a film from Nothing: Phone (4a)

nothing makes phones, headphones and earbuds, and the software to go with them. the design is transparent on purpose: you can see the parts inside, and the decisions behind the engineering.

the aim is tech that’s fun again and quiet to live with, and since day one, the people who use it have had a say in what nothing makes next.

start with the back.

it’s the side you’ll see most, face down on a desk or a café table.

Phone (4a) RM1,999.00
  • the colours.
  • the widgets.
  • the glyph bar.

buttons you can feel.

four colours, real buttons on the cups — no tapping and hoping.

Headphone (a) RM649.00
  • the colours.
  • the buttons.
  • the app.

why I carry nothing.

nothing is a strange name for a company that sells things. in consumer electronics, a business that runs on more, it reads almost like a protest. the company means something simpler: technology good enough to fade into the background and feel like nothing.

I like a brand whose name is a promise you can hold it to. and it doesn’t get there by hiding: it shows you the inside.

the best tech should feel like nothing. this one says so on the box.

— thats.

everything from Nothing.

4 things