Put down that phone! Indonesians invent device to aid Internet-addicted


  • Internet
  • Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019

Nettox, a wristband device invented by Indonesian students to alert people about the time they spent being sedentary, on a table during a test at a university in Depok near Jakarta, Indonesia. — Reuters

JAKARTA: From browsing social media to watching videos and chatting with friends, Indonesian university student Tyas Sisianindita spends about eight hours a day on her phone.

"I realise that I am addicted," the university student admitted, saying she checks her phone continuously from the time she wakes up, even when she is in classes.

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