Category: Technology

By Dr. Krishna Bhatta

The higher the inner energy, the more peaceful you will be. Similarly, the lower the inner energy, the more irritable you become. This may sound counter-intuitive, as many of us tend to associate higher energy with being “amped up” on coffee or adrenalin, or otherwise frantic. But “nervous energy” is one thing, and inner energy, quite another.

Indeed, energy is needed for us to sleep, relax, prevent stress and burnout, stay calm, and become more in tune with nature. When I created an app to help patients tend to their inner selves, what I sometimes call their inner flames, I named it Relaxx — not because they needed to take a nap, but because they needed to relax their minds. Being relaxed is very different from being “low energy.” This explains why athletes and artists perform at their best when they feel truly relaxed — and why they choose to do so deliberately.

The trick is that one must remain present while the mind is allowed to take a break, which enables connection with the inner self. The Relaxx App teaches a number of techniques designed to stoke our inner flame this way, including mindfulness, intermittent silence, and meditation.

Understanding our mind is absolutely crucial to achieving mindfulness. Mind, in the Relaxx context, is made up of both minding and mindfulness. Of the two, minding is by far the most familiar, though not the most important. Minding is intellectual work, essential to our learning, work, and self-esteem. It deserves credit for all of the great innovations in science and technology that we associate with our advanced civilization and creature comforts, everything from antibiotics to iPhones. Minding can take place in the past, the present, and even the future. It is limited only by our imagination, though this hardly makes it limitless. There are plenty of things that the intellect cannot do, and issues that cannot be solved by thinking alone.

Simply put, there are also issues of the heart. To address these, we need to practice mindfulness.

Unlike minding, mindfulness can only be practiced in the present. In essence, being mindful is synonymous with being present. It is not unlike a camcorder or a camera that we focus upon ourselves. It starts recording once you turn it on. This is the process of self-awareness.  Mindfulness and awareness together unlock self-knowledge. They are the means of exploring the inner self, like two keys that together open a safety deposit box full of valuables. 

Socrates famously said that the unexamined life is not worth living. A life without mindfulness is similarly wasted. Yet, not everyone knows how to get there, and like everything in life, being mindful requires practice and patience. This is the idea behind the Relaxx App — using a technology that is with most of us every hour of every day to foster self-awareness.

Any time you spend time with yourself is a meditation, but meditation is a long journey. It begins with the practice of mindfulness and can be deepened further by being mindful in silence. I call this technique intermittent silence. It is one of the foundations of the Relaxx App, and a perfect place to begin your journey to higher inner energy and, ultimately, to greater inner peace. 

Maybe you will begin that journey today.

The technology industry is one of the biggest earning ventures in the world today, with companies like Apple, Samsung Electronics, Alphabet, Foxconn, and Microsoft leading in the whole world. These companies rake in billions of dollars in annual revenues. As of 2021, the global tech industry is estimated to be worth $5.2 trillion, with 35% of the total money in North America, 32% in Asia, and 22% in Europe. Undeniably, the United States has the biggest share of the global pie with an approximate $1.6 trillion. ITech, a non-profit organization focused on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), sees that the future will be heavily driven by the tech industry, and it is for this reason that it endeavors to educate as many young Americans as possible for free to prepare them for the exciting opportunities ahead of them. 

ITech has a special mission as a non-profit organization. It specializes in career and job placement for recent college graduates and professionals who aspire to build a promising career in the tech industry. To create awareness among young learners aged seven to 18 years old, the organization hosts computer drives, coding, and software camps. 

One of the most exciting offerings from ITech is its more than 300,000 free learning resources that are available to interested individuals who see themselves creating a fruitful career in the tech industry. It has developed its own e-learning platform for kids with more than 20 coding languages through partnerships with Google, Microsoft, and TechSoup. Children can learn from the comforts of their homes, something rare for a lot of people today, most especially people of color. 

Founder Darrick Johnson established ITech in 2019 and has helped place more than 1,200 people in jobs or mentorship programs in Silicon Valley since then. Throughout the course of his decade-long career in the tech industry, he has received over a thousand rejection emails from companies in Silicon Valley. This motivated him to think about the plight of the younger generation in the future and opted to prepare them to be part of the growing industry. Since the establishment of ITech, Johnson has donated more than 500 computers, which he hopes will make a difference in the lives of so many individuals who will one day become tech leaders themselves. 

“We are here to help any and everyone looking to break into technology. Our goal is to help change the face of technology by providing a space for anyone, no matter their background, to succeed in the tech space,” Johnson shared. 

Despite the current success of ITech, Johnson still sees it doing so much for the community in the next couple of years. In the next five years, he envisions creating ten more STEM centers across the country to help more people. “By that time, I see our job placement numbers being close to seven figures, and we will have a partnership with every major tech company in Silicon Valley,” he explained.

Johnson is undoubtedly creating a worthwhile legacy, which he envisions will benefit generations 100 years from now. He believes that what he has started will impact underprivileged youth long-term and help drive diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley. 

