Maybe It’s Time We Brought Back Landlines | BBC Global

In just a few decades, cell phones have gone from being nonexistent to omnipresent.  But with that growth has come exhaustion — almost half of American adults now say they’re on their phones almost constantly (and many of them aren’t happy about it). In this episode, Katty Kay speaks with with creator Cat Goetze about her effort to revive the landline for the smartphone era — and what the rise of retro devices can tell us about the fight to reclaim our attention without ditching our smartphones. 00:00 The Phone Exhaustion 01:13 The Bluetooth Landline 03:04 How Are People Using Them? 05:29 The Analogue Renaissance 07:07 Taking Back Attention You’re watching New Normal with Katty Kay—each week we bring you conversations with expert guests about how our world is changing and what that means for our lives.  Explore past episodes and get early access to new ones on BBC.com.  Subscribe to BBC Global: https://www.youtube.com/c/bbc_global?sub_confirmation=1 #bbc #technology #smartphones