How to Start Living Intentionally with Tech: A Step-by-Step Guide So, you’d like to give intentional tech a try but don’t know how to get started? This 4-step guide is for you.

"Hi, I'm Jake.. and I'm a Doom Scroller."

At least I was, until I realized something in my life had to change. Too much social media. Too much mindless usage of my phone. Too many bad habits.

Wanna know the worst part? None of it did me any good at all. It wasn't just wasted time either, it was time stolen from worthwhile pursuits that could have made a difference in my life or those of my loved ones.

The need for a digital decluttering was real. In this day and age the reality is most of us would benefit from one.

With no actual CrackBerry Rehab Facility to check myself into, I went through the process myself of figuring out how to fix my relationship with technology. It was a turbulent time (talk about an understatement), but I believe I cracked the code.

The good news: It's not a 12 step program.

The bad news: It'll still take 4 steps, and even once you get a gri...
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AI is everywhere! Just like we all wanted...right? Let's address the elephant in the room, while AI can greatly expand the capabilities of mankind it can just as easily do so at the cost of our humanity.

The democratization of AI has been largely heralded as a remarkable achievement for humanity. Free magic, delivered directly to the device of your choosing, giving you the ability to generate images, movies, and endless content.

Not even Hogwarts can live up to what Anthropic and OpenAI are putting out there.

Disclaimer: I work in AI, I won't tell you for whom or exactly what I do, because frankly it's not important.

Why should you care what I have to say? I'm not sure that you should, and your mileage will vary on whether or not my stance holds any water. Nevertheless, in my intentional technology journey, Artificial Intelligence continues to show its head (or ass?) so I feel like I can at least offer where I'm at and persuade you to think a little harder before asking AI to do your most important work for you.

What do I think ab...
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Best Intentional Tech of 2025 Our 2025 round-up of some of the best tools to help reduce distraction, increase productivity, and...have a little fun with your tech!2025 turned out to be a break-out year for intentional, purpose-built tech! In ramping up to the official launch of CB26 we have compiled 15 of our favorite devices and software tools we've tested this year (not all of them necessarily first came to market in 2025) to help YOU in your search for the perfect setup to kick doom-scrolling to the curb in the new year.

A quick recap, what is "intentional, purpose-built tech" anyway? I'm so glad you asked.

In a nutshell, we're talking about tech tools designed to increase productivity, reduce digital distractions, and overall guide consumers to use technology with intentionality instead of compulsiveness. To quote our own CrackBerry Kevin,


"Basically, if it helps you use your tech more intentionally, or helps you use it less when that's the better choice, we'll cover it."


Sound like a pretty broad cate...
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Bring Back BlackBerry goes IRL with October 8th Launch Event! To mark the beginning of the movement to #BringBackBlackBerry, @CrackBerryKevin and friends are hosting a BBBB Launch event and QWERTY Meetup in Brooklyn on Wednesday, October 8th.Join CBK, Jeff Gadway, Retro Jake, MrMobile and more Visionaries of Purpose Built Tech in Brooklyn on Wednesday, October 8th!

The early momentum to #BringBackBlackBerry phones continues to build and October we're really shifting into gear.

We just relaunched BringBackBlackBerry.com to include much more information on the mission, so be sure to check it out so you can learn more about the Who, What, Why and How of it all! The When is of course a little more tricky as that's on @BlackBerry), but we'll keep cranking up the heat as we work towards goal.

BBBB Launch Party & QWERTY Meetup



To officially kick off #BringBackBlackBerry in CrackBerry-style, we're bringing together BlackBerry & QWERTY phone fans for an evening of buttons.

In addition to learning more about how we're going to bring modern B...
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CrackBerry Kevin has Returned from the Future with All The QWERTYs Be sure to watch the Retro Chatter podcast where @CrackBerryKevin debriefs on his recent trip to China where he met with all the players in the QWERTY device spaceBe sure to watch the Retro Chatter podcast where @CrackBerryKevin debriefs on his recent trip to China where he met with all the players in the QWERTY device space





I'm back from my week in China and have recovered from the jet lag!

It was a packed and productive trip. As mentioned in my recent editorial that I wrote while on the flight there, the primary purpose of the trip was Clicks factory and supplier visits, but while in country I also met up with other players in the QWERTY space who are doing their part to bring buttons back.

For the full debrief and lots of thoughts, grab some popcorn and listen to me chat with Retro Jake on my adventures.

BACK HOME WITH ALL THE BUTTONS



I visited Unihertz HQ and met their founder, Stephen. I spent a night in Shanghai with Zinwa Lin, who's leading the BBRevival project to up...
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