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MindUnwired is the global, free-to-join movement. Like-minded life-changers with a single goal. To halve smartphone usage for themselves, and for those that matter to them – for good.
When Connecting People (and Disconnecting You From Your Phone) Actually Works!
Early in 2025, brilliant Interior Designer Kristine Böök-Paananen connected Piilo and Sari (Piilo Founder) to Pier 4 hotel in Katajanokka, Finland.
How Many Phones Fit Inside One Piilo? Can I Charge My Phone Inside Piilo?
Piilo was originally designed to house any one phone on the market. However, Piilo has evolved to…
How Many Limited Edition Piilo Have Been Created?
Who has a Piilo? And where are they all?
Finland, Home Of Piilo (Where Your Phone Sleeps), Is Voted The World's Happiest Country 2025 (Again!)
It (ironically) makes us smile to read that, for the seventh year on the run, Finland - (home of Piilo - Where Your Phone Sleeps!) has been voted the world's happiest country.
You Use The Phrase 'Conspicuously Beautiful' When Describing Piilo. What Does That Mean? And Why Doesn't Piilo Lock?
Conspicuously Beautiful means that Piilo's design whispers, it doesn't shout. Find out why this is important.
How Treating Your Mobile Phone Usage Like Food (!) Might Just Help Reduce Your Screen Time.
Very recently (April 2025), a nice chap called Richard from Swiftfilms reached the end of this tether with his mobile phone.
Why Is Piilo Called Piilo?
Such a cool question. Click the ‘Read More’ link below to find out.
Will There Ever Be An Online Store At Piilo.co, For International Shipping?
The answer is... soon. Around the middle of 2025.
Wait Until 8th.
Let kids be kids a little longer. The Wait Until 8th pledge empowers parents to rally together to delay giving children a smartphone until 8th grade (13-14 years old).
How Does Pricing Work For Piilo 1.0 And Piilo 2.0?
For Piilo 1.0, the price per unit varied. Sometimes under 100 Euros. Sometimes over. This is because we were introducing the world to the flagship product of the MindUnwired Community.
How Come MindUnwired Has So Many Digital / Online Touchpoints?
Ah yes. The irony has not passed us by! The answer, for us, is that not all screen time is bad.
Who Should Buy More Than One Piilo?
Piilo is designed to be a constant visual reminder, for you and yours, whether at home or at work, to reduce screen time. It whispers to you. It is Conspicuously Beautiful, as we say.
Does Reducing Your Screen Time Change Your Mood? Here's How To Find Out.
One of the best ways to calm your mood is to reduce your screen time. Think clearer. Breathe slower. Breathe deeper. Worry less. Prioritise better. And relax in the space created.
Why Does Piilo Look Like It Does? Exploring Design Decisions Behind Piilo.
OK first things first. Here's how we describe Piilo, today…
Screen Time and Kid's Mental Health. A Very Current (April 2025), 2 Minute Read.
A short article published by UKAT in April 2025 about screen time and kids mental health.
How Do I Get A Limited Edition Piilo 2.0?
We get asked this a lot. Click the ‘Read More’ link below to find out how…
Try a 10 Minute Workout.
Great things to do in the space you create when you do reduce your screen time. Try a 10 minute workout!
Finland's National Recommendations.
The National recommendations in Finland for the use of smartphones for children, adolescents and parents/caregivers.
What's The Difference Between Piilo 1.0 And Piilo 2.0?
We're proud of both Piilo 1.0 and Piilo 2.0. The second is a sophisticated, subtle evolution of the first.