Chad Baucom on LinkedIn: Gabb makes kid-friendly phones and watches, built for kids specifically (2024)

Apple is the 2nd largest company in the world by market cap. Verizon is the highest rated telecom company in the United States. Apple makes hardware and software to create smartphones and smartwatches. Verizon provides telecom services to smartphones and smartwatches to connect them to a cellular network.Not many people know this, but at Gabb we don’t just use third party hardware and software to create our smartwatches.We make our own custom hardware and software.We’re also an MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operator).That means we provide the telecom services to the smartphones and smartwatches we make.Gabb is like if Apple and Verizon had a baby.I think this analogy works well considering Apple and Verizon were built for adults, while Gabb was built for kids and teens.If you want to build with the most techie company in Utah, please apply for our Wearables Android Developer Position!https://lnkd.in/gmxbGn7s

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It was extremely rewarding watching our Gabb Watch 3 getting manufactured in Vietnam this week. There were 21 people on our assembly line to ensure everything was put together and working as expected. The team there was incredible and their attention to detail was second to none. Thank you Iyappan Krishnamoorthy and your team for the great experience and for making us this special video! And thank you Alexander Wu for coming with Jenifer Brown and I from Taiwan to be our Hanoi tour guide!

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We had a great time visiting Foxconn, one of our manufacturers, in Taiwan this week!Foxconn is the largest contract manufacturer in the world.Here are some of the products they make:• Apple Watch• iPhone• iPad• Google Pixel• Amazon Echo Dot• Amazon Fire Tablet• Nvidia Modules• Gabb Watch 3It’s incredible to me that a little Utah company like Gabb uses the same manufacturer as behemoths like Apple, Google, Amazon, and NVIDIA!We couldn’t be more grateful for our partnership with them and for their hospitality during our visit!Thank you Changjoon Choi, Alexander Wu, and Bob Wang for being such great hosts to Jenifer Brown and I!

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What are your favorite ways to use AI for work?What platform(s) do you use?I’ve really enjoyed Microsoft Copilot the last couple of months. It came with a software update on my laptop and shows up in the bottom right corner of the screen. It has GPT-4 - Generative AI and DALL-E 3 built-in for free.Any time I have a question about something I’m working on, I just click on Copilot and ask. I find it much easier than logging into ChatGPT, Gemini AI , or Anthropic’s Claude over and over again (even if I leave these tabs open, they constantly log me out automatically). I also downloaded the Copilot app on my iPhone and put it in the spot my browser used to be. I’ve loved using it and it’s so much quicker than a Google search to find what I’m looking for. #ai #llm #aiassistant #aichatbot #aiart #aiartgenerator

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Thanks for posting this poll Arianna!I put 16+ years.However, if it's a Gabb Watch I'd say <10 years.If it's a Gabb Phone I'd say 10-12 years.That's because Gabb Devices don't have social media or an internet browser. They're mainly for talk, text, and location tracking.

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Robots at MWC Barcelona.You can see they still need some handholding. This one kept trying to run away and be free! #mwcbarcelona2024

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Day 1 at MWC Barcelona couldn’t have gone better!We loved meeting with current partners and potential partners.If you’re here this week, send me a DM in the MWC app and let’s find a time to meet!

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Gabb wants to ensure that the purchase price of our products doesn't stop parents from being able to stay connected to their kids.So for the next 2 days (from today until Wednesday night) we're giving away our products for free and they'll be delivered in time for Christmas.I know there's still a monthly cost and an activation fee with our smartwatches and smartphones, but hopefully charging $0 for the actual device helps some families out this holiday season.Happy Holidays!https://gabb.com/

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