In a unique move, Austin�s The Factory Cafe decided this week to ban�customers from using laptops in the space.

The cafe, which calls itself a �creative sanctuary,� announced the decision on its social media channels on Tuesday with a graphic saying, �No laptops! Talk to each other� and the caption, �Starting tomorrow, Dec 7th [sic], we are going laptop-free! Make new friends, be inspired, find your muse.�

The Factory Cafe,�which opened in the former Saladworks space on Burnet Road earlier this year,�is one of Austin�s few coffee shops that doesn�t have a WiFi connection (Cuvee Coffee is another, and Radio Coffee and Beer turns its WiFi off at 5 p.m. when the happy hour crowd begins to show up).

The�decision is an interesting one�for a coffee shop in a city brimming with bloggers, freelancers, creatives and technology workers. U.S. News and World Report ranked Austin as the top metro area for working remotely, with 6.77 percent of the city�s nearly 1 million workers telecommuting at least half the time they are working. Austin is also home to four universities, a community college and various other institutes of higher education, with more than 70,000 total students who�use spaces like Factory Cafe to study and work.

The cafe is open from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m. and serves beer and wine, as well as a variety of decked-out waffles and snacks.

We�ve reached out to Factory Cafe for comment on their decision to go laptop-free.

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