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Analog's Beacon Approach to Screentime Earns Calm Tech Certification
Analog is an app and a physical hub that restricts iPhone apps when a user enters a designated area or taps the device to the hub. The product was designed primarily for home use, allowing families to create phone-free zones around bedtimes, meals, or common areas without relying on anyone to manually put the phone down. Analog is a quiet physical device intended to set healthier digital boundaries in the spaces that matter most, allowing users to place it in a room to creat
Amber Case
May 19


Calm Tech Certified™ for Kids: Our Newest Cohort
Today, we're proud to announce eight newly Calm Tech Certified products designed specifically with kids in mind. Each one was evaluated against our rigorous 81-point framework for attention-aware design.
Amber Case
Mar 10


Time Timer® MAX Achieves Calm Tech Certification
For shared spaces where groups need coordinated time awareness, Time Timer® MAX is a well-designed physical tool that everyone can see and understand instantly.
Amber Case
Jan 20


Aura Ink Becomes First Cord-Free E-Paper Frame to Earn Platinum Calm Tech Certification
Calm Tech Institute is excited to announce Platinum Certification of Aura Ink, a cordless digital e-paper frame. Most homes have walls adorned with framed photos of loved ones. While digital frames have made it easier to display and share more memories than could ever be printed, cords and outlets limit how they are used. Most require constant power from outlets, tethering them to walls and limiting where they can live in a space. Aura Ink leverages E Ink Spectra™ 6 technol
Amber Case
Oct 21, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


Calm Tech Institute Awards Dreamie Highest Certification for Phone-Free Sleep Innovation
We're excited to announce the Platinum Certification of Dreamie, a bedside sleep companion, marking it the first bedside device to earn recognition for successfully minimizing bedroom phone usage while respecting human attention and privacy. Dreamie, from Hello Ambient, is a phone-free bedside device with an ultra dark mode & redshift touchscreen, preserving the resting process while offering sleep routines. According a 2023 study by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 87
Amber Case
Sep 23, 2025


Digital Photos That Finally Feel at Home: Why Aura’s Frames Earned Our First Photo Frame Certification
We awarded Calm Tech certification to Aura Home Inc’s bestselling Aspen and Carver Frames–known for their human-centered design that reduces stress, supports wellbeing, and quietly connects families. In the last few decades, we went from printing cherished family memories to keeping them trapped in phones, buried beneath notifications and apps. While we gained the ability to capture endless moments, we lost something essential about how those memories live in our homes. The C
Amber Case
Sep 8, 2025


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 and devices that prioritize customer well-being. Some were selected in the Calm Tech Institute’s first certification process, while others are from my own personal shopping cart. All of them are designed along Principles of Calm Technology to respect attention while reducing stress and cognitive load. They also happen to make thoughtful gifts f
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
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