, but it would be a good activator if it worked with the phone is in any state (such as locked) by simply tapping the brick and not interacting with the app at all.
I had the Nokia 8110 “banana” phone long before The Matrix came out. While I miss the near indestructibility of phones from that era I do not miss the “funny” shouts of “Oi! Neo!”
This channel is like after a big dinner you think your content, had enough. Then Perifractic comes out offering a
-cheese- circuit board.
i guess I'm doing it right when this is already what I do. if I'm with people, I consider it insulting to them to look at my phone (except when they ask the time, etc.).
More interesting than I first thought...
I still use my old flip phone I had when I lived in Japan (very basic, and basically doesn't support much stuff that'd work outside of Japan) and even then, 99% of the time I don't know where it is other than "somewhere in my flat". Must be my age (nearing 40).
I stave off the temptation of distracting apps by simply not installing them (and disabling most of the default apps). My phone has no games or social media apps on it.
Considering I'm the person everyone comes to for tech/software help, people are always surprised by how little I am bound to tech.
But I can see why some people would need an external switch like this, that is inconvenient to get to to disable it, in order to avoid the siren's call.
Process Cancelling Brick? Possible Cellular Blocking? Potato, Carrot, Beans? (Just some more PCB ideas for this one!). LOL.
Cracking little video and how cool is the Brick. Not going to lie I miss my 3310 did what it needed to and no need for updates, the good old days and ofc snake who didn't play snake. Looking forward to the video you put out and as always have a lovely weekend. Keep up the great work and take care 🙂
I miss it too!
I don't know how iPhones work, as I was always an android user. However, what you are trying to do there with your iPhone is already built in in most android devices. Mine has a setting (built in the OS), called focus mode. Once you set this up, you allow calls (if you want to) and notifications only from selected apps. You can set this for a specific time and also set it that it cannot be overridden. I would imagine that something similar exists for iPhones..... why would you need a separate product for that?
Windows/Mac OS are the same thing. Your computer doesn't need these but since DOS was more complicated, an OS with a GUI made things more simpler.
Getting the most out of the device accessible for many easily.
Interesting.. I will take a look.. but I must use the focus mode more
I still want that LG phone from the first Ironman movie!
Seeing my name on that letter tripped me out given that I didn’t know your name to begin with haha
It would've been better if it was a paid app and you could program any RFID tag work with it (or if you could configure the app to work based on location, nearby bluetooth devices, or certain Wi-Fi networks)... A RFID sticker tag costs next to nothing.
I actually really like that it’s a purposeful device. It seems it would make the ritual more appealing to actually use it.
Sure, having a rulitual of sorts is important to create habits. But I'm not paying close to 50$ for an NFC tag worth a couple of bucks (at most, including the case) to use a functionality that is built in to my phone.
This video was very different from the others you normally do (for obvious reasons). You had some great photos of LF and video of Juniefractic. Talk about streamlining comms- Brick does it easily. I think it forced you to focus on something entirely different. Imagine being a filmmaker like Steven Spielberg in 1976. Your smartphone isn't going off, there' no email in your pocket, no texts, no other distractions, so he just got the job done. Sure, we can find other distractions. (I can think of 70's stereotypical distractions that I won't mention... just watch Boogie Nights and you'll see what I mean hahaha.) I may consider Brick. I do check my comms too much while I am out.
Thanks for sharing this product, Perifractic! I’ve been trying to devise a way to use my phone less in passive moments when not on-call at work. As I am someone with limited self-control, this may well be the device for me to try!
That being said, as unlikely as it was, I was hoping this would actually make my Nokia brick or LG flip phone useful again… alas, one can dream!
You might find it more useful to learn some self-control.
@@Landrew0 salient point as that is - and while I’m working on it, as most humans do to improve themselves - why not utilize a functional tool as a stopgap and assist toward that goal?
@@codysandusky2130 Does a wheelchair teach you to walk?
My first mobile was a Eriksson ga628. Brilliant thing. Dropped it off a roof once. When I put it back together again it carried on until it got retired about 3 years later
Tap the top of the phone? It looks like it isusing the NFC coil. Which is on the back. You could likely use the back of the phone (central) for the same thing
Old school phones and the word brick totally had me thinking anything but this! Seems a really cool invention. Thanks for brightening my weekends with your retro magic ❤.
