Cat seems to be treating the \u201ctransparent\u201d phone as if she were using a real smartphone, scrolling while bored, waiting in public. The text, \u201cI\u2019m sorry WTF IS THAT?????\u201d is on the screen above her.<\/p>\n
Many commenters were quick to assume it\u2019s a Nokia phone: \u201cNokia transparent phone, released Oct 2024-ish time,\u201d one person wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the new plex from Nokia,\u201d another person chimed in.<\/p>\n
Many others were baffled by the bizarre tech. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe\u2019s on a mission from the future,\u201d someone wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cLosing that would be a NIGHTMARE to find,\u201d quipped someone else.<\/p>\n
The \u201cphone\u201d she\u2019s holding actually exists. And while people can buy it \u2014 it\u2019s not for the reason most would expect.<\/p>\n
In a follow-up video<\/a>, Cat provided more context: \u201cThis is a methaphone. It\u2019s exactly what it looks like \u2014 a clear piece of acrylic shaped like an iPhone. But why does it exist?\u201d <\/p>\n She went on to explain that her friend invented it: \u201cHe told me what he wanted to test if we\u2019re all so addicted to our phones<\/a>, then could you potentially curb someone\u2019s addiction by replacing the feeling of having a phone in your pocket with something that feels exactly the same?\u201d<\/p>\n @askcatgpt<\/a> <\/p>\n I\u2019m sending out a batch of methaphones to people who have ideas for (safe) social experiments they\u2019d like to run with them\u2014 break it out on the subway? Show it to a 5 year old? Replace your phone for a week? The only catch is that you have to write or document your experience in a post online (e.g. blog post, medium, substack, YouTube, tikTok, Ig, etc) The goal is to keep the conversation going. If you\u2019re interested, fill out the super short survey at the link in my bio! Let\u2019s keep the conversation going! #tech<\/a> #methaphone<\/a> <\/p>\n \u266c original sound \u2013 Noah Kahan<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Cat pointed out that the methaphone is sold out already. <\/p>\n She also speculated why so many people were intrigued by her viral video, thinking it\u2019s because the piece of plastic \u201cfeels like a physical artifact that directly responds to this collective tension that our phones, which are meant to make us feel more connected, do the opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHave I used my phone less in the past week that I\u2019ve been carrying this [the acrylic phone] around with me? Probably not. But what do you think?\u201d She asked her viewers.<\/p>\n \u201cDo you think that a single piece of acrylic could actually start to help us get back in touch with humanity or is this just a weird party trick?\u201d she continued. <\/p>\n Many people in the comments of her follow-up video weren\u2019t exactly sold on the bizarre concept.<\/p>\n \u201cNobody\u2019s addicted to holding phones, they\u2019re addicted to the apps,\u201d one person challenged.<\/p>\n \u201cI was really hoping we were entering the glass cellphones era,\u201d joked someone else.<\/p>\n \u201cSooo it\u2019s not a phone\u2026end of story,\u201d a disappointed commenter wrote. <\/p>\n People might not be gung-ho on this idea, however, Cat and her friend might be onto something because a study from Amazon\u00a0Kindle<\/a> revealed that\u00a0we\u2019re more addicted to our devices<\/a>\u00a0than we might think.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery time we receive a notification \u2013 whether it\u2019s a ping, vibration, or visual alert \u2013 our brain perceives it as something requiring immediate attention,\u201d neuroscientist\u00a0Dr. Mark Williams<\/a>\u00a0told news.com.au.<\/p>\n \u201cThis activates our cognitive control network, diverting focus away from what we were doing.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t![\"phone\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-internet-baffled-womans-transparent-104803440.jpg\")
The \u201cclear\u2019 phone is actually being used as a social experiment. TikTok\/@askcatgpt<\/p>\n