In this day and age where technology is ever-evolving and consumers have an unwavering fascination with anything new in the tech industry, plenty of corporations have come up with several ambitious projects to make it big in the industry. Although technology remains a billion-dollar industry, it still takes an absolutely beneficial idea to make a mark in a world where tech dominates several aspects of it. The reason why some forms of technologies remain notable is the fact that consumers deem them to be vital for everyday use.

One of the most distinguished forms of technology is the internet, with almost five billion people using it worldwide – almost 62% of the world’s total population – and the number continues to grow, with recent data showing that there are at least 200 million new users that came online over the past twelve months. For something so vast, it’s no surprise that traversing it can become complicated, risky, and slow – this is where companies like uCloudlink enter the picture.

uCloudlink is considered an innovative mobile technology company and was established to offer the world a remarkable mobile data traffic sharing marketplace based on the company’s Cloud SIM technology. The company provides one of the best global mobile data services to billions of users in over 140 countries and regions.

Queue in HyperConn, an advancement from uCloudlink’s Cloud SIM technology and is considered a universal solution for slow internet connection. This brilliant piece of technology was launched by uCloudlink’s Director and CEO, Chaohui Chen, along with Victor Xu, Chief Sales Officer and President of Marketing and Sales of uCloudlink HyperConn, to battle the adverse impact of sluggish or nonexistent internet connection.

With its easy and flexible ultra-high-speed connectivity for mobile, home, and office use, HyperConn will provide everyone with quality service that is unmatched and most undoubtedly affordable, no matter the environment and conditions. In addition, the company leverages an AI to determine the most effective network coverage based on the user’s present location, internet usage, and performance of all broadband networks.

This groundbreaking technological advancement is made possible by years of a collective effort from uCloudlink’s “hundred-strong” R&D team.

“Imagine a car being able to freely make use of all the lanes available on a highway without needing to stop for tolls and other barricades. This level of flexibility and freedom is what we offer with HyperConn. We believe that our forward-thinking solution will help the world prepare for whatever may come our way in the future and move us one step closer to sharing without limitations,” said Chen.

Alongside the innovative HyperConn, uCloudlink also announced the release of Numen, the world’s first-ever HyperConn-enabled 5G mobile Wi-Fi device. The Numen can fundamentally connect to all signals it picks up that are available, including but certainly not limited to fixed broadband Wi-Fi, 4G, and 5G mobile broadband, and will constantly link, measure, and monitor the connection for ultimate performance. 

With HyperConn, slow internet is a thing of the past. To learn more about the brand, check out their website.

Internet connection is a necessary part of work in this digital era, with most operations banking on the internet. In addition, more people can be found working outside their office space thanks to mobile data innovation, and uCloudlink has consistently stayed ahead by introducing new services such as HyperConn, which provides faster speeds than other providers’ offerings.

Today, mobiles are connecting wirelessly at rates never seen before, but they still may come to an occasion where there is a need for faster internet speed than what the various mobile networks offer. In those emergencies, uCloudlink has just released their newest product line known as HyperConn™, equipped with this great invention that enables users to access high priority traffic via any connection they choose.

uCloudlink is a revolutionary company that’s changing how we think about data. The world’s first and leading mobile data-sharing marketplace, they are also pioneering a business model for the telecommunications industry with products/services which offer unique value propositions to users of all types—from handset manufacturers and hardware companies right down through MVNOs or even MNO capitalized carriers.

Unlike any other company in the mobile data industry, uCloudlink has created a new way for people and businesses to share their unused bandwidth. This reduces costs and creates innovative products that deliver unique value propositions all at once.

Nowadays, consumers are used to having a reliable and fast connection no matter where they go. However, with the introduction of HyperConn™ technology, it has become easier for people in America or elsewhere around this world as well when surfing on their phones using 4G networks which can easily run out during peak hours, especially if there is heavy traffic loading.

To complement HyperConn™’s efficiency, uCloudlink will be releasing Numen. This is the world’s first HyperConn enabled 5G mobile wifi device that can connect to all signals available, including fixed broadband wifi and 4G/5G Mobile Broadband, with no drop in functionality even during heavy traffic or noise hours. Furthermore, once a particular signal is weak or congested, this innovative product automatically switches over connection, ensuring the user receives top performance at any given time while giving them the peace of mind knowing it has been optimized accordingly for each environment.

While describing the Hyperconn functionality, uCloudlink CEO and Director said, “Imagine a car being able to freely make use of all the lanes available on a highway without needing to stop for tolls and other barricades. This level of flexibility and freedom is what we offer with HyperConn™. We believe that our forward-thinking solution will help the world prepare for whatever may come our way in the future and move us one step closer to sharing without limitations.”

HyperConn™ takes into great detail other factors that contribute to the overall user experience, including signal strength and interference. These are all looked at to determine if a mobile connection can be established, which makes them unparalleled among their competitors.

Learn more about HyperConn™ and uCloudlink on their website.

Envisioning success with wealth or fame is quite daunting, especially when one does not have the means or lacks the right resources. However, visualizing triumph with milestones that one has created to make a difference is a more difficult road to take because of the countless obstacles and innumerable naysayers one has to face before gaining the ability to translate vision into action. 

