Check Out The Light Phone, An iPhone Alternative Built By A Skater
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- čas přidán 18. 10. 2023
- Over the last couple of years everyone has come to realize all the negative effects of iPhones and smartphones. Joe Hollier, a skater and designer developed the Light Phone as an alternative for people who want to shake their phone addiction. It offers only the most essential tools like phone calls, texting, and GPS.
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Follow Light Phone here: / thelightphone
Filmed by: Max Hull
Additional Editing: Alexis Castro & Wilson Lucas. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
A phone built by a skater without an internal fisheye lens and extendable tripod legs?? Missed opportunity !
U're right! But it felt like the idea was to use your phone less instead of spending your day on the phone
Well that would defeat the purpose of the phone and why he created it….
adhese your Amazon GoPro mount to your lightphone, shredder
Nah but it comes with a pack of papers
The joke flew over your heads
I like this window into people's, specifically skater's lives. Most skate media and topics have been done into the ground. This is a refreshing way to stay relevant and unique. I'd be interested in seeing more of how skater's have been influential in other areas.
Full time skater and business owner. Theres a ton of us!
skaters’*
skaters*
I wish this was longer and went more in depth about the phone
Me too. I watched it and asked myself "where's the phone?" 😐
Same here
probably didn't because it sucks
They have a website and a forum on the phone. Been def thinkin about grabbin one
yeah man, kinda got clickbaited here on this one...
I love how the video is put together in a way that barely showed the light phone, kind of representing the fact that we need to stop being on them all the time and start integrating actual life into our lives lol. man talked about the light phone for a minute or two and went on with his skating and art which are things that are worth putting time into, just like the phone that helps us stay off our phone. how do I invest?!
@@SKG1350 great, the video worked! you're not its target audience
@@SKG1350 ,,you're still not getting it. this video is a documentary that links a skater and a seemingly unrelated technology that they created. it is a piece of cultural context, not a product pitch. the video not matching its title rhetorically mirrors the message it's trying to send perfectly!
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Seriously lead me down to the path of convincing me. UPDATE: So I ended up buying one. Maybe I am just old, but I want the times he was describing, sitting on your boards talking to friends. Except now I want to be outside playing with my kids, not being distracted by any random impulse I feel to whip out a "phone".
Lol get a jitterbug phone from 2006 it's literally the exact same thing just with bigger number for old people to see lmao
I want the old days back too, but times have changed. The problem with wanting it back is that nobody lives that way anymore. It’s not achievable on a mass scale. Only in small instances. Personally you can do whatever you like. But I feel your pain.
@@RolandKoller90very mature and rational response, much respect 👍🏼
When ur kids are at college and ur mind is shit. And you have so many memories, your gonna wish you had more videos and a camera phone. If a crime happens your gonna wish you had a camera phone. you might remember some of 8, but probably not because 13, 14, 17, and 18 were really tough, becauyse thats a human with thoughts opininons and is changing and you will not be able store all of these cute adorable family moments. Every day i take pictures of my cat and sometimes im like why do i do this? Because i fucking adore this little shit. he is my world. Why wouldn't i capture him and make sure i never forget how he was. I dont have many photos of myself from highschool due to insecurity. Now in college it looks like am a government weapon and there is barely any record of my existence until i got 100 pounds lighter and even then, i dont have any real full body photos of myself with friends i dont get to see anymore.
People forget things all the time. Especially and unfortunately loved ones. While yes you shouldnt be looking at mechanical engineer memes shitting on carptenters. However, the idea that capturing footage of a moment isn't just for profit. content whatever. Cameras were made so families could actually have tangible memories.
I heard a story about this guy who was raised in england for 2 years or so. He developed a leads accent outside of the home, but not in the home as he was american. His mother wishes she had a phone so she could've snuck more captured moments of his cute little british accent.
And dont try to pull some oh well that memory shoulD juSt BE in HEr HEad.
actually seek help. Thats a shit take. bad take. I wish i had more audio of my grandmother before her passing. Videos and capturing memories. Does not mean your a shitty parent. I dont think that trying to capture moments always means your living out side them. Its just an understanding that moments are fleeting and temporary no matter how good they are. No matter how much you think you can sponge.
@@nyxx7813 That is reason enough so big companies can continue to track me and sell my data while I pay $1000 for a tracking device data machine which is addictive and secluding. I can just continue to be a sheep staring at my phone as I walk around town.
I feel bad I’m watching this on my iPhone. This guy is inspirational
This is why I still use a flip phones it’s been awesome. Anytime I need to something that the phone can’t do I can use my laptop.
