Announcing Calm Tech Certified™ and the First Class of Certified Products
Today we're excited to announce the launch of Calm Tech Certified™, a certification program designed to help companies create products that
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Amber Case
Sep 12
A Physical Key to Digital Balance: Unpluq's Innovative Approach to Screen Time
The Calm Tech Institute sat down with Caroline Cadwell, CEO of Unpluq.
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Amber Case
Aug 26
Special Edition Calm Tech Workshop on Sept 13th (Limited Registration)
Why is technology demanding so much of our attention? What if it didn’t have to? Join Calm Tech Institute Founder Amber Case for a super...
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Amber Case
May 21
Announcing The Calm Tech Institute - Designing Tech That (Finally) Respects Our Time & Humanity
I’m very excited to announce the launch of the Calm Tech Institute, a new design organization creating standards for technology which...
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Amber Case
Mar 19
Creating Calm Tech Experiences
Humans and technology have worked alongside each other for thousands of years. It is only recently that technology has been forcing...
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Amber Case
Mar 8
Stereo Buttons
The buttons for pause and play from a physical stereo are transferred over into the digital space on music streaming sites like Spotify.
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Amber Case
Mar 7
Philips Hue
Philips Hue introduced a set of three affordances that bring the digital into the physical, using familiar interactions.
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Amber Case
Mar 6
Emergency Water Supply
Kyoto Yaoichi Honkan installed this wall to ensure water for domestic use during emergencies.
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Amber Case
Mar 6
Automated Pet Feeder
Automated pet feeders should be able to work even when the power is out with back-up battery and offline feeding instructions.
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Amber Case
Mar 6
Safe to Fail: Zappos
Zappos wins on ease, 100%. The company made it so easy to return shoes that don’t fit that people felt safe to order multiple options.
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Amber Case
Mar 6
Escalator
When an escalator breaks, it turns into stairs. Technology shouldn't completely break when it fails. It can gracefully degrade.
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Amber Case
Mar 4
Roomba
Early models of the Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner uses a chime when finished, and a secondary indicator light to show when it needs cleaning
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Amber Case
Mar 4
Search
Search engines match a search term to a list of results. More than 80% of the job is done by bots, and the rest – the choice and curation...
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Amber Case
Mar 4
Colorfil Filter
A color changing Colorfil filter indicates when it's time to change it.
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Amber Case
Mar 4
Panasonic Exoskeleton
Panasonic’s wearable exoskeleton helps humans lift heavy objects with reduced risk of injury.
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Amber Case
Mar 3
Eyeglasses
Eyeglasses are a pass-through interface that allows people to focus through the lens instead of on the lens.
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Amber Case
Mar 3
Glass Windows
Glass windows offer a pass-through understanding of what’s inside or outside without requiring someone to go there.
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Amber Case
Mar 2
The Jawbone Up
The Jawbone Up has a single button and a colored status light. The device can be set to buzz after a short nap or at the optimum sleep cycle
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Amber Case
Mar 2
Tactile Paving
Japan’s tactile strips use raised bumps to let passengers know they’re too close of the train platform.
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Amber Case
Mar 1
The Light Switch
A light switch contains the complexity and danger of electricity and allows for a simple on/off function.
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Designing our future through the past
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