Industrial Designer and Author of The Sunlight Cure

Bluebalance

Protect against harmful blue light from screens

Support Eye and Skin Health by Balancing Harmful Blue Light From Screens

Fight blue light from affecting your skin, eyes, and hormones by balancing it with targeted infrared and red light therapy

Bluebalance mounts on top of your computer screen

Balancing blue light with scientifically-backed frequencies found naturally in sunlight

Bluebalance introduces light in multiple frequencies missing from screens and man-made indoor light. These frequencies balance blue light coming from your computer screen, as the sun does at all hours of the day outdoors in nature.

Prototype device shown

(Dramatization - visible red light is optional and adjustable)

Why is blue light dangerous?

Digital screens from computers and other devices emit high amounts of blue light compared to other frequencies.

Spectrometer image showing the light frequencies emitted from a typical computer screen, completely lacking light approaching infrared frequencies

On it’s own, blue light causes damage through free radical creation, circadian disruption, hormone dysregulation, and artificially increasing blood sugar levels.

Blue light is close to ultraviolet in energy level, being next to violet on the color spectrum.

High energy blue light (and UV light) are always balanced in nature with nearly equal (or higher) strength red and infrared light frequencies.

The results of these balancing effects are why red light therapy has become so popular in recent years.

Spectrometer image showing the light frequencies emitted from mid day sunlight, showing nearly equal blue and infrared frequencies

Studies on the dangers of blue light

Blue light causes free radical damage when unbalanced with red/infrared light

How Bluebalance protects you

Bluebalance uses up to 5 lights, 3 of which are infrared light (which is invisible to the human eye). These protect your eyes from blue light.

It is essentially a targeted red light therapy device for your eyes and face.

A 4th visible red light, which can be turned off or adjusted in brightness, adds to your options to reproduce the maximum protection effects found in red light from nature.

The 5th UV-A light, supports mood and sleep. UV-A is another frequency lacking from indoor environments. If you are afraid of UV light, it can be turned off. UV-A light is a natural part of sunlight outdoors during all hours of the day.

Infrared (805 nm, 830 nm, 850 nm) and Visible Red Light (660 nm)

Supports your cell's mitochondria in producing the endogenous anti-oxidant melatonin via Cytochrome C to protect against blue and UV light [1]
Supports proper functioning of light-sensing opsins like melanopsin in your eyes and skin, which control your circadian rhythm, hormone signaling, and blood sugar levels [2] [3]
Supports proper free radical production from ROS and RNS caused by blue light, allowing cells to maximize repair and cleanup programs autophagy and apoptosis [4]
Supports significant improvements to declining eyesight [8]

UV-A Blacklight (Optional - 365 nm)

Supports mood via interaction with POMC to reduce blood sugar levels [5]
Supports better sleep through melatonin signaling [6]
Supports mood through stimulation of the enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase and increases dopamine production [7]

Uses for Bluebalance

Use Bluebalance on your laptop or desktop computer screen

Whether at home, at work, or on the go, bluebalance easily mounts on top of your computer screen to help protect you from the unnaturally high blue light emitted by your screen.

Bluebalance mounted on a laptop screen. The mount is compatible with a wide array of screen thicknesses to also accommodate desktop computers.

Use Bluebalance in the car

Closed windows block most other frequencies of light, increasing the proportion of your blue light exposure

Bluebalance mounted to car visor

Comparison of blue to infrared light ratio outdoors vs through a modern window. Many modern windows made in the past 10 years block 100% of IR light to save money by preventing your home from heating up.

Ditch the blue blocking glasses and red screen filters

You could wear blue blocking glasses or use a red color filter on your screen, but this drastically reduces the visual appeal and fidelity of what you're viewing. Bluebalance restores the balance of blue and red light frequencies as found in nature from sunlight, letting you keep your screen's natural colors for media viewing or color-sensitive creative work.

Doctor recommended technology

A growing list of doctors including Jack Kruse and Max Gulhane recommend infrared light exposure for eye health, especially from natural sources like sunlight.

Bluebalance uses an intensity of light and frequencies found naturally in ambient outdoor sunlight. Every wild animal on earth (that isn't nocturnal) basks in similar light frequencies and intensities.

Bluebalance's Design

Bluebalance is designed to be as small and portable as possible, while still retaining the power to balance blue light. It features a precision machined textured aluminum body, polished stainless steel rear casing, and high quality glass lenses.

Pure Aluminum Color Option

More color options

You will be able to choose your color/material closer to the ship date. Any color other than Pure Aluminum will have an additional cost ranging from $50-$300 more.

Matte Black

Polished Titanium

Polished 20k Gold

Polished Rose Gold

Current prototype

Final product will be even higher quality. Infrared LEDs are invisible to the human eye, so only the visible 660nm red led and optional 365nm UV-A led can be seen.

Shown with optional mood enhancing UV-A Blacklight LED off, and red+IR leds on

PCBA alongside and prototype housing

Development plan and timeline

Bluebalance is currently going through final testing before full scale manufacturing.

Our current shipping timeframe is around March 15th 2025.

The PCBAs are created for final production and the housing geometry and industrial design is complete.

We are validating device firmware and optimizing housing integrity before mass production.

Each Bluebalance is machined from metal and attached to a silicone mount compatible with most computer screens and car visors.

Bluebalance specs

Five 1 watt LEDs with glass lenses
-Visible red light @ 660 nm
-IR light @ 805 nm + 830 nm + 850 nm
-UV-A light (black light) @ 365 nm

Aluminum and stainless steel case
-85mm long x 21mm thick x 12mm tall (3.35" x 0.83" x 0.47")
-Silicone screen mount included

USB-C powered, from laptop or other power source
-Each of the 5 light frequencies can dimmed or turned on/off

Bluebalance uses near infrared and (optional for hormones) ultraviolet light which are invisible to the human eye. Please keep in mind there is only one low brightness visible red light, the others are invisible as they are infrared. Digital cameras can be used to verify the non-visible LEDs are functioning if desired. The device is powered via USB-C cable, conveniently allowing it to be powered from your laptop or computer.

Budget and distribution plan

Bluebalance has a per-unit cost for the metal housing, which is covered by each sale.

Our cost for scalable components including the PCB, LEDs, glass lenses, internal frame, etc are established, but need to be realized at scale with a higher number of initial orders to bring the cost down.

We currently are estimating cost using double the necessary budget for the initial units. This will assure any unexpected costs will easily be handled and won't prevent the success of the product. We want to assure on time delivery to our backers.

We already have manufacturers in line to produce the product, as well as potential distribution channels lined up. Assembly, packing, and distribution are all handled by reliable 3rd party partners.

Our product is patent pending, with no other similar devices currently found to exist on the market.

Questions?
kendall@offsetinventions.com

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