WOW!!... you have there a silver Milestone 3 😍.. I have the LATAM Black version ( no LinageOs for him so is useless 😔 ) .... but I still use the last ones of those like my everyday phone... the Photon Q LTE from 2014.. (I have the Droid 4 also fully functional 🙂 ) updated to LiangeOS (Android 7.1.2) .. both still perfectly functional today.. the Photon Q is still my everyday phone 🤷♀ .... and it lives in airplane mode and silence mode 🤨 .. ...... Remember when we check emails and perhaps Mercadolibre/e-buy at the morning.. or at night.. and that was it.. that's me..... my phone live in airplane mode and silence mode all day.. until I decide to check it once or twice at day..... the only app that have permission to override silence mode is WhatsApp.. SMS and AquaMail.. any other app DO NOT have permission to "run at boot" or "run in the background"" in the Privacy Guard..... they are all off until I open them once in a while.. I guess I am my own "Brick" 🤐
When I want to do a simi detox I have a cheap Android 10 GO Edition Phone with only the bare minimum I need to keep in touch with work/family/friends installed on it, and get me through a day like my music apps soundcloud/YT Music, and shooting off the random work email but leave all the social media apps, and games behind, I just swap the SIM card from my main Android phone when I need it, and off I go.
Interesting concept. I don’t get why you have to interact with the app AND tap the brick. Seems like just tapping the brick should do the thing. Great video!
These seem like a cool idea, however, I noticed that you have to launch something in order to activate it, I would hope there would be a mold that you could choose were all you need to do is just tap the phone to it without having to do anything else.
The other thing that I would want to add, since there’s an app included with the tool, is someway to double tap on the brick or in this case, it would be OK to have a second tap, or be able to toggle, which thing automatically happens with the brick, and which thing you have to do an extra action for, but to literally make it, so that it is just a phone . And if you did that, have several skins that look like various phones. In this mode, you would only be able to make calls and Answer or send texts.
I LAUD your efforts to detoxify your life and eliminate as many smartphone interactions as you can from your life. I truly FEEL your pain as regards your relationships with phones... My life got so bad that I can't even put a SIM card in my smartphone UNLESS it's time to call in a medical prescription or speak to my one friend with a mobile phone (ONLY at the same pre-arranged time). Nobody can get a hold of me...period...and I severely restrain myself. My own lack of control over my own telephonic life necessitated these Draconian measures. Mind you...I'm not WORTH getting hold of...but that's another story, LOL! Wishing you EVERY success in your digital phone detox! Aloha.
Father ted moment: I LOVE MY BRICK
That is a very cool invention. It probably beats using airplane mode. I used to have a cool tool on my Blackberry which automatically fielded calls and prevented me getting distracted when I was driving.
Great video Perifractic.
The question is do you disable the safari app or not?
What happened to the days when we had a house phone and and a tape answering machine. Still works.
People suscettibile to internet addiction are almost always undiagnosed ADHD
Thanks for the video review. Not really getting the point of the Brick device itself, if you've got to open it on phone to then tap why not just have the Brick app say brick on and brick off? Actually, could probably set similar rules to disable apps with a cheap NFC tag and tweaked settings. Idea's there but reckon it'll end up in a drawer gathering dust after a few weeks.
I understand why some people might need it, but it's not for me. Interesting tech though, and I love the retro look thanks to that widget.
I agree! While the Brick may be useful for many, I know myself well enough to admit that I might intentionally forget to use it, or find ways to bypass it. It's similar to when my parents used bitter nail polish, which ironically made me develop a liking for the taste just so I could keep biting my nails. So instead of training myself to use The Brick, I prefer to focus on training myself to reduce phone usage outright.
Nevertheless, I appreciate the availability of diverse tools that cater to different needs and preferences. It's about finding what works best for each individual, rather than forcing everyone to rely on a single tool and shaming them if it doesn't work for them, y'know?
cant wait to buy one of these
Loved the latest Quick Bytes episode it was fantastic! Great how you introduced us to a new product for a digital detox and bringing back that nostalgic of the Nokia and Ericsson feel. The video was excellent showing us all the key points. Keep up the excellent work on my favorite TH-cam channel, and I'm eagerly looking forward to your next episode!
Thank you for your kind words! Means a lot 👍🕹
So it's like physical password which is needed to unlock or lock out apps?
