Endel – sound environments to help you focus
Hey, Hackernews! We are working on a technology to help you focus. Endel generates personalized sound environments to help you focus faster, stay in the zone for longer periods of time and relax better. It's an evolved procedural version of everyone's favorite Music for Programming podcast. We are currently going through Techstars Music program in LA and we need your help. We have created a web prototype of Endel that works in the browser. Can you please test it during one of your deep work sessions and provide feedback? There's also an iOS version available by request. Please visit…
Endel – sound environments to help you focus launched on April 9, 2018 with 12 votes, #836 of 2,753 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
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Endel generates personalized sound environments designed to help users focus, maintain concentration longer, and relax better. Available as a web prototype and iOS app, it creates procedurally-generated soundscapes tailored to individual needs. The technology works during deep work sessions to support sustained focus and productivity.
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Hey, Hackernews! We are working on a technology to help you focus. Endel generates personalized sound environments to help you focus faster, stay in the zone for longer periods of time and relax better. It's an evolved procedural version of everyone's favorite Music for Programming podcast. We are currently going…
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