You can buy a real-life Barbie phone now, but it's a brick costing £99

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You can buy a real-life Barbie phone now, but it's a brick costing £99
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Customers can have one painted any colour they want, as long as it is pink.

Would you pay £99 for this phone? Barbie has had a phone for years, but until now it’s only been made of plastic, and you couldn’t actually make calls on it. Now you can buy one to actually text and talk on, and even play the iconic mobile game Snake. The much-hyped handset went on sale today, with a £99 price tag . Shoppers on the HMD website are asked, ‘go ahead and choose your colour’ and customers can have one painted any colour they want, as long as it is pink.

We like other colours but pink just looks so good on us Effects of smartphone addiction A study in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry found that heavy smartphone users had increased risk of: Depression and anxiety Low self-esteem Impaired attention Reduced numerical processing capacity Increased impulsivity and hyperactivity Reduced sleep time and sleep quality Eye problems Lower muscle mass and higher fat mass Reduced physical activity Chronic neck pain Ben Wood, chief analyst at research...

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