We all procrastinate checking our email sometimes, letting it pile up in our inboxes. The longer you wait, the worse you feel. Your stress and anxiety inch upward with every tick of your Unread Email count. We wanted to make a device that reflected this emotion, while also encouraging you to check your email before the stress gets too high.

The Freakout Box could sit on your desk, somewhere in your home, or at work; where ever you might be while ignoring your emails. When your new unread email count reaches the first threshold, the Freakout Box lights up and begins gently buzzing. When the emails reach the second level, the box turns orange and buzzes more urgently. When the email count reach final threshold, the box turns red and is out of control! You will be deterred from letting reach the final level because it is so stress inducing. When you are ready to sit down and check your mail, you can hit the reset button on the box to return it to a calm state.