Meadow ships a $449 phone for leaving the main phone at home
Meadow founder Shreyas Narlanka has shipped the first bulk batch of its companion phone, which keeps maps, music and calls while blocking social media, browsing and feeds.
By RuntimeWire Staff · Published
Primary source: TechCrunch
Why it matters
Meadow is testing whether people will pay for a second phone and a second monthly plan to make disconnection easier. Its companion-device approach preserves familiar smartphone tools while adding hardware, connectivity and reliability challenges that a software setting does not have.
Meadow founder Shreyas Narlanka has shipped the first bulk batch of his small, square phone to pre-order customers, betting that some people will pay for a second device that makes it easier to leave their main smartphone behind.…