boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUK: Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphoneswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down12cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareqooqie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoI’ll probably get my kids a dumb phone for school when they get old enough. I want them to have cell service for emergencies of any kind.
minus-squarethr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoI’d love a small box with a button that literally just calls my phone, has a mic and speaker and nothing else, no screen, no software, no proprietary lock-in. just a button.
minus-squareNum10ck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 months agoi think an apple watch eould be great for that use case.
minus-squareEngineerGaming@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 months agoFirst, it is Apple so all sorts of lock-ins. Second - not everyone is rich like you.
I’ll probably get my kids a dumb phone for school when they get old enough. I want them to have cell service for emergencies of any kind.
I’d love a small box with a button that literally just calls my phone, has a mic and speaker and nothing else, no screen, no software, no proprietary lock-in. just a button.
i think an apple watch eould be great for that use case.
First, it is Apple so all sorts of lock-ins. Second - not everyone is rich like you.