Samsung unveils new smart window that emits natural light to help stimulate vitamin D production on gloomy days
- SunnyFive is a new smart window from Samsung’s tech incubator program
- The window will simulate the angle and intensity of real sunlight
- Users can also create their own custom settings for angle and color temperature
- The window will help stimulate vitamen D production in low-light settings
Samsung has unveiled a new smart window that will emit full spectrum natural light throughout the day to simulate real sunlight.
Called SunnyFive, the window is intended for people living in low-lit spaces or suffering from seasonal affective disorder.
Unlike other light therapy lamps, the SunnyFive will let users program their own custom ‘sunlight scenarios’ through a companion app, creating their own settings for color temperature, brightness, and angle of light.
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Samsung has announced the SunnyFive, a new smart window that will emit full spectrum natural light throughout the day to simulate real sunlight and help people living in low light settings or suffering from seasonal affective disorder
The SunnyFive can also automatically shift the angle and intensity of light throughout the day to simulate the movement of the sun.
The window can be set as an alarm clock, according to a report in The Verge, producing a bright morning light to gently nudge its users out of bed even on the gloomiest winter mornings.
According to Samsung, the light will help stimulate the production of vitamin D similar to what sunlight does, but without the added worry of ‘skin aging or sunburn.’
It’s unclear what Samsung’s plans for SunnyFive are–the company hasn’t announced a release date or price for the product.
It was unveiled as part of a new line of projects from Samsung’s C-Lab, the company’s startup incubator that was founded in 2012 and has so far given more than $45million in funding to 45 tech startups.
Users can create their own custom settings for the SunnyFive, altering the angle of light, color temperature, and brightness. They can also chose a range of preprogrammed ‘sunlight scenarios’
The SunnyFive was based on an earlier prototype called Sunnyside, and can also be used as an alarm to wake people up with bright and cheery sunlight in the mornings
Based on an early prototype called Sunnyside, the SunnyFive was just one of five new projects from C-Lab, which include a smart highlighter pen that can translated printed text into digital files.
Another new product is a sensor that can be built into wearable devices or buildings to monitor average daily exposure to UV rays, keeping track of solar energy exposure or warning about potential sunburns.
‘These results illustrate Samsung’s commitment to investing in employee-driven innovation and promoting the South Korean startup ecosystem,’ Samsung’s Inkuk Hahn said in a statement.
‘Going forward, we will continue working to unlock Samsung employees’ potential for creative innovation while encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit.’