This ‘transparent phone’ has gone viral – but it’s not what you think
A woman standing in a queue is scrolling on her phone, like many others, but something’s different about the piece of tech she’s holding.
What appears to be a crystal clear iPhone is in her hands. The device has gone viral online, with one user sharing a photo and asking, ‘I’m sorry, WTF is that??’
Some suggested the item could be a new Nokia phone, retailing for well over £30,000. But no such phone exists.
Not all is as it seems.
The ‘clear phone’ is actually just a piece of acrylic dubbed the ‘methaphone’, created in a bid to ‘replace the feeling’ of having a phone.
The woman at the centre of the viral video, Cat, came forward and explained: ‘This little piece of acrylic feels like a physical artefact that directly responds to this collective tension we all feel about how our devices, which are meant to make us more connected, are actually having the exact opposite effect.’
The ‘methaphone’ could be a unique solution to modern-day technology addiction, but TikTokers were quick to point out the absurdity of the product.
‘So this is not a real phone, it’s just glass and they’re trying to make it sound deeper than what it is,’ one wrote.
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