Interesting but why is there a need for hardware? Why not just check if your phone is connected to a home wifi network instead (or maybe you tap it to another phone with the same app that is left at home and could act as an Brick activator/deactivator).
Any shortcuts app that would trigger based on proximity to Wi-Fi could be disabled to override the block. When talking about digtal detox / phone addiction, it's important to remove all temptation and ability to override it. I mention at the end how having hardware achieves that.
@@RetroRecipes thank you for explanation, makes sense.
Love this! I currently use the Opal app to reduce screen time which is effective, but a NFT device left at home means its much less likely that you’ll get around the locks.
Shame you did not get hold of the Sony Walkman phone. It was the best!
So many Google+ notifications...
No good for me, I do not use my phone all the time, I use the PC more, like all day been doing it from the age of 12 with the C64, I was on my C64 all day and my tube in the Black and White TV blow, you heard it go bang... :) from C64 1984 to Amiga 1991 then PC 1995... :)
Simply tap your PC to the Fridge and... oh wait.
Someone recently asked for an app like Brick. Thanks!
Cool stuff. Till this day, my fav mobile ever was the Motorola RAZR from the 00s. Mine still works cep there is no network for it to connect to.
You are correct, these smartphones are habit forming and addicting. But i dont know if dumbing down my smartphone is really enough. Rather than throwing an app at this issue, I would prefer just have a retro phone that works on our current networks. That seems quite possible. What do you think?
OK I liked you before Lady fractic, I now love your channel
My first mobile phone was a T28 World from Ericsson. I loved it!
I fully agree with you. I uninstalled all these apps and use them (rarely) only on desktop computer. Which is not as easy as on the phone.
I only make calls and text on my smart phone, I'm 59 and only bought my first non landline phone about a decade ago. I have no interest in apps, I'll leave that area to the younger generation 😁
While it's called an iPhone, I don't consider mine a phone at all. It's a portable computer, library and messenger. I rarely make phone calls. It's essentially a real-world version of the titular Guide from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
In the UK sometimes you can only pay to park your car via paying via an app. It's horrendous and so long winded. :(
Do you use TH-cam on your phone? The app is better than PC.
I'm in my fifties and have been in to "tech" from the age of 14. I had several 'smart' phones long before Apple and Android appeared. But people have far too many distractions with modern phones, often consisting of inconsequential rubbish and things that they really don't need to see or do immediately. Yet they can't even be bothered to watch where they're walking. If something is important, it could be replaced by a short phone call, not a dozen messages. Otherwise it can usually wait until I'm not doing anything else. I generally switch off most notifications and check things manually. But that doesn't mean smartphones aren't useful tools too. 😉
@@espressomaticIt isn't the capabilities off the phone that are the problem, it's the fact that people are addicted to using them, even when they should be paying attention to other things. A lot of these distractions aren't so important or necessary to reply to that you need to do it whilst walking, driving, working or being with friends and family etc. Smartphones are a useful tool, but having a hammer in your hand doesn't mean you have to spend the whole day hitting things with it.
So, it’s basically an app and a RFID Token for 50 bucks? I’m sure there’s a market for 5his, but I’m not one of them 😉
And if you delete the brick app does it enable everything again? Ive used opal for a while but the problem is that after a while i deleted it..
I built my own phone from a kit. MIght be a great outdoor phone. I'm amazed that you seem to have to kept every phone you ever owned. But then again it fits the channel's theme 🤣
They could make replica of the old phones that link to your smartphone via Bluetooth that functions as an old school phone. I’d buy one immediately
Goodness, I had forgotten that I had an Ericsson R380s back in the day! I do miss those days of experimentation with phone design. And physical keyboards (come back Blackberry, all is forgiven!)
Lol, I already have an app on my Samsung that does most of this 👍Its a hidden feature.
@09:46 Dog girl and clown subliminal family microburst! 😊
Sometimes you don’t get bricked your smartphone.
LOOL 1:17 my actual text tone xD
I'm confused about the need for a $50 device to play the role of a $0.20 NFC card...
Why don't you just switch off your data?
I often find foolish people wondering why my battery last over 9 days. [ over 14 when new 2 years ago ]
1. It's a Blackview
2. I turn off features I'm not using [ wifi, bluetooth, data ]
3. I never get malware.
A silly idea for people with little self control.
