Unboxing Therapy: Exploring the World of Smartphones and Beyond

As I sit here with my trusty smartphone, I am reminded that there is more to mobile technology than just the latest and greatest flagship device. Today, we're going to take a closer look at a unique offering from Light, a company that aims to provide an alternative to our beloved smartphones.

This particular model, aptly named "Dumb Phone," is a sleek and slim device that can fit comfortably in your pocket. It's not exactly what you'd call a smartphone, but rather a basic phone with a few added features. The design is simple and understated, which I must admit is quite refreshing in today's era of over-the-top smartphone designs.

One thing that stands out about this device is its price point. A cool $100, it's certainly not the most expensive option on the market. However, as we all know, there are some benefits to owning a "dumb phone." For one, it's perfect for those times when you don't want to carry around your full smartphone with you. Whether you're going for a jog or just need something slim and discreet, this device fits the bill.

Another advantage of this phone is its design. It's a nice simple object that's easy to use and understand. There's not much to say about it in terms of features, but what it lacks in functionality, it makes up for with its ease of use. It's perfect for those who want a hassle-free mobile experience without all the bells and whistles.

Now, I know what you're thinking: "Wouldn't this phone be boring?" And to that, I say, maybe. But for some people, simplicity is exactly what they need. Light seems to be targeting a specific audience with this product – those who want a reliable and straightforward mobile experience without all the distractions of social media, email, and other apps.

One thing that did catch my attention was the price point. $100 is certainly not cheap, but it's also not as expensive as some smartphones on the market. If Light can manage to keep the cost down while still delivering a solid product, I think this could be a winner for those looking for an alternative to their current smartphone.

Speaking of which, I did notice that there are plans for future updates and improvements. According to Light, they're already working on the next version of the phone, which will bring some additional features like messaging and navigation. This sounds like a promising direction, as it would add some much-needed functionality to an otherwise bare-bones device.

Of course, not everyone is going to be on board with this type of product. Some people may find it too limiting or boring, especially if they're used to the high-end features and customization options available on modern smartphones. But for those who value simplicity and ease of use, this could be a great option.

In conclusion, Light's Dumb Phone is an interesting take on the traditional smartphone experience. While it may not have all the bells and whistles, it delivers in terms of design and simplicity. With plans for future updates and improvements, I think this has the potential to become a viable alternative for those looking for something more straightforward.

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The Sengled Element Smart Bulb: A Budget-Friendly Alternative

As we take a break from our smartphone exploration, let's talk about a product that may seem unrelated at first – smart bulbs. Specifically, the Sengled Element Smart Bulb starter kit is an affordable and user-friendly solution for anyone looking to upgrade their lighting system.

This starter kit includes two bulbs and a hub, which can be expanded up to 50 bulbs with additional hubs. The price point of $50 is incredibly competitive, especially when compared to other smart bulb systems on the market. And while it may not offer all the features and customization options as some of its more expensive competitors, the Sengled Element Smart Bulb has a few tricks up its sleeve.

One of the standout features of this product is its ease of use. Setting up the system was surprisingly straightforward, and the app that comes with it is intuitive and user-friendly. You can schedule lighting scenes, adjust brightness levels, and even control your lights remotely using voice commands or through the Sengled app on your smartphone.

Another feature I appreciated was the ability to turn all your lights off and all your lights on with just one tap of a button. It's a simple feature that may seem like a minor convenience, but it's actually quite useful in situations where you need to quickly adjust the lighting level of a room.

In terms of compatibility, the Sengled Element Smart Bulb works seamlessly with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. This means you can control your lights using voice commands, which is a great way to add an extra layer of convenience to your home automation setup.

One thing that did catch my attention was the design of the bulbs themselves. They're sleek and compact, making them easy to fit into any light fixture. And while they may not be as customizable in terms of color or brightness as some other smart bulb options on the market, they get the job done without any fuss.

