UnGlue is also different because of the way it works.
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For example, when using unGlue on iOS, kids will be able to launch apps, but not view the content in them when their "time" is up; meanwhile on Android, unGlue is working to disable app launches altogether.
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I'm not the only one struggling to unglue a phone from my hands.
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While this does allow unGlue to cover all bases, VPNs are not always ideal.
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A new startup called unGlue wants to help kids better manage their time on connected devices.
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These challenges could improve in time, given that unGlue has only been live for six weeks.
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Every reminder that a stench of illegitimacy hovers over Trump's administration has the capacity to unglue him.
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Financial donations that allow libraries to buy their own materials are one option, as is the Unglue.
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Even the hot gush of subway wind can't unglue this one polyester thing I have from my body.
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It's become an addiction for many, but a new app called unGlue is here to make management easier.
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In the unGlue Kids application, children can also request to earn more time by completing chores, at the parents' discretion.
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And while you can't unglue and steal these awesome posters for yourself (technically that's a "crime"), The Muslims Are Coming!
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Many people spend their nights now tossing and turning, struggling to unglue from the constant scroll of coronavirus news updates.
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"I could have retired 2.26 years ago, but I can't unglue myself," she told The New York Times in 2.29.
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During the 2016 election, some of the most damaging of this was old-fashioned propaganda—disinformation posted to unglue American democracy.
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Most importantly, Shwartz argues, is that unGlue is not a "parental control" service, because it focuses on giving the kids more choice.
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On mobile devices that travel outside the home, unGlue uses a VPN solution for managing which apps can be used and when.
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Alon Shwartz, unGlue co-founder and CEO, is the the father of a daughter and two sons aged 11 to 18 years old.
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Shwartz, a serial entrepreneur, came up with the idea for unGlue after selling his previous startup, document management service docstoc, to Intuit in 2013.
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Some VPNs suffer from performance issues, and one TechCrunch staffer who tried unGlue recently found the VPN wasn't consistently staying connected, which caused problems.
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While some parental control software has to be installed and configured on each device, or is limited to specific platforms, unGlue aims to work across any device.
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Respect for Elders How many of us have witnessed a teacher, coach, or grandparent try to make conversation with kids who can't unglue their eyes from a screen?
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Perhaps best-known for co-founding Docstoc — an original TechCrunch40 company — Shwartz went on to found the parental control company unGlue, and other startups in the Los Angeles ecosystem.
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Products like unGlue and Habyts can set time limits, show you the apps and sites your kids are using, and build in elements meant to help form solid habits.
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UnGlue is currently free, with plans to generate revenue in the future through optional, premium services, including perhaps, a family component to help get mom and dad off their phones, too.
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Thursday promises to be an even more consequential day, since new testimony is expected from a key White House insider and proceedings in several court cases could further unglue the President's defense.
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And if you're wondering, the regular Pixel 3 only got a 4 out of 10, which iFixit highlighting several hurdles for even basic repairs like having to unglue the rear glass panel to replace anything.
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There's a reason most songs are about those subjects: they are our driving forces, the reason we unglue our eyes in the morning, take a breath of new-day air and plough onwards with our lives.
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It would follow in the footsteps of Google—which introduced its own suite of wellness tools for Android last month—and a growing sentiment in Silicon Valley that we need better tools to unglue ourselves from our phones.
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