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Weiser introduced the concept of calm technology by using the example of LiveWire or "Dangling String". It is an eight-foot (2.4 m) string connected to the mounted small electric motor in the ceiling. The motor is connected to a nearby Ethernet cable. When a bit of information flows through that Ethernet cable, it causes a twitch of the motor.
The purpose of ambient devices is to enable immediate and effortless access to information. The original developers of the idea [citation needed] state that an ambient device is designed to provide support to people carrying out everyday activities.
Weiser called this an example of calm technology. [18] A present manifestation of this trend is the widespread diffusion of mobile phones. Many mobile phones support high speed data transmission, video services, and other services with powerful computational ability.
Calm was founded on May 4, 2012, by Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew. [7] Tamara Levitt became the Head of Mindfulness in November 2014 and is one of the app's primary narrators. [8] The company generated $22 million in revenue in 2017 and reached an annual revenue run rate of $75 million. [9] As of 2017, Calm had raised $1.5M in angel investments.
Ambient IoT, from ambient and Internet of things, is a concept originally coined by 3GPP [1] that is used in the technology industry referring to an ecosystem of a large number of objects in which every item is connected into a wireless sensor network using low-cost self-powered sensor nodes.
For example, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., worked with Calm on creating a free five-part series of guided meditations. Other tips for finding meditation resources include:
Mindfulness in technology has been criticized as being less about restoring self and more about stifling autonomy that technology inspires. Anti-disconnectionists state mindfulness and the expressed need to disconnect from technology and the modern world can be accused of being a nostalgia-manipulating marketing tactic and maybe a technological ...
Her main focus in recent years is Calm technology, [5] a type of information technology where the interaction between the technology and its user is designed to occur in the user's periphery rather than constantly at the center of attention. Case describes it as a technology that "gets out of your way and lets you live your life."