Overall, the Sengled Element Smart Bulb starter kit is an excellent option for anyone looking to upgrade their lighting system without breaking the bank. With its ease of use, affordability, and compatibility with popular voice assistants, I think this has the potential to become a staple in many smart home setups.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enevery so often will do also known as hilly who he'll go out on a limb send a few emails he sees a product that he likes on the internet and then it shows up here and he goes oh yeah that thing yeah i thought it might be cool maybe it should be in the show today i have something very bizarre it's called the light phone it ships in this book look at this designed to be used as little as possible such a strange statement for any product you can probably guess at this point what the intention is of this device it is a phone meant to be as simple as possible removing you from the tight grip that social media has over you now i'm not suggesting that that's the case i'm just i'm talking about the concept here this is the first device that this company has made but apparently there's an indiegogo happening they're working on the next version let's check out the first version and see where we're at this idea has actually been gathering a little bit of steam this idea of digital detox where you would put your smartphone away and i don't know maybe you don't have the willpower to do it without completely changing the device that's in your pocket let's crack this thing open and see if it has a reason to exist or if it's just completely bizarre one of the things i should mention it's not exactly cheap either this one is about a hundred bucks i can't think of one uh functional element here that would probably extend beyond even what your smartphone is capable of and and that's probably in the battery life range three days of battery life right now you're probably screaming at your camera lens just saying that why would i want a phone with a keypad you can't watch youtube maybe this is uh in your future somewhere maybe things get so bad you're not taking care of your your daily activities could this be the antidote okay so they're calling it a second phone i i want to be you know complete transparency here they're not saying it's going to replace your smartphone i'm guessing here that all these experiences i would be more likely to engage with because i'm not staring at my smartphone where is the actual phone i don't there we go okay cool cut out in the book it is nice it's kind of nice it's kind of cute it's very slim you will not notice that in your pocket all right i'm coming up with some other circumstances in which this might be cool it's still a hundred bucks it's still not a smartphone i get all that but what about when you go for a jog or something you don't want your full phone with you you just want something slim for an emergency situation there's something cool about the design yes it's a dumb phone they could have made it look however i just like how simple it is all right you get that you get a cable whoa that is so weird that that is a phone can you see that wow it is tiny i immediately see the the earpiece up on the top there hold switch lock switch over here sim card trays over here microphone and micro usb let's see if we can power it up we got a haptic a little vibration a buzz and the keypad has lit up there's also a display hidden here if i use the lock switch it says lock and unlock it also vibrates very strongly so you know you've done that going through 2g connection hey hey very loud so 2g clear voice here's clear too he's clear i mean we're calling we're making phone calls x to hang up that's it tells you how long it was and then the time pops back up honestly guys there's not much i can say about it you kind of at this point you understand its intention like the design of it it's a nice simple object it's minuscule you could hide it somewhere but of course for many of you and various other tech enthusiasts you're sitting there thinking like that's the last thing that i would want in my life but the company here light they're hoping not to replace your smartphone but to be a backup plan you could criticize the 100 price point i guess you can actually get a smartphone for like 100 bucks in the next version they took the functionality up a notch maybe a couple of notches you're gonna have messaging on the new one you're gonna have an alarm directions ride sharing i mean you can watch the video on indiegogo they're being more ambitious with the next one you know they're kind of going in between they're like all right some things on smartphones are actually kind of cool like how can directions be bad or navigation you don't really get addicted to that imagine being addicted to google maps i do like google maps but imagine every day you're just like map freak that's just like yo they updated the one street with uh they finally fixed it on the corner of uh but anyway they brought a little bit of functionality back into it nonetheless i do want to know what you guys think are you too addicted to your smartphone lifestyle would you ever consider making a change do you have the discipline to just put it down smartphone addiction it is real is this the solution i'm not sure maybe a little personal discipline all right get your act together hopefully you can hopefully i can we'll see today's episode of unbox therapy is brought to you by the senglit element smart bulb lighting system this is the classic starter kit in front of me it gets you up and running with two bulbs and a hub which you can then add up to 50 bulbs to at only 10 bucks apiece budget alternative to some of the other smart bulb systems you've seen on the market on top of that this setup is going to work with amazon alex a google assistant or smart things so that brings in the voice control as well hub is pretty straightforward ethernet port on the back and an interesting thing you can actually remove it from the wired connection after the initial setup put it anywhere you want so that's what the bulb looks like right there now senglet does make alternative bulbs in different form factors depending on your light fixtures all right so i'm going to screw this in got the hub plugged in right now and you can see i can set up different scenes for each bulb we can call it bedroom living room bathroom i can control brightness from a hundred percent all the way down four percent right there you can set up schedules they can go off automatically let's say for example i know i'm going to be sleeping at a particular point 2 a.m or something all the lights go off on their own another feature i like just a simple one you can turn all your lights off and all your lights on one tap from within the app so there you have it the senglet starter kit thanks to them for sponsoring this episode if you've been holding back you're like lou i don't know when is the right time i'm tech savvy everywhere else why are my light bulbs