The smart phonecase that physically locks your phone for focused work—then rewards you with a mechanical gramophone celebration.
You've been 'locked out' of your phone for 45 minutes. The hourglass LED on the back reaches the bottom, and you watch—mesmerized—as the gramophone horn slowly extends from your phonecase with a mechanical whir. It then plays your chosen 'unlocked' sound through pure acoustic amplification, resonating beautifully. You physically feel the soap-like grip cool and harden. It feels ceremonial, like you've earned your focus time and the case is rewarding you.
GramoHour is a smart phonecase with a physical locking mechanism that secures your phone for a set 'focus time.' The thermoactive soap-like exterior warms and becomes pliable during the locked period, giving you something tactile and calming to hold instead of your screen.