Spending a lot of time in front of a screen is not good for our eyes. However, a 17-year-old teenager appears to have found a simple solution to this problem.
Those who spend many hours in front of a monitor every day are familiar with the possible unpleasant side effects: The eyes hurt because you blink significantly less, resulting in reduced moisture for the eyes.
The Stiftung Warentest (via test.de) also explained in a detailed article that blue screen light can affect eyes and sleep, and it would therefore make sense to prevent or reduce blue light exposure. However, blue light does not have as severe negative effects as feared, reports, for example, the Bayerischer Rundfunk (via BR.de).
Meanwhile, there are some tricks to reduce strain. However, 17-year-old Louis Huang has now developed a monitor that could surprisingly handle these problems well.
Monitor captures ambient light to protect our eyes
What kind of device is this? The new monitor is called “Eazeye”, supposedly consumes only 4 watts, and takes ambient light into account.
To do this, the teenager has built a reflective panel into the screen, which is positioned behind the display and captures the light around the screen. This way, the color and brightness of the display should automatically adjust to the surroundings, like your room.
If the natural light in the surroundings is insufficient, the Eazeye can deploy a translucent LED light panel. Moreover, users can set specific colors using a mobile app.
What does this all bring?
- The use of ambient light by the Eazeye reduces glare and blue light emissions
- Eazeye is said to allegedly consume 10 times less power than a conventional monitor. Instead of 40 watts, it should only be 4 watts.
- The Eazeye can be used in any environment, whether in a dark room or a bright outdoor setting, making it a versatile and practical option.
The panel on the back of the device may look a bit strange at first glance, but it could significantly reduce a major problem of long working or gaming hours at the PC. Whether it actually works this well will then have to be shown by first independent tests.
Monitor expected to hit the market in spring 2024
When and where can you buy the device? At the current time (6.11. 2023), the device is only offered through the crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. The price is 545 US dollars, which is equivalent to 506 euros. The product has already raised the necessary 12,000 euros through crowdfunding.
In the best case, the monitors are expected to be available on the market in February 2024, and the developer has already stated that the technology could also be integrated into other monitors.
However, before you order there, keep in mind that shipping costs and customs fees will be added to the price of the device. Then you are more likely at 600 euros.
It can also be done without a “proper” monitor: Another user wanted to save an additional monitor and simply integrated it into his desktop PC. How and why he did that, you can read in the following article directly on MeinMMO:
User doesn’t want to carry PC and monitor around – Converts gaming PC into unique “laptop”
