Mudita Minimalist Phone and Alarm Clocks Design a Calmer Day at CES 2026 - Yanko Design

"The day often begins and ends with a smartphone, from checking notifications before getting out of bed to scrolling in the dark when you should be asleep. Even people who care about design and well-being end up with glowing rectangles on every surface, and that constant presence quietly shapes attention, sleep, and mood more than most of us like to admit. The usual fix is another app that promises to help you use your phone less, which is like asking the problem to solve itself."

"At CES 2026, that takes the form of three products: Mudita Kompakt, a minimalist E Ink phone, Mudita Harmony 2, a mindful alarm clock with an E Ink display, and Mudita Bell 2, an analog-style alarm clock with a few carefully chosen digital tricks. Together, they sketch out a different way to move through a day, keeping connections and routines intact while pushing screens out of the moments where you may choose to be "disconnected.""

"Kompakt looks more like a small e-reader than a slab of glass, built around a 4.3-inch E Ink screen that is paper-like, glare-free, and easy on the eyes. It runs MuditaOS K, a de-Googled operating system based on AOSP, with only essential tools on board: calls, SMS, offline maps, calendar, up-to-date weather forecasts, music, notes, a meditation timer, and an e-reader."

Mudita offers a set of low-distraction devices that replace typical smartphone screens with paper-like E Ink displays and focused functionality. The lineup includes a minimalist phone, a mindful E Ink alarm clock, and an analog-style alarm with limited digital features. The phone runs MuditaOS K without an app store, providing only calls, SMS, offline maps, calendar, weather, music, notes, a meditation timer, and an e-reader. An Offline+ Mode physically disconnects radios and microphones to create a verifiably sealed device. The products aim to maintain essential communication and routines while reducing attention-grabbing feeds and promoting better sleep and mood.

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