IKEA Debuts Miniature NFC Phone Bed to Combat Nighttime Phone Scrolling

[SanderEvers]

And like a true IKEA bed, you have to build it yourself and somehow it comes with both missing AND extra screws.

 

[svish]

Interesting. Don't need any kind of additional tech to cut down mobile usage while trying to sleep. Think IKEA will add more countries.

 

[-BigMac-]

So get 2 phones, sit one on the nfc, while scrolling your actual phone.

Get ikea vouchers while scrolling away. Got it😎

 

[netone360]

I initially thought this was an April Fool's joke but realized it's October....

 

[.wojtek]

Or, just put it on a table or shelf in the hallway instead of next to your bed. In winter especially, the cold nights are discourage,ent to get up and retrieve it.

this!

started leaving my phone on a table far away from the bed / different room and it's brilliant

 

[edc415]

Anybody else annoyed that headline omitted the fact it's not available anywhere on the planet except the UAE? It is mentioned toward the end of the article that it's an UAE exclusive product.

Like a fool, after skimming the first part, I spent 20 minutes searching IKEA website and duckduckgo for the IKEA Phone Bed. Felt a bit stupid when I came back here and read towards the end of the article that it's only for sale in the UAE

Please consider editing title or first paragraph to make it clear that...

Spoiler: IKEA NFC Phone Bed to Combat Nightime Phone Scrolling is.......

not available for sale anywhere on the planet except in the UAE. Disclosing it at beginning will reduce click-bait factor by being upfront about the Phone Bed's unavailability for the rest of the world.

As the IKEA Phone Bed isn't available for sale except the UAE, I think I might have to take a trip

Spoiler: over to.....

Etsy and see if any of the many artistic fellow nerds created a similar bed...maybe adjustable to be able to have nightstand mode as well as scroll detection.

 

[techfirth]

Will they make a version for kids? 7 hours would be the dream and I would happily attach an NFC tag to them (the kids) for this purpose. 😬