While lock boxes are commonly used to keep phones from disturbing certain social experiences, The Flipper by Heineken is a phone case that offers a more organic solution with a nifty AI integration and a physical mechanism.
Upon hearing “cheers,” The Flipper turns itself upside down to keep the good times going. This phone case for #SocialOffSocials launched in response to statistics that state 47% of people are glued to their screens, even in social settings. With the screen side of a phone facing down on a table, people are less likely to be pulled into using their phone, doomscrolling, checking notifications, or otherwise ignoring the very real interactions going on around them.
The Flipper is a prototype, but in the meantime, people can still manually flip their phones over to avoid digital distractions.