The Doppel Wristband can Literally Change Your Mood | WIRED
This wristband won't measure your body -- it doesn't gauge your temperature, read your pulse or count your footsteps. But it can literally change your mood, using physical vibrations.
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"It's a new breed of wearable technology -- it releases a pulse in a specific rhythm which acts just like music," says Jack Hooper, cofounder of London startup Team Turquoise, which makes the Doppel wristband. "Upping the pulse tempo will get you alert, while slowing it down will make you relaxed. And you can use it in places where music may be distracting, or inappropriate, like in an important meeting or while presenting." Launched on Kickstarter today, the £70 Doppel -- which comes in black and white, with leather or stainless steel straps -- is aiming to raise £100,000 and the team is currently working with Disney to test out the product.
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The Doppel wristband can literally change your mood | WIRED
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