Hey guys, I am Bing Chen, one of the co-founders of Ario here. We have spent the last year working on a smart healthy lamp that keeps your body clock in sync. We are finally getting it out there!
I’m excited to get Product Hunters feedback and I’m here to answer any questions you have.
Dynamic lighting is absolutely the future. I want one of these in my room for reading prior to bed.
My only gripe is the single form factor. Would be nice to get all these benefits but either have some different form factors to choose from or be able to put it in a standard lamp socket or something.
@joshuapinter, thanks for the comment! We are definitely going in to different form factors soon. We wanted to start with a lamp since it is the easiest for our users to install and use, while allowing us to offer light directional control and adequate brightness. We discovered that with a single light bulb, it is hard to control light direction and offer bright enough light that can really impact your circadian rhythm.
@thejoelau Great question!
The lamp delivers all directions (both up and down) during the day time and into early evening since we want to have some light coming from above (some may bounce off the ceiling or your wall). This cues your body that it is still "day time" so your body would produce cortisol. As you go deeper into the evening, the top starts to dim and eventually off, with the bottom delivering amber light that cues your body to relax and starts producing melatonin. We wanted to build a lamp partly because of directionality control and its impact on how the body perceives day and night.
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