With prolonged use of a computer the user is at great risk of getting a repetitive strain injury. Break Mate give the user the chance to monitor the amount of work they have done. As the user works the gauge goes up. If the user is not active the gauge will go back down. Pressing the button at the bottom will reset the gauge. With each press the number goes up. With a long period of no working the gauge will eventually go back down to zero again. Using this product helps to prevent RSI because it alerts the user to take a break before they have done a certain amount of repetitive movements.