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Physical 'Flow' alarm brick that requires touching phone to stop alarm

A physical alarm brick you place away from bed that won’t stop your phone alarm until you tap it, forcing you to get up.

Summary

A consumer hardware alarm device (a brick) that pairs with your phone so the phone alarm continues until you physically go to the device and tap your phone to it. Designed to break morning doom-scrolling and snooze habits by moving the user out of bed.

Problem

People snooze alarms and immediately doom-scroll on their phones, delaying getting out of bed and starting the day unproductively.

Target customer

Smartphone users who struggle to wake up, habit-change seekers, productivity-minded consumers, and sleep/wellness customers.

Solution

Sell a small physical alarm brick that pairs with a phone; the alarm will not stop until the user goes to the brick and taps their phone to it (placed away from bed).

Business model

direct-to-consumer hardware salescrowdfunding preorders (e.g., kickstarter)companion mobile app (one-time purchase or subscription for analytics)accessory and replacement part sales

Distribution

Xnewslettercreator partnerships

Required skills

customer discoverydistributionproduct validation

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