Summary
The article discusses the growing trend of using lockable pouches to prevent smartphone use at concerts and in schools. Artists like Sir Paul McCartney and organizations in the UK and US are implementing this practice to improve focus and experience by creating phone-free environments.
Key Facts
- Sir Paul McCartney used lockable pouches to ensure a phone-free concert in Santa Barbara.
- Fans keep their phones in magnetically locked pouches during performances.
- Artists like Dave Chappelle and Alicia Keys support the phone-free approach to enhance performances.
- Yondr, a company providing lockable pouches, was founded after an incident at a music festival.
- Yondr's pouches are used in schools to help students focus and reduce distractions.
- About 2.2 million schools in the US have used Yondr pouches, with 250,000 children in England using them.
- Lockable pouches cost between £7 and £30 each, depending on the order.
- Studies indicated improvements in focus and reductions in bullying in schools using the pouches.
