Yondr
Founded2014
FoundersGraham Dugoni[1]
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California
,
United States
ProductsYondr Pouch
Websitewww.overyondr.com

Yondr is an American company founded by Graham Dugoni in 2014.[2][3][4][5]

Yondr leases its products to schools around the world.[6][7][8]

History

Graham Dugoni, a former professional soccer player, founded Yondr after attending the Treasure Island Music Festival in 2012. After witnessing an intoxicated man dancing and people filming him, he questioned the effects of technology on personal privacy and freedom of expression. Dugoni leaned on his interest in sociology, phenomenology, and the philosophy of technology and began experimenting with several options for the design of the Yondr pouch.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Statt, Nick (4 November 2014). "Phone-crazed audiences and fed-up musicians? Yondr is on the case". CNET. Accessed 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ Gregory, Alice (16 January 2018). "["This Startup Wants to Neutralize Your Phone—and Un-change the World". Wired. 2018-01-16. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. This Startup Wants to Neutralize Your Phone—and Un-change the World]", wired. Accessed 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ Edgers, Geoff (16 June 2016). "Alicia Keys is done playing nice. Your phone is getting locked up at her shows now". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ Megan Geuss (12 October 2014). "I let Yondr lock my smartphone in a sock so I could “live in the moment”". Ars Technica. Accessed 25 January 2018.
  5. ^ US patent 9819788, Graham Dugoni, "System and apparatus for selectively limiting user control of an electronic device", issued 2017-11-14 
  6. ^ Russon, Mary-Ann (4 December 2015). "Dave Chappelle using smartphone-locking case to stop audiences leaking stand-up routines online". International Business Times. Accessed 25 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Yondr Pouch by Yondr (Focally, LLC)". EdSurge. Accessed 25 January 2018.
  8. ^ Smith, Tovia (11 January 2018). "A School's Way To Fight Phones In Class: Lock 'Em Up". All Things Considered. Accessed 30 May 2022.
  9. ^ "This Startup Wants to Neutralize Your Phone—and Un-change the World". Wired. 2018-01-16. Archived from the original on 2023-06-12.
  10. ^ Le, Anh-Minh (10 March 2020). "Phone Locks in a Time of Cancel Culture". Wall Street Journal.

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