Digital Communications

Could these grey pouches be the answer to smartphone addiction?

People use their mobile phones to photograph Britain's Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge greet well wishers as they leave The Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Hannah McKay

A small grey pouch that locks away your phone is being used in hundreds of schools in the US. Image: REUTERS/Hannah McKay

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