Over the years, backlit screens have become an increasingly important part of our lives. With millions of people now staying at home to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, this trend has accelerated sharply. Although performing work or attending classes online is much safer than doing so in person during these times, it has its own set of health risks. One of these is the impact on the human eye of staring at screens all day, and for many people, even long into the night. Our project BlueBlock is meant to alleviate the strain on your eyes.
BlueBlock is a device that lies between the user’s computer and monitor, modifying the color of the screen according to the time of day, ambient light, or user preferences. It can be configured using a Web interface or an Android app. All monitors and computers that support the VGA standard are compatible with BlueBlock, regardless of operating system or hardware. And, best of all, it uses zero system resources - you can forget the slowness of software solutions.