not now's the time you got no excuses link down in the description this set up this starter kit about 50 bucks and then you can add more bulbs for 10. what are you doing get it togetherevery so often will do also known as hilly who he'll go out on a limb send a few emails he sees a product that he likes on the internet and then it shows up here and he goes oh yeah that thing yeah i thought it might be cool maybe it should be in the show today i have something very bizarre it's called the light phone it ships in this book look at this designed to be used as little as possible such a strange statement for any product you can probably guess at this point what the intention is of this device it is a phone meant to be as simple as possible removing you from the tight grip that social media has over you now i'm not suggesting that that's the case i'm just i'm talking about the concept here this is the first device that this company has made but apparently there's an indiegogo happening they're working on the next version let's check out the first version and see where we're at this idea has actually been gathering a little bit of steam this idea of digital detox where you would put your smartphone away and i don't know maybe you don't have the willpower to do it without completely changing the device that's in your pocket let's crack this thing open and see if it has a reason to exist or if it's just completely bizarre one of the things i should mention it's not exactly cheap either this one is about a hundred bucks i can't think of one uh functional element here that would probably extend beyond even what your smartphone is capable of and and that's probably in the battery life range three days of battery life right now you're probably screaming at your camera lens just saying that why would i want a phone with a keypad you can't watch youtube maybe this is uh in your future somewhere maybe things get so bad you're not taking care of your your daily activities could this be the antidote okay so they're calling it a second phone i i want to be you know complete transparency here they're not saying it's going to replace your smartphone i'm guessing here that all these experiences i would be more likely to engage with because i'm not staring at my smartphone where is the actual phone i don't there we go okay cool cut out in the book it is nice it's kind of nice it's kind of cute it's very slim you will not notice that in your pocket all right i'm coming up with some other circumstances in which this might be cool it's still a hundred bucks it's still not a smartphone i get all that but what about when you go for a jog or something you don't want your full phone with you you just want something slim for an emergency situation there's something cool about the design yes it's a dumb phone they could have made it look however i just like how simple it is all right you get that you get a cable whoa that is so weird that that is a phone can you see that wow it is tiny i immediately see the the earpiece up on the top there hold switch lock switch over here sim card trays over here microphone and micro usb let's see if we can power it up we got a haptic a little vibration a buzz and the keypad has lit up there's also a display hidden here if i use the lock switch it says lock and unlock it also vibrates very strongly so you know you've done that going through 2g connection hey hey very loud so 2g clear voice here's clear too he's clear i mean we're calling we're making phone calls x to hang up that's it tells you how long it was and then the time pops back up honestly guys there's not much i can say about it you kind of at this point you understand its intention like the design of it it's a nice simple object it's minuscule you could hide it somewhere but of course for many of you and various other tech enthusiasts you're sitting there thinking like that's the last thing that i would want in my life but the company here light they're hoping not to replace your smartphone but to be a backup plan you could criticize the 100 price point i guess you can actually get a smartphone for like 100 bucks in the next version they took the functionality up a notch maybe a couple of notches you're gonna have messaging on the new one you're gonna have an alarm directions ride sharing i mean you can watch the video on indiegogo they're being more ambitious with the next one you know they're kind of going in between they're like all right some things on smartphones are actually kind of cool like how can directions be bad or navigation you don't really get addicted to that imagine being addicted to google maps i do like google maps but imagine every day you're just like map freak that's just like yo they updated the one street with uh they finally fixed it on the corner of uh but anyway they brought a little bit of functionality back into it nonetheless i do want to know what you guys think are you too addicted to your smartphone lifestyle would you ever consider making a change do you have the discipline to just put it down smartphone addiction it is real is this the solution i'm not sure maybe a little personal discipline all right get your act together hopefully you can hopefully i can we'll see today's episode of unbox therapy is brought to you by the senglit element smart bulb lighting system this is the classic starter kit in front of me it gets you up and running with two bulbs and a hub which you can then add up to 50 bulbs to at only 10 bucks apiece budget alternative to some of the other smart bulb systems you've seen on the market on top of that this setup is going to work with amazon alex a google assistant or smart things so that brings in the voice control as well hub is pretty straightforward ethernet port on the back and an interesting thing you can actually remove it from the wired connection after the initial setup put it anywhere you want so that's what the bulb looks like right there now senglet does make alternative bulbs in different form factors depending on your light fixtures all right so i'm going to screw this in got the hub plugged in right now and you can see i can set up different scenes for each bulb we can call it bedroom living room bathroom i can control brightness from a hundred percent all the way down four percent right there you can set up schedules they can go off automatically let's say for example i know i'm going to be sleeping at a particular point 2 a.m or something all the lights go off on their own another feature i like just a simple one you can turn all your lights off and all your lights on one tap from within the app so there you have it the senglet starter kit thanks to them for sponsoring this episode if you've been holding back you're like lou i don't know when is the right time i'm tech savvy everywhere else why are my light bulbs not now's the time you got no excuses link down in the description this set up this starter kit about 50 bucks and then you can add more bulbs for 10. what are you doing get it together\n"