Light Phones are expected to ship in May 2016. The TalkCase, on the other hand, is currently selling for $69 (about £44, AU$87). If you'd prefer to wait for the Light Phone, you can get one for a pledge of $100 (about £64, AU$127). The Light Phone lets you leave your main phone home and forward calls to it through an app. The major differentiator is that the TalkCase will sync up to your main phone via Bluetooth, which lets you make calls through it and access your contacts - but, of course, that means you have to have your main phone with you. That phone, now in production, has the additional benefit that it can sit in a case attached to your iPhone if you'd like.īoth phones work as stand-alones when they have SIM cards inserted. The Corporate Headquarters phone lines are staffed Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. It can also hold 10 speed-dial numbers.Īn app on your main phone can be used to forward calls to the Light Phone, which makes it similar to the TalkCase concept we covered last October. For general inquiries, reach our Corporate Headquarters at 1-800-US-AETNA (1-80).There is no option for members to get information at this number. The phone has its own number and takes its own prepaid SIM card. Light Phone will have a battery that lasts 20 days, its creators say, which makes it a good backup for your main phone, or great to take along on trips where you won't have access to regular charging opportunities. When activated, LED lights turn on and show through the case, which gives the whole thing an elegant, modern feel. When not in use, the Light Phone looks like a slim white credit-card-size block (it measures just 5 millimeters - less than a quarter of an inch - thick). For example, if I had twisted my ankle on my hike, I'd still have wanted to call for help, but was it really important to sort out, while I was on the trail, which band we were seeing that night? The inventors are betting that people like me will welcome the chance to get away from all the distractions that phones bring while still having the ability to make and receive calls in a pinch.
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