2019-12-02_Time

78 Time December 2–9, 2019

PRODUCTIVITY

PROTECTING YOUR DATA

Helm personal server

Our personal information, stored by corpora-

tions like Google and Yahoo, seems more vul-

nerable than ever to hacks and leaks. One way

to help keep it private is by storing it yourself

using an email attached to a custom domain

name; Helm CEO Giri Sreenivas calls email the

“core of your online identity” through which

you access nearly “every account that you have

online.” For $499, the Helm Personal Server is a

service and device that gives you private email

and stores it securely, along with files, contacts

and calendars. Its first two manufacturing runs

have already sold out. ÑTara Law

SOCIAL GOOD

CONSCIOUS

HYGIENE

Saathi pads

In parts of India, huge
numbers of women
don’t have access to
sanitary napkins. When
the founders of Saathi
pads decided to try to
tackle the problem, they
wanted to do it in an
eco-friendly way. So they
created pads made from

banana fibers that they

say are 100% biodegrad-

able. This also helps the

local community: Saathi

buys its materials from

farmers who might other-

wise throw the banana

fibers away, and employs

underprivileged women

to produce the pads.

The company recently

launched a new product

made from bamboo

fibers. The innovative

products provide

“a hygienic, effective

alternative to improve

the lives of women with-

out creating any negative

environmental impact,”

says Kristin Kagetsu,

one of the company’s co-

founders. She estimates

that more than 6,000

women now use Saathi

pads. —Amy Gunia

Each finger

functions

freely, which

allows for easy

replacement

or repair

Sensors in

the wrist read

the user’s arm-

muscle signals for

more motion

control

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