Not for me, as I'm just able to ignore my phone perfectly well while I'm out, but I can see it being useful for people with a really bad phone addiction problem.
Pretty simple on Android and an nfc tag
Sure but the key to unlock it is then on the phone, not out of reach
@@RetroRecipes the "brick" is exactly that, an nfc tag, the key is not on your phone in the situation that @stevebor1 described on his comment, and it can also be left at home. In fact you could probably make crazier setups like having a separate "key" that you carry with you that would give you limited access to a couple more apps for a few minutes but just once a day, for emergencies.
nice idea, I only use my main phone for the car to play music lol.. but its scary house mobile devices control your life, kids lives and even infants .. you can sit in a place like a mall or on a bus or indeed in a public area and everyone is focused on there little blue screen .. as if nothig else matters.. we be have become addicts to tech which in a way is not good for our health or indeed others as children get obese and children denand playing on the device which in one way drops IQ levels too heart breaking .. good video Cristian takes me back too with those old phones .. 3210 oh yes used to unlock them in UK .. one2one lol to O2 :D
good idea for some people, not for me though
That was delightful, Peri. What a marvelous idea for a neat little tool to help us all manage our distractions.
Oh the irony of using an app to stop your using.... apps.
Perfectly aged cheeses? Now I know where you get your jokes from ;)
A nice product that will fit the bill for many people, I am sure. And great to see those old phones again. I lusted after a T28 so much back then. :)
I was waiting for someone to say that! 🧀
Seems like overkill for an app and an NFC tag.
I think the idea is interesting, but I think the biggest issue is if you really needed something on your phone that you've blocked off and yet you leak the Brick at home, you're kinda screwed. Yet, if you take the Brick with you, it defeats the purpose of it in the first place.
I think it's ultimately just down to the individual to exercise their own restraint, but perhaps a tool like this might help people build up more restraint.
As mentioned they give you 5 emergency unlocks. After that you have to uninstall the app and reinstall it to reset those. So it's a pretty good balance of emergency need vs. restriction.
why you need to use nfc to activate? it`s not easier to use a button? if you want to lock by local it can use the gps. it is just a gimmick product
Another video ❤ Thank you! All the love to you and your whole family! ❤
How about some little self control and discipline instead, that would go a long way...
Why not just do the obvious and leave your phone at home or shut it off? If you are meeting someone for lunch (etc.) why not devote that precious time to the moment you have together?
1:31 face app really hahaha busted!
What a fab idea! Great video as every, despite the rather nightmare inducing rendition of BBC test card F
1:08 I saw that 🤓🤓
Got to love food!
Signed up!
Or ya know, when you are home just turn the phone off
Every youth pastor from here to kingdom come is about to buy this for youth camp
Or you can just disable 'mobile data'!
$50 for and RFID tag and an app?
...you missed out the magnet, and 3D printed case, and shipping. We can't expect these things for free or even cost price, and it solves a real problem IMHO.
Interesting product, but not something I would use.
I had one like the flip up phone the LG sitting there and Samsung made one like that I had one like the CAT that was a Motorola my first cell phone was in 2002 my mom bought it at Value city department store right inside the door of the store it was a Nokia my second one was like the blue cell phone sitting there but it was a Samsung also the 3rd one was a Samsung flip phone and the 4th one was a Samsung that looked like the LG sitting there same color then the Motorola and I had another Nokia I was getting into smartphones had three Nokia smartphones an Alcatel coolpad when my mom passed on in 2016 I quit t mobile in 2017 and got another cellphone company through family dollar it was an Alcatel and then in 2018 my first one with At and t was an LG smart phone had a succession of those for awhile then got a Samsung and same deal then a Motorola and no an Alcatel that cannot keep a charge now I am probably going to jump ship in a few days and get Straight talk truth
You’re distracting me with these videos.
That iPhone is big, fat and expensive, waste of money when iPads exist! Throw it on the ground and put the sim in the Nokia!
I remember getting my T28s and feeling so proud of it. It was the smallest phone I had ever seen, unlike the huge ones everyone else had. I took it with me to a company event to show it off, but then I panicked when I couldn’t find it. I searched everywhere, feeling more and more frustrated. Then I realized it was in my shirt pocket all along. I felt both relieved and embarrassed. That’s how tiny the Ericsson T28s was. Marvelous times
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