While succeeding in both of these paths are remarkable on their own, the team behind VizAeras believes that possessing the capacity to drive change and transform lives is the most incredible thing that any personality or entity can do during these trying times. As the global health crisis continues to loom over the world’s shoulders, VizAeras steps up to address certain issues, particularly the problem of indoor pollution.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, people have been spending most of their time indoors to heed the safety protocols of various governmental institutions in order to help fight off the spread of the virus. While this dramatic shift has greatly helped in controlling the virus in some countries, the fact remains that indoor pollution has tremendously risen, affecting people’s health across the globe. For this reason, VizAeras aims to address this problem by introducing a state-of-the-art technology platform that not only monitors indoor air quality but also helps in improving indoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions over the long term.

In an interview, VizAeras co-founder and CEO Carl Tautenhahn explained why there is a need to monitor indoor air quality conditions. “Nowadays, most people spend 90% of their time indoors. Indoor pollution has now become far worse than the outdoors, causing or aggravating about 50% of illnesses worldwide,” he shared. “As the average adult takes about 20,000 breaths per day, we have made it our mission to lessen their exposure to harmful chemicals and pollutants inside the buildings where they spend most of their time – and to live a better and healthier life,” he added.

On a mission to make a difference during these trying times, VizAeras uses a patent-pending platform technology that allows people to visualize and monitor building conditions, from carbon dioxide quantities to humidity, temperature, light, and sound measures, including levels of exposure to harmful chemicals and pollutants. On top of that, the air quality product that the company offers, called Indôr, also maps and tracks data in order to improve indoor conditions.

“Indôr’s unique approach to monitoring IEQ provides households and businesses the ability to not only monitor, track, and share access to building conditions with occupants but also respond to any potentially harmful chemicals and pollutants in real-time to keep loved ones, employees, students, and customers safe, productive, and healthy,” shared VizAeras co-founder and CEO Carl Tautenhahn.

The trailblazing company’s product is promising on its own, and VizAeras continues to make significant strides by launching a campaign on StartEngine to fund an indoor environmental quality monitoring product. Through this move, it hopes to bring awareness and access to healthy building conditions, promoting safer, healthier, and more productive spaces worldwide.

With no intentions of slowing down any time soon, VizAeras is expected to expand its horizons, slowly making the world a better place. In the months to come, it wishes to see healthier indoor conditions as we continue to battle the effects of COVID-19 domestically and abroad. While Google mapped “The Great Outdoors”, VizAeras intends to map and track IEQ conditions for “The Great Indoors” where we live, work, learn, heal, pray, and play.  

More information about VizAeras can be found on its website here. You can also watch this YouTube video to learn more about the indôr product and support the brand’s crowdfunding efforts at StartEngine.

From personal experiences, Lux Therapy was born to solve problems through technology, and the city of San Francisco played a major role in the creation of the brand and the tech surrounding it. Tony Kovicak decided to get on this journey from a single encounter of listening to a podcast during a trip to China. The podcast talked about Red Light Therapy (RLT), and it caught Tony’s attention. When he got off the flight, he bought some light devices and started using them. Within weeks, the devices began to have positive effects on his skin, in his sleep, and at workouts.

Lux Therapy’s product is a lighting device that was birthed right after that flight. Tony Kovicak went straight to research and worked out ways to develop his own product using the technology. He had prior corporate experience working in a tech company in Silicon Valley, so he was attached to San Francisco and was determined to establish his presence in the city.

Lux Therapy’s lighting device uses the most therapeutic wavelengths of red and near-infrared lights. The device also uses the fly lens technology, which delivers the most uniform light distribution in any product. The product also comes with a responsive LED touch panel, which provides tactile, light, and sound feedback for an intuitive user experience.

When describing San Francisco and his desire to establish a company there, Tony Kovicak says, “San Franciscans have a unique desire to maximize life through experience and connection. There is a novel passion associated with living in a world-class city like San Francisco, given the region and its unique blend of nature and technology.”

Tony became fascinated with light therapy, and Lux Therapy was born. A few years before he conceived the idea of the company, he suffered severe injuries and was heavily depressed after a trip from Florida to Oregon. He had to travel to Costa Rica to enjoy nature, the sun, and the oceans for another six months before he recovered. The feeling he got from spending all that time in Costa Rica is what he hopes to replicate with Lux Therapy.

He knows how much benefit he has reaped from being under the sun every day and whenever he spent time in a place with no sunshine, he was often left depressed and in a terrible state of mind. In what seemed like a Eureka moment, Tony Kovicak conceived the idea of Lux Therapy, and today, the dream is coming to fruition. His goal for Lux Therapy in San Francisco is to set a standard for living a good life. Tony values life a lot, and he believes in making the most of it. “The values of living a good life have always been a staple at Lux Therapy. Our whole strategy is based on helping people in San Francisco and beyond. Lux is more than a device, it’s a lifestyle and we look forward to livin’ the Lux Life!”

Learn more about Lux Therapy on the official website.