Benjee: Bark Alarm Clock

Benjee is a beagle who lives in your phone, and he takes one job very seriously: getting you out of bed. There is no snooze button. When the alarm goes off Benjee barks, and the only way to stop him is to solve a math problem. By the time you have, you are awake. That is the whole trick. A BEDSIDE CLOCK THAT EARNS ITS PLACE Put your phone on its charger and turn it sideways. Benjee dims the screen, holds his own notifications back so nothing lights up a dark room, and shows the time in big soft numbers. In the last fifteen minutes before your alarm the screen warms into a sunrise, so the bark is not a shock. STUDY MODE, FOR WHEN THE PHONE IS THE PROBLEM Set a length and Benjee covers your screen with a clock. Want out early? Five math problems first. Earn a break — five to ten minutes, one per ninety minutes of work — and he gives your apps back for exactly that long, then takes them…