This Bedside Charger UV-Cleans Your Phone and Pops It Up Like Toast - Yanko Design

"Phones go to bed dirty. They've been in your hands, on tables, in pockets, collecting bacteria all day, and they usually charge on a nightstand next to where you sleep without ever being cleaned. UV sanitizers exist, but most are clinical white boxes that feel more like medical equipment than something you'd want on your bedside table, and they rarely do anything beyond sterilization."

"The Phone Toaster is a charging and sterilization device designed by DIVE for Aprill x Stone that borrows the form and ritual of an analog toaster. You slide your phone into a vertical slot at the top before bed, and the device charges it, sterilizes it with what's likely UV light inside the chamber, and then "delivers" it back with an alarm in the morning, like toast popping up when it's ready."

"The bedtime ritual is straightforward. You drop your phone into the slot, pull the front slider down like a toaster lever, and the device takes over. Inside, the phone charges while UV light cycles through to kill surface bacteria. A digital clock on the front keeps time, and the base glows with a soft, indirect LED ring that casts pastel light from underneath, making the space feel cozier instead of clinical before you turn off the lights."

"When the alarm goes off in the morning, the device notifies you that your phone is fully charged and sterilized, ready to start another day. The scenario is meant to mirror the experience of making toast, inserting something, waiting, and getting it back transformed. Instead of bread that's warm and crispy, you get a phone that's clean and charged, which is a surprisingly fitting metaphor when you think about it."

The Phone Toaster is a bedside charging and sterilization device that adopts the form and ritual of an analog toaster. Users slide their phone into a vertical slot, pull a front slider, and the device charges the phone while UV light cycles through the chamber to kill surface bacteria. A digital clock and a soft, indirect LED ring provide timekeeping and pastel ambient light to create a cozy bedside atmosphere. An alarm notifies users in the morning when the phone is fully charged and sterilized, returning the device like toast popping up. Tactile controls include two top buttons for alarm and brightness, a front slider, and a glossy round knob.

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