How to overcome dependence

Austrian designer Klemens Schillinger introduced a novelty in Vienna in the autumn exhibition "#Offline — design for the (old) real world."

The size and shape of the therapeutic gadget the identical smartphone. Actually, the body makes it quite heavy. The difference is that the pacifiers, designed to save from addiction, instead of a screen — massager with large beads made from the mineral Carlita.
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Have five models of different positioned beads to simulate scrolling, swipe, and zoom. Familiar physical sensations replaced the smartphone during the "break-up". "Smartphones with touch screen made it possible to "escape" from reality in the social network. We check the messages not only in transport but also in situations, for example, drinking with friends" — shared his observations of the designer.

To make the pacifier a nice touch it told the story of the writer Umberto Eco, who carried a wooden stick instead of a pipe to Quit Smoking.
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