I'm so glad that Joe started this company and has kept it going. I've only had my Light Phone II for a few months, but it's already made a huge positive impact on my life.
Ditto to this comment, i never plan to use another phone again
ive had mine nearly a year with only about a months break since owning it to use google maps on an android on a trip to Italy. would never go back to a smartphone full time
I got a Light Phone in 2020 and was so grateful to have it during the pandemic. The hardware was a bit on the glitchy side, but overall it is a tremendous idea to emphasize the essential points of a personal phone rather than a portable PC.
Software you mean?
Absolutely. When he said that line about people checking email and social media before they get out of bed I was like bing, bing, bing - that's me. And I hate it while I'm doing it but it's become second nature. Freaks me out when I realize what I'm doing.
I listened to a business podcast recently about the light phone (having no idea it was created by a skater). This makes it 1,000x cooler!!! Joe seems like a rad dude.
A massive shift in how people use tech and social media is coming, especially in the younger generation.
Well, some people. We're gonna be split into always-online groups and almost never online groups.
This was rad. I’ve seen that phone & really respect the concept. Hope it catches on.
Did you get one?
Unfortunately an iPhone pays my bills (marketing / social media management) so stuck on the smart phone...for now. 🙏 @@observantmonkey4055
It’s been around for ages , this skater didn’t invent the first one
@@iorilamia true, there were these little brands called Nokia & Motorola that made non-smart phones before him. 😮
@@JeffFadness and the funny thing is, is that many, many brands still make basic phones that do basically the same job as this heap of shit but for £20 instead of £300
TLDR: It's amazing and you should get one. The Light Phone 2, allows you to call and text, of course, and it has a calculator and a GPS. I'm not sure if it has it yet, but eventually, you can add audiobooks and use it as a music player.
My honest review featuring some learning curves I had transitioning to it and things to consider before switching:
I got this phone, the Light Phone 2 specifically, and it was the best ever. My main issue was other people kept sending me photos and then getting mad at me for not receiving them. I told them constantly to send the photos to my email instead because you can't view photos on the Light Phones. But they kept forgetting and sending them anyway.
Also, if you type fast typically, this phone will definitely slow you down. I type fast usually, then go back and edit errors but because of the size of the Light Phone, which is the size of a credit card, you have to type slowly to make sure the letters register. By slowly, I just mean you have to be more deliberate with what you want to write if you write a lot like me. If you are visual like me, you can't see the entire message if it's long until after you send it. I'm the type that writes longer messages instead of a bunch of shorter ones. So that is something to consider.
Another thing was on phone calls, I don't know if it was an issue with the phone I had or if it is a general one across all their phones. But because of how small it is I had to constantly move the phone when I needed to hear the other person and when I was speaking to the other person. If I just held the phone to my ear normally and talked the other person would say they couldn't hear me. But once I moved the phone so my mouth was next to the speaker then they would be fine with my audio level. Again, I don't know if that was just a my phone thing or not. I bought mine 2nd hand from someone who tried the phone and it didn't work for their lifestyle. So they went back to a smart phone.
Other than that, it was the best phone I ever had. I still have it and am not currently using it, but I really want to go back to using it. I switched back to a normal smartphone because my hands were severely injured again, and I couldn't transport my camera easily. So having a camera on a phone was a better option for me size-wise for taking photos. When I had the Light Phone 2, in order to leave my camera at home, I was using a smartphone as well to take photos and videos but I would have to switch the SIM card back and forth between the phones if I wanted to send them. I'm definitely not going to have 2 phones active on my plan and pay for 2 lines so I had to switch the SIM in order to use them. If you don't mind paying for an extra phone line then you can easily have both without switching. Another issue was that a lot more companies are forcing people to "have their app in order to get discounts." And you definitely can't have those types of apps on it. And you have to tell people not to send you links to your phone, only to your email. My main issue was doctors appointments they were trying to send me links for the paperwork I had to fill out before the appointment. I would have to wait until I was home and type in the entire hyperlink. It takes maneuvering because so many people expect that everyone has a smartphone. So it's a learning curve at first especially explaining it to others.
When I had the Light Phone 2 I was so much more present in life, though when I was out of the house. And the size was FANTASTIC for putting it anywhere, even girl's jeans/ skinny jeans which annoyingly have the tiniest pockets imaginable. Or sometimes literally no pockets at all, but it fits so easily everywhere. Just make sure you have a designated home for it because it's so small it might get lost. I had a few times I couldn't find it because it fell off my bed or was in the bottom of my bag lol I got a smaller bag so I could find it easier XD
Light Phone has been on my radar for a minute now. Had no idea it was a skaters concept. Probably sold me on it now.
