The "attention economy"—a business model that monetizes user attention itself as a resource—has long been the standard in Silicon Valley. But now, the backlash is approaching a critical point. Criticism of the "dark patterns" that encourage addiction has led to discussions about regulation, and calls for a new relationship with technology are beginning to rise from within the industry itself.

The Calm Tech Institute has awarded Ohm Health's Resonance Lamp a Calm Tech Gold Certification. The Lamp has two immediately impressive and unique features: first, the lamp housing is borosilicate glass. This material design makes it feel more like art or decoration than technology. Secondly, the Lamp has a small, stone-like controller that is noticeably warm and delightful. This biofeedback device reads the user's heart rate in real time and responds through light, sound,

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.

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.

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.

Humans experience less stress and better well-being when looking at nature, and this is driven by fractals.

"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"