The Light Phone is a minimalist alternative to smartphones

If you’re hopelessly addicted to your smartphone but really don’t want to be, the Light Phone may be the device to sort you out. Currently a Kickstarter project, the credit-card-sized handset only makes and takes calls, allowing you to free yourself from all the temptations a smartphone presents and enabling you to engage more with your immediate environment. Yes, it’s a phone with so little functionality that hooking up with friends may actually result in distraction-free encounters featuring eye contact and other direct interaction (if they’re not buried in their own smartphone, that is). The Light Phone Kickstarter Campaign from The Light Phone on Vimeo. If the mere thought of switching to a bare-bones phone causes a bead of sweat to form on your brow, fear not. The Light Phone doesn’t mean you’ll have to give up your main handset – the makers understand that’d be one step too far for most phone users. Instead, you can easily forward calls from your smartphone on the occasions when you dare to leave the house without it, although the Light Phone does also come with its own number should you take the bold step to use it as your main mobile.