I've had one for about 3 years now. Life changing
@@genyabaikaloff9810 That's rad dude! I appreciate the recommendation.
im with you
ive seen this phone for a while, amazing you guys documented this. skaters run the world
no they are not
😂
Skaters are the freaks of the 80s, art runs the world. Comments like yours are why I stopped telling people I skate back when Odd Future and MTV made it “cool”
guess you never loved it enough@@gloving4hire ... of course skaters dont run the world, pedophilic heathens that feast of the fear of other souls are who run the "world" ... but the story even goes farther than that, care to talk over a cup of joe?
Sick. - Sent from my iPhone
I went to college with Joe. Such a great dude! Pretty sure he was the valedictorian as well.
I've been thinking about this kind of tech since early 2010s. Multi tasking devices are so annoying. Light phone or light digital pocket camera which wouldn't track me all the time and doing a bunch of other stuff I don't want them to do would be such a great things to have. So glad that someone is finally working on one. I hope he'll succeed
as soon as the light phone gets a spotify app, i’m so IN. this is what the world needs
True, once the light phone gets tiktok on it im so in
@@Bitcoinguidebook sounds like you're missing the point
I have one! Didn’t know it was built by a skater. Very cool.
essentially, it's just a flip phone but in a different shape. it crazy how expensive it is comparatively. I paid maybe $30 for my flip phone and the battery lasts for like 3 days. major drawback is the lack of a quality camera. if I could find a flip phone with a decent camera it'd be over
Don't tell me you've ever downloaded apps and used internet on a flip phone@@steevaroo
Sick video, but would definitely like to learn more about the phone. Should make a part 2
The website says it all.
google it on your phone
I think the video explains it well, you don`t need a full review it just a simple phone so you can go out and do shit
I remember coming across this phone owned by a colleague in 2020. It was way ahead of its time but functions very well, while performing all necessary task.
None the less I still want one .
My wife and I have the Light Phone II. Love it! We have four kids. 9-15. As long as they are under my roof. Light Phone II only! Great interview and stoked a skater was the creator:)
As much as I agree with the premise,
Depriving children today from modern smartphones is such an easy way to give a child social development issues, given to how tied modern society and relationships are to social media and ecosystems
Even worse as homeschooling to a child’s social life
@@qwertpoiuy430 You said, "Depriving children today from smartphones is such an easy way to give a child social development issues." I would say Smartphones are probably the #1 cause of social issue development!
All of my kids are homeschooled!
So far all I hear is compliments about how cool my kids are and well-behaved they are.
Parents tell me they wish their kids didn't have a smartphone.
Smartphones in my opinion are instruments for corporations to control and herd society in the direction they want us to go!
@@qwertpoiuy430the Internet is essential if you're in your teens sure, but i dont really think preteens should have internet access eitherways and op says their oldest is 15, so i dont think its that bad. I don't think a 9 year olds social development is gonna be stunted by not having instagram.
@@qwertpoiuy430 Lmao
@@qwertpoiuy430 You don't need social media to function in 2023, coming from someone who graduated in 2020 and owns a flip phone. As long as you can call or text friends and coordinate plans there should be zero issue having a very good social life as a teenager
I'm a skater and a Light phone user/believer! So sick to see the light phone is connected to skating in any way! If you're at all interested you should give it a go, he's right, I have time back but it's also really great being outside of the noisy zombie bubble.
This dude is big inspo. Live simply, creatively, and human-focused.
I love how no comment mentions that this essential phone costs 300$ like it's fairly priced.
bless this guy
I have owned the light phone II for a few years (since summer 2020)....and for most of those years its been shelved in a box in my closet. Every once and a while when I stumble upon it I have fond memories of my desire to detach from tech, and this phone signifies that attempt. It was a really amazing idea, but the execution unfortunately was extremely lacking. If you're going to release a "light" phone that really only has 2-3 functions.....those functions need to perform flawlessly or whats the point. The Light phone was more a deterrent from even using a phone, because it was painful for any basic function (maybe thats the point?). Texting was near impossible...so why even have it. Making phone calls not the most intuitive due to the nature of the address book and scrolling through names. Navigation I never really stuck around for, it was being "developed" when I gave up on it. No offence to Joe and the team. My first phone bricked and they replaced it and were great at trouble shooting, but the phone needs major help to be a functional device, and not just a pretty piece of plastic you can use to make a statement about being anti- technology.....Cudo's for a really amazing idea, I just wish the phone itself had been built on a more solid platform that allowed you to use it as intended. I might have stuck with it had it performed decently....
fwiw they continue to update the iOS. Pretty decent speech-to-text function for texting now. Plus podcasts and music. Maps still not very good however.
