{
  "id": 16107676,
  "title": "This New Device ‘Bricks’ Your Phone When You Enter Your Bedroom",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/this-new-device-bricks-your-phone-when-you-enter-your-bedroom",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-22T20:15:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/new-device-bricks-phone-when-enter-bedroom/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Brick, the popular maker of devices to help users curb excessive screen time, introduced its latest offering called Brick Night. This new product aims to block apps when users enter their bedrooms to improve sleep quality. Despite 87% of US adults keeping their phones in their bedrooms at night, research shows that screen time before bed can lead to poor sleep. Brick Night simplifies the process of managing app access by utilizing Bluetooth technology to detect when a user enters their designated bedroom space. After setting up the product through the Brick app, users can create custom modes, selecting specific apps to block and the duration they should remain blocked. Once placed on a nightstand within the defined 25 by 25 feet bedroom area, Brick Night will automatically block the chosen apps during the preselected time window. Upon exiting the bedroom, the device will unblock the apps according to the user's settings. Brick Night is battery-powered, eliminating the need for charging and includes batteries that last for at least two years. This device can be shared by multiple users within the same bedroom, and it works with both iOS and Android devices. Since its launch, Brick Night is priced at $129 and is available exclusively on the Brick website.",
  "summary": "If you struggle with doomscrolling when you should be sleeping, this new Brick could help.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}