The Nothing Phone 1 is finally heading to the US, sort of

Nothing has stuck to markets in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia for its first-ever smartphone, skipping US shores at launch. The company blames the complexities in the US market for that, but founder Carl Pei offered a glimmer of hope for Americans last December after he told CNBC that Nothing was in talks with US carriers about releasing a new smartphone in the country, referring to the Nothing Phone 1. The company is finally bringing the Phone 1 to the United States, but not in the way you might think. Nothing has tweeted that the handset is coming to the US via an exclusive beta membership.