@@dgwk369 I appreciate that and think anyone who's into going down that rabbit hole to go for it, but for me, I didn't get the Light phone to beta test for 2-3 years while they figured out how to make it live up to the promise of being able to leave your smart phone behind. To each their own though.....to some it might be just the right solution. Not trying to deter anyone from trying to better themselves with less tech.....
It took me 1.5 years to commit to the LP2. Coming from an iPhone where your next word is predicted and basically typed for you, it's jarring. You learn the LP2, it doesn't learn you, for sure. It requires a life adjustment... I carry a camera again, ask strangers for directions etc.
Update it and give it a week
@@slowscape I hear you, but at the same time I wasn't expecting it to do more than advertised....I just expected advertised features to work decently. The accuracy for the "keyboard" was horrible, and correcting misspelled words was super cumbersome. I became known for chronic typo riddled messages, because I gave up trying to fix my typo's...... haha. Trust me, I gave it months and it became apparent that the idea was more the selling feature than the product itself. I'm back on an iPhone without some of the time sucking apps and am pretty content with my device time. To each their own though, props to you for sticking with it!!
@@pumpkinheadproductions haha yeah same... Even with the new spellcheck I leave the typos ha. Some kind of predictive thing would be nice there but I doubt the team has time for that stuff. Would love to see it open up to developers
The janoski mid was so gooooood I wish they had made them longer, I remember watching that commercial back in the day it’s cool to know he was the guy behind it. His graphics are pretty sick as well
lol definitely did not expect to see an ad like this on jenkem
I have the Lightphone 2 and love it. Takes some time to get used to but it becomes more awesome everyday. I keep my smartphone without a sim card in the car and just tether from the WiFi from Lightphone when i need those functions.
known about the phone for a while but never knew the creator skated 😮
Loved this ep. What a great mission he’s on.
Wow that’s crazy, I met this dude at the reggaeton ledges a couple years ago that was using one of these and he told me about his friend making em. Pretty cool to see a video on it
Grew up skating 1 town over from Joe and his crew when we were in high school. They were nasty and just super nice. Loved the 5 on That vibe and graphics. Glad he's doing well.
That studio was so dope. Way cooler than my cookie-cutter house in the suburbs.
This rules! Joe is the man. Thank you Jenkem
Skaters making dope things! I really want one, not only to support other skaters but I really F with this concept. I can't see if there is support for Canada but hopefully will work.
I didn’t realize light phone was made by these dudes. Been wanting one for a minute and this is a good push
Im glad more people are seeing this; everyone is becoming an addict nowdays and in some ways a cyborg, hopefully we can remember to enjoy life and relationships and not be consumed by our online presences
This guy is rad! Thanks for being a cool human. Becoming harder and harder to find.
Been thinking about the Lightphone for some time and didn’t realized skating was some part of it. This is the tipping point.
Been following the light phone project for a while had no idea the creator is such a rad guy
Love this concept so much! Major props to Joe, I fully support it.
Saying you support it means nothing do or don't with your money
I salute this man, thank you jenkem
Watched this on my iPhone. Did not disappoint
I rock an old Nokia once in a while (when I lose my SmrtPhone) and its very freeing after the initial "cravings"... Just txt and calls and mp3's... small and light and no need to be staring at it everytime Im "bored". This was awesome, I want one!
I'm holding out for the next litephone release. I heard it has even fewer features!
I think this is a good thing, my only question is why not just downgrade to an old Nokia or something? They are bound to be cheaper
Honestly i would if I wasn't losing some essential shit like gps, whatsapp (I'm euro) etc
Or just practice self discipline
He’s the type of skater that gets yelled at by security and it like, “Ok dude.” Leaves, then comes back when he knows the piglet is gone. Seems like a real chill hombre.
I used to cop board from Joes first skate co back when he was in high school, it was called Rewind. Crazy to see how far he’s come, but not surprising at all
An amazing idea. I would buy this for vacations and some weekends.
Damn another sick one. Appreciate these kinda abstract video concepts.
I bought a light phone about two and a half years ago! Love it.
Love this channel for content like this
He looks like he would be homies with Stefan lol
Kind of a development of the "John's Phone" that I got some 14 years ago. That was fun.
