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The Complete Calm Tech Certified™ Product List for 2025
In 2025, our list of certified products include Alarm Clocks, Digital Signage, Picture Frames, Notebooks/Productivity, Mobile Phones and Home Audio
Amber Case
6 days ago


Norway’s Dory Sign Achieves Platinum Calm Technology Certification
In an era where every surface seems destined to become another glowing screen demanding our attention, Norwegian startup Dory Sign is building toward a future where the first sign you buy might be the last you'll ever need.
Amber Case
Nov 13


The Best of Both Worlds: Why Rocketbook's Affordable, Flexible Notebooks Earned Calm Tech Certification
Today, we're pleased to announce that Rocketbook's Core Notebook and Flex Planner have earned a Calm Tech Certified® Platinum rating. They're the first and only reusable notebooks to receive this recognition.
Amber Case
Nov 4


Announcing the First Calm Tech Certified™ Awardees of 2025
We're excited to announce the first wave of products on 2025’s Calm Tech Certified™ list, our program which evaluates and benchmarks products that prioritize customer well-being.
Amber Case
Oct 16


The First Phone to Achieve Calm Tech Certification
Calm Tech Institute is very excited to announce the certification of the Mudita Kompakt. It is the very first phone that we’ve Calm Tech Certified™, and it achieved Platinum Certification.
Amber Case
Oct 7


Introducing Calm Tech Pre-Certified™ for Products Under Development
Calm Tech Pre-Certified™ Logo, a program for tech products that respects human attention and time
Amber Case
Jun 13


Sensory Starvation: Why Our Brains Crave Natural Materials
Humans experience less stress and better well-being when looking at nature, and this is driven by fractals.
Amber Case
Mar 20


Beyond the Beep: Sound as a Core Principle in Calm Design
Tech can communicate, but it doesn’t need to speak
Amber Case
Mar 4


The Color of “The Future” Isn’t Calm: The Problem with Bright Blue Indicator Lights
Welcome to a six post series on the Calm Tech Institute’s certification standards! In today’s post, we’ll focus on light , which is...
Amber Case
Feb 19


Designing Products for Resilience & Graceful Failure
Graceful failure is overlooked in our many app-based products and services but is now an important differentiator.
Amber Case
Feb 13


Your Hands Have Eyes, Too! Engaging Peripheral Attention
Including physical buttons and raised dots for tactile navigation actually amplifies the amazing sensory awareness of hands and fingertips.
Amber Case
Feb 6


When 10 Seconds Means 23 Minutes: The Attention Costs of Bad Design
"The same part of my mind that was being used for the my legal document gets swapped out for the complexities of the heater system"
Amber Case
Jan 23


reMarkable Paper Pro Earns Calm Tech Certification
Here’s Why We Think It’s Amazing We’re incredibly excited to award Calm Tech certification to reMarkable Paper Pro , an innovative paper...
Amber Case
Dec 17, 2024


Calm Tech Gift Guide
With the launch of Calm Tech Certified™ and the holiday shopping season here , I’m excited to share this directory of great products...
Amber Case
Dec 5, 2024


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
Amber Case
Oct 29, 2024


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.
Amber Case
Sep 12, 2024


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...
Amber Case
Mar 19, 2024


Why We Need a Future Where Technology is Calm
The Japanese translation of the book Calm Technology. Everyday we suffer a physical toll from the stress of poorly designed technology,...
Amber Case
Jan 9, 2024


How to Identify “Truthy” Tech Trends
Telling Alexa to tell a branded sink to dispense a robotic-amount of water in Amazon’s Smart Home of the Future. Image credit: Mashable...
Amber Case
Jul 10, 2023


How Design is Governance
Coffeeshop governance through rearranging tables like Tetris blocks (Case + MJ5). I’m writing this post from a brand new coffee shop in a...
Amber Case
Mar 28, 2023
Designing our future through the past
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