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Screentime. It brings us together, tears us apart, and more people are wanting distance from it. In recent years, several apps and devices have entered the market promoting a phone-free, or at least ...

The viral tech gadget Brick is used to block distracting apps on your smartphone. Brick creates a physical barrier, requiring you to tap your phone on the device to unlock the apps you blocked. I ...

Meet Brick: the app blocker that promises to help you stop scrolling until your eyes sting. Our social media team (reluctantly) put it to the test. Share on Pinterest Picture the scene: You open up ...

As social media continues to favour endlessly addictive short-form videos and infinite scrolling, it’s little surprise that many of us are starting to feel uncomfortably close to the humans in Wall.E.

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? When I first heard about Brick, the small, square-shaped device that connects ...

After years of struggling to curb my screen time, apparently all I needed was a $59 hunk of plastic.

In a world where every app competes for our attention, it's no wonder phone addiction is a growing complaint. While there are many gadgets designed to enhance focus, your phone can be a productivity ...

If you’re struggling to set down your phone during the work day, the Brick can help by doing exactly what its name suggests. This small palm-sized device literally bricks your phone to create a ...

I’ve been itching to use the Brick since before I knew it existed, and that’s because nothing else really worked to curb my phone addiction. As much as I love testing the best smartphones, my ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When I first heard about Brick, the small, square-shaped device that connects to your phone to block out ...