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The Barbie Phone is plastic, fantastic, and impractical
Hey, Barbie!
According to HMD, in addition to being cute,the nostalgic design and limited feature set are supposed to encourage you to disconnect and spend time with your friends IRL. The idea of popping my SIM card in the Barbie phone and running away for a weekend of digital detoxing with my besties sounds great. I don’t want to see my face when I’m checking texts, four espressos deep on a Tuesday morning with nary a drop of concealer under my eyes.
Or read this on The Verge