Block uses 19th-century tech to combat smartphone addiction
Amsterdam-based product designer Ernst Koning has invented a portable hexagon-shaped Faraday cage to help us switch off from our smartphones.
Described as a "fancy Faraday cage" ? a mesh-wrapped electromagnetic-proof shield ? Block is an aluminium case that can store up to seven smartphones, blocking all their connections. The original Faraday cage was invented in 1836 by English scientist Michael Faraday.
Like Faraday's invention, Block uses its aluminium skin to dissipate any electric currents generated from external or internal electromagnetic fields including wifi and all other telephone signals.
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