NoPhone is a company that manufactures a plastic object that resembles a
smartphone
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. It was created as part of the backlash against
smartphone addiction
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. The company manufactures four different types, the NoPhone, NoPhone Zero, NoPhone Air, and NoPhone Selfie. The solid bricks of plastic are marketed as being "completely toilet-bowl resistant." The NoPhone was created in 2014 by Van Gould, Ingmar Larsen, and Ben Langeveld. Larsen told
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"We wanted to make people aware of their addiction by creating a product that can be used for their addiction. It works as a placebo."
In 2016, the company pitched the product on the
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TV program ''
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The NoPhone was developed by The NoPhone Team from New York. Crowdfunding via the Kickstarter.com site was used to finance the project. The requirement was US$5,000; however, with the participation of 915 people, more than $18,000 was raised within a month.
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Brick
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2014 establishments in the United States
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