I ditched my smartphone for this E Ink handset for two weeks, and it rewired my brain

ZDNET's key takeaways The Mudita Kompakt is on pre-order now for $369, and will be available in May for $439. The E Ink display is easy on the eyes, the battery lasts for days, and it satisfies the minimalist intention with far fewer distractions. The camera is unnecessary, there is no voice-to-text, and the display is too small to be an effective eBook reader. View now at Mudita Since I started covering mobile phones 20 years ago, I've watched them transform from simple devices to having an all-encompassing impact on our lives. It's rare to find someone who doesn't spend at least a few hours a day engrossed in their smartphone, but awareness of this growing. There have been a handful of new devices intended on challenging the status quo, including the Light Phone 3, the Minimal Phone, and now, the Kompakt minimalist phone from European manufacturer Mudita. I've been using it for the last couple of weeks, and it's been refreshing to simplify my connectivity to phone calls and text ... Read full article.