It's been a wild year for tech, and Time magazine's list of Best Inventions of 2026 may provide evidence that folks are yearning for the old days. The list itself covers a variety of devices from different fields of the tech world, but three different cellphones made the list. Enthusiasts likely won't be surprised at two of the names that appear, but the third — a phone purposely built to lack many of today's modern features — may be unexpected.

Along with the iPhone Duo and the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra making Time's list, users may be surprised to see the Dumbphone 2 has made the cut. Featuring a UI and clamshell design that looks like it came from the turn of the millennium, the Dumbphone 2 intentionally strips the user of anything the company doesn't consider essential, including social media.…