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tombottoday at 1:19 PM3 repliesview on HN

I really don’t know why there isn’t a brand that’s capitalising on this.

Messaging, calls, maps, notes but no way to take or view images. Marketed simply from a global brand.


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kube-systemtoday at 2:21 PM

There are many brands that have tried the "phone that does less" angle. They haven't been very successful.

delusionaltoday at 2:01 PM

Because of the ostracization problem. Kids are ruthless, and failure to conform is swiftly punished.

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Markofftoday at 4:46 PM

there is, pretty much every single smartphone brand offers parental controls

nobody stops you from limiting your kid to bunch of whitelisted apps, for instance whatsapp (it has parental controls as well), duolingo, wikipedia, phone, SMS, calculator, maps, flashlight, sudoku, chess, camera

not exactly sure why you wanna ban cameras