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New gadgets aim to break our device dependence

Original: Meet the new gadgets designed to kill our dependence on gadgets

A new wave of gadgets is being marketed specifically to reduce people's dependence on technology. The devices, highlighted in a Fast Company feature, promise features like screen-time limits, distraction blocking, and minimalist designs that keep users off their phones. Commenters are debating whether tech can truly solve the problems tech creates, with some praising the digital-wellness trend and others calling it contradictory.

Why now: Growing public concern over screen time and digital wellbeing is drawing attention to anti-tech technology.

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