Yay Joe! Love my Light phone and you’re the man, hope to chat soon. Tim power
My friend Phil (skinny) hooked me up with an original 5 on that t shirt and some stickers when I visited. This was solid!
Hell yes, at this point in time, I have seriously been thinking about a landline 🤷♀️💯
Love the concept! I hope it gains some serious traction.
As someone who has wanted this phone for a while, this sold me more on it.
Cool but you didn’t really show the phone, how it works, at all…why no actual demonstration? Wasn’t that the point of this video?
Google it and do
Your own research. Don’t just take someone’s word without questioning it 🤙🏼
I kinda like that this wasn't just a blatant ad but a look at a person behind it and a mission statement. If you are interested in that mission then there is a link in the description.
This is a channel about skateboarders who do cool stuff, not tech reviews
@@zacharyrobison383 The title of this video is “Check out the Light Phone, An iPhone Alternative Built by a Skater” - Yet, we are never able to “check” it out because they showed it for like 3 seconds.
@@Valorous1440 The title of this video is “Check out the Light Phone, An iPhone Alternative Built by a Skater” - Yet, we are never able to “check” it out because they showed it for like 3 seconds.
So fantastic that you only showed the product for 6 seconds. Well done.
Hell yeah Joe!!
i've had a light phone for over a year. it's a game changer that i would highly recommend. don't hesitate on it.
PG Lang wowww big stuff dude my favorite rapper collabs w a skater 🤯
So dope as a complimentary option
Jenkem is the best skateboard publication. Covering this dude was something I didn't expect. I do and have wanted a light phone tho.
you guys rock. joe rocks
I'm a skater with a Light Phone!!!!! LOVE THIS
Hell yeah..rock on dude!
As someone who owns a computer that costs more than some peoples cars, I don't really have any use for a smartphone. I prefer something smaller, compact, and can make calls. Just a brilliant idea and now that Asus is stopping the mini zenfones, this is on the top of the list for a new phone.
this dude is a legend in my book
Love your piano playing
lol at the Gard tag in the intro
ah man, I loved 'five on that' stuff
Life moves in opposites. For example Jorts. Haven't been cool for 20+ years and now they are back.
I remember when the lightphone I was launched and I was tempted to pick it up. Here's to hoping the lightphone II is compatible with Canada soon.
Honestly always wanted a light phone, convincing me even more to get one!
not hating but is it not just a regular old phone before smartphones? it looks nice.
Nice. It's like a John's Phone but with a screen. John's Phone had a mini phone book in the back for you to record peoples phone numbers. You couldn't even text from it, which was why it didn't take on.
I love the light phones take. I’m planning a different route. I intend to grab an Apple Watch Ultra 2. Point is I need my phone for work to run multiple apps. But I’m off 3 days a week. My plan is to use the watch to be reachable so that I can just leave my phone sitting in my closet when I’m off work and on my 3 day weekends.
cool seein the discwoman sticker up on the fridge 🤙
Looking into the device, e-paper display, directions and GPS, music player, talk, text. Everything you actually NEED a phone for.
Not sure why I got recommended this video but I ended up getting the light phone 2 because of it and also got placed into self-help youtube. Never been better.
dope! more like this
Man's a true polymath! Joe Hollier; I'll remember that name.
It would be cool if it looked like an old school ipod with music being the main feature, then have the lite phone stuff too.
i remember seeing an ad for this many years ago
Really want one of these up here.
used to have one when i was 12 it was lit
Whenever I'm doing something with anyone I try not to get my phone out. I want to be in the moment and not miss it by scrolling through social media. Something I noticed is that when phones come out, the conversation grinds to a halt. They just aren't paying attention enough to come up with a response.
yeah joe!
I have always felt this way about phone, apps, social media - it's a waste of time when we could.be productive in other ways if we were to get that time back. But then I think that with such quick access of the internet, emails, photo sharing, and apps - does the speed and access on your phone make up for the time lost ? I know it sounds contradicting but it's something I go back and forth with all of the time. Wasting time on my phone but then my phone is helping me communicate, share and gain access to information at a faster rate than not having my phone on me.
That is super cool. I'm almost there.
I love how, at the end and deep down, us humans we CRAVE for another device that solves our smartphone addiction, one that will resolve everything, one not being distracted by, like it’s so easy to just out down my smartphone in silent mode/do not disturb on the table yet our capitalist mentality make us think we need an “escape” device… we already know the answer for our screen consumption yet we lack willpower to make it stop.
Phone looks dope tho. Love the minimalist design.
I usually just go skate with my watch. Has all the basic phone stuff for purely functional use with no pocket clutter.