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Ars TechnicaNews report · Jun 16, 9:00 AM
Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone “where the customer is not the product."
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Commodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone “where the customer is not the product."
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What happened Commodore's Call Back 8020 is a phone “where the customer is not the product.".
The headline split One side frames it as "Maddie’s Secret Is a Brilliant Melodrama of Social Media Stardom". The other frames it as "The Commodore Callback 8020 Is a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb".
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Left / center-leftCommodore’s newest gadget is a flip phone that blocks social media and browsers
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The New RepublicNews report · Jun 16, 10:00 AM
Maddie’s Secret Is a Brilliant Melodrama of Social Media Stardom
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The alt-comedy-to-auteur-pipeline keeps pumping away: Jordan Peele, Zach Cregger, Bo Burnham, and now John Early. The 38-year-old stand-up and sketch-scene staple is familiar to millions fo...
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The VergeNews report · Jun 16, 9:00 AM
After resurrecting an iconic PC brand, Commodore is getting into flip phones
When Christian Simpson, a retro gaming You Tuber also known as Peri Fractic, bought the remains of an early PC company called Commodore in 2025, he decided to pick up right where the origin...
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WiredNews report · Jun 16, 9:00 AM
The Commodore Callback 8020 Is a Digital Detox Phone That Isn’t Dumb
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With a retro look and T9 texting, the Commodore Callback 8020 smart flip phone taps into the nostalgic yearning for simpler days. It can run Spotify and Uber, but Instagram is blocked.
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