Edmonton-made Umay Rest aims to reset the effects of screen time through 'thermal meditation'

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CES' Eureka Park section features seemingly never-ending rows of startups all vying for attendee attention.

One item device from Edmonton-based Umay Care called the Umay Rest defenseless my eye (pun intended) not only because information technology's rare to see a Canadian startup in Eureka Park, but likewise considering its a wearable production I'd really utilize.

The Umay Intendance resets the effects screens have on our eyes through what the company calls 'thermal therapy,' reducing dry eye and irritation. Equally someone who spends much of their life glued to a screen for both work and entertainment, I'm always contesting dry out eyes, peculiarly since I've started wearing contact lenses more than often over the concluding few years. In ane case I fifty-fifty contracted a pocket-sized eye infection from having constantly dry optics.

Though I didn't become a chance to endeavour the Umay Care, I was told by Ben Millen, the company'south pattern director, that the device heats up thermally to gainsay the furnishings of extended screentime.

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Miller also said that the idea backside the Umay Care is for it to be used consistently to preemptively avoid eye irritation. The device features an automatic timer that shuts information technology off when your session is complete, as well as gentle vibration patterns for guided meditation, taking a page from other relaxation-focused devices like the Toronto-based Interaxon'southward Muse ii.

The Umay Residual is also portable and can be charged via USB, allowing you to apply the device on the go. The Umay Rest besides won a CES 2019's Innovation Award for 'Tech for a Meliorate World.'

The Umay Remainder is currently available for pre-guild for $179 USD (roughly $236 CAD). Though pricing is available, it'southward unclear when the device volition be released.

A rep I spoke to from the company said that Umay Care plans to first sell the Umay Residuum straight to optometrists, but that it could also eventually exist available